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How do I close an area using Python in Blender 4.1? [duplicate]
I want to close a panel from within my Python addon. Existing questions and answers seem to yield results that no longer work as they are very dated. The suggested code to run is:
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Add-on Dev: Workflow using functions and modules?
First a small background story; I'm currently new into python development and I am teaching it myself on a hands on project. I'm developing an add-on in Blender 4.0 and sofar it goes all well (thanks ...
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Calling view_all() operator from another context is not working specifically on 4.0 [duplicate]
I have this code in my addon. It just runs view_all() operator from another context.
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Addon doesn't work after restarting blender 3.3.1
I made an addon for blender (3,3,1). It works. I managed to install it. But after restarting the program, it stops working. At least the checkbox in the edit is active. I just can't find a solution to ...
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Custom plugin documentation - Import Helper options
I'm a developer looking to write a plugin, but am having such a hard time finding docs on the options for many inbuilt blender functions.
Specifically today I'm trying to customise the ...
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Gizmo culled depth doesn't take effect when mouse is hovered on it
I have created a GizmoGroup with the option DEPTH_3D enabled, which, according to the docs, "Supports culled depth by other ...
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Get property that the operator was invoked for
Operators like anim.keyframe_insert_button can be invoked by right clicking a property or hovering over a property and hitting I. How does the operator know which ...
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UV Map editing with python
I have been trying to figure out the best way to make a material for Minecraft blocks inside of my addon. Excluding special cases, a Minecraft block is a 1-meter cube that has an image texture of ...
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Changing order of props in input dialog (addon development)
I'm creating addon that adds couple of objects to the scene and I need to control input arguments. Figured out that the best way for me (with almost zero experience with python but 25+ years in other ...
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How do you work with a GitHub repo inside Blender.app/.exe? [duplicate]
What is a good method to update a GitHub repository without manually copy/pasting the entire repo into the Blender addons folder when developing Blender add-ons?
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Group Custom Node Tree
I am using the built-in python script template 'Custom Nodes' to create a custom node tree, and when I have finished most of the works and try to group my nodes, I find the menu item 'Group' is ...
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How can I change the size of a modal operator popup dialog box?
I have a modal operator that invokes itself and is called from an AddonPreferences PT. I have been trying to scale_x without success. A row.scale_x works within the size of the entire modal, it is 3....
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Remove "Preferences:" label from AddonPreferences, no bl_label to " "?
I see no "bl_label" in "AddonPreferences" in the Blender API. One of the buttons in my AddonPreferences is "Preferences" and it would be nice to remove the default "...
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What areas of mathematics will help me in creating this add-on?
I want to create an add-on like this. It edits the selected edge, adds vertices to it ( as much as you need - the parameter will be adjusted ), creates the curvature we want.
I want to make this add-...
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Cannot import nested Python module when writing an add-on
I am working on my first add-on, though I am pretty experienced with Python having written multiple apps using Django. My project structure looks like this:
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