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BAT4Blender

Running external python scripts in Blender

  1. download (or copy contents of) link_script.txt
  2. open Blender and switch to scripting layout
  3. open the link_script.txt file in the text editor (or paste the contents in a new file)
  4. change the strings in the filename to point towards a python file, e.g.
    filename = os.path.join("DRIVE:/folder/path", "HelloBlender.py")
  5. while in the Blender text editor hit the key combo alt+p to run the script
  6. use an IDE / text editor of choice to edit the python file, save, and re-run the link script in Blender
  7. That's it :)

Notes

  • in Blender print output is send to system console, not to the python console. Go to 'Window' -> 'Toggle System Console' to open it.

Installing the Add-on

The current project structure is not well suited yet to accommodate this. However the general gist of it is as follows.

  1. download __init__.py and BAT4Blender.py
  2. put the two in a folder, and zip said folder.
  3. open Blender and go to 'Edit' -> 'Preferences' -> 'Add-ons' -> 'Install..'
  4. navigate to the zip file created in step 2
  5. select 'Install Add-on from File..'
  6. the Add-on is now installed and available in the output context menu.

Notes

  • the render path is currently not set and consequently rendering the camera views will fail.
  • no checks yet to see if sun / cameras are already present
    • i.e. hitting the buttons more than once will result in multiple objects added to scene
  • disabling / enabling the Add-on only reloads code from __init__.py
    • i.e. changes made to BAT4Blender.py will only take effect after a full restart of Blender.

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