Questions tagged [add-on]
An add-on is a python script or plugin created to expand Blender's functionality. There are many add-ons in the official builds of Blender, and with every new version comes new add-ons.
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4.2.0 - Both my Add-Ons menu and my Extensions menu are blank upon updating
I updated my version of Blender, loaded my settings from the previous version, and now my Add-ons menu, and the new Extensions menu are both completely and utterly blank.
I've looked in the console ...
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Addon works from Text Editor, but fails to enable from Add-ons preferences [duplicate]
I've written very simple addon that exports triangulated and quad mesh of selected object, deleting all material slots and applying transformation. And all work fine if I run it from the Text Editor, ...
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FlipFluids & Ocean modifier as displacement. Baked frames in 3D view show all movements but rendered animation not. Manual keyframe ok. Any solution?
I have created a FlipFluids simulation in Blender 2.81 ( 2019-11-25 21:45) and added an Ocean modifier in displacement mode to the fluid_surface.
Then I have baked the complete sim from within ...
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How to install previous version of the blender preference to the new blender 4.2 version?
How can I install the previous version's preferences like add-ons, themes and settings into the new version? The problem is that I've already uninstalled the earlier version of Blender(which I had ...
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Custom Blender Python icons with adjustable colours
I am writing a Blender add-on and I want to add a custom icon into the UI panel.
I can do this with bpy.utils.previews, but it seems to only want PNG files so if I ...
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blender 4.2 cant install built-in addons [duplicate]
so after downloading 4.2 version i saved my recent save preference with old version 4.1 , when I went to preference - addons , there is missing built-in addons and I can see all the missing addons ...
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Georeference 3D data generated using BlenderGIS
I generated a 3D model (terrain + extruded buildings) using BlenderGIS,and I was wondering if I could integrate them into an ifc project having the right georeferencing using BlenderBIM. The problem ...
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Can't export scene in USD
I have a big 2GB scene I need to export from Blender to Unreal Engine and I tried to do it through FBX but got a crash of Unreal in the middle (maybe too heavy on memory usage, I have 32 GB). So, I'm ...
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Blender 4.2 Missing Built-in Addons [duplicate]
I just installed Blender 4.2, installed all the 'Built-in' addons but when I reopen Blender, half of them reguire reinstallation. I suspect that's why I'm getting render errors.
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Where is "Import Images as Planes" in 4.2?
I just installed Blender 4.2 and can't find "Import Images as Planes" in new extensions. Why it was removed? Where I can find such a useful function?
In a list about add-ons previously ...
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How to make an operator not undoable?
I'd like to make an addon to do view3d.camera_flip_x() but not make any undo history, because Clip Studio Paint doesn't include flipping in the undo history and it's annoying to draw on blender when I ...
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How could I add the FLIP Fluids obstacle component to multiple objects at once?
I'm creating a simulation involving a cell-fractured object. There are 600+ objects in my scene that have to be FLIP Fluid obstacles, is it possible to add the component to each object automatically? ...
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IntProperty in panel without key/animatable (dot) icon [duplicate]
Developing an addon for blender.
how can I remove the animate(keyable) symbol right here as arrow2 shows ?
I have another addon that somehow IntProperty (as arrow1 shows) does not have that animate ...
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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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Function not working when being called by operator
I'm doing a scritp with several functions. All of them have been tested and work fine if you execute them from a py file. The problem is when I put them on an operator and call them when pressing the ...
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