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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Add the suffix "_low" to all selected objects

There is a certain number of objects and it is necessary to add the suffix "_low" to all selected objects. The screenshot shows an example of how this is implemented in a blender and what I ...
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How to add blender add-on? [closed]

I have been having a problem with exporting stuff from blender to Roblox Studio with two textures in one mesh. I have researched that you need Principle Baker but I can't find it. Where I can get ...
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Addon not running/ui not showing

When I enable my addon the ui does not show. I tryed adding a print statement to see if that does anything (it does not). Idk if it is my code but here it is ...
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Unable to open a POV-Ray file in Blender

I'm looking to open Pov files in Blender. Which according to what I understand on this page Manual Blender 3.4, is possible. When I take an example file that comes with Pov, it doesn't open in ...
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Garbage characters appeared in my Enum property [duplicate]

I was making an addon which required a feature to select a material in an enum property. This is part of the code which I wrote to generate the enum property. ...
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Does anyone els have a problem using face builder in iMac? [closed]

I have a mac-mini I downloaded the facebuilder.dmg and once I opened it , there is no zip file to point blender app too .. does anyone have a solution ?
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blenderkit install problem

I have Blender 3.4.1 and I'm having trouble installing blenderkit as an add-on. I have blenderkit-v3.5.2.2.230307 in my download file and it's still zipped. In edit > preferences > addons > ...
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When copy+pasting an object from Blender add-on "Vegetation", materials vary for each iteration

Blender 3.0.1 but it's done this with all versions. After adding a particular plant from the Vegetation add-on, I copy and paste plants, sourcing from the initial plant. I'm getting some variation in ...
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fake thin faces warning? - 3Dprint toolbox

I'm using blender 3.4.1. to build some jewels. I have already made some. I fix the printing issues using 3D print toolbox warnings. Althouth to fix them one by one is a hard work I think that the ...
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Blender python copy as driver

I'm making addon and I need to create a driver in one of the ui operators to change motor angular velocity in real time. I need to use something like ...
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Curve modifier - pipe segments are not similiar length with curve (TubeTool)

References: If it helps, I made this curve using TubeTool. Using this tutorial, especially followed part. Why isn't the number of pipe segments matching the length of the curve? How do I do this via ...
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BSurfaces doesn't work anymore

Whenever I try to use the BSurfaces addon I can't add a surface, all I get is an error saying The selection isn't valid it was working on one file, but it never worked on anything else since. What ...
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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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Blender Python controlling add on

I'm using an add-on (latex2blender). If I change one parameter, it will show me in the console how it was done it was done in python. Here I am changing the input to "$ x $": Now I know I ...
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Is there a way in Blender File View to see the properties of images?

I have a folder with many materials organized and categorized in subfolders. The file view in Blender only shows the name, modification date and size, but sometimes I need to find specific images, for ...
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AI Stability for Blender "installed" correctly, but does not appear in Blender [duplicate]

After a reboot or two, AI Stability does not appear where Pixxo said it would. So, what's that deal? Thanks for the help, everybody.
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Error when Installing my addon

I was installing my blender addon when I get an error: ...
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latex2blender latex installation

Hi I'm trying to use the wonderful package https://github.com/ghseeli/latex2blender But I'm not sure how to tell the plugin where the latex program is. Do you have an idea? I have latex installed but ...
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Diffeomorphic - Import Camera Animation from Daz

I can import animated pose presets from Daz to models imported to Blender using Diffeomorphic with the Posing > Import Actions option. This option does not seem to be available for cameras. Is ...
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I successfully installed a new add-on (stablediffusion-main) and now I can't find it

I installed this by the book. And it's located exactly where it should be. And I cannot for the life of me find the little guy. Where the heck is it and how do I get to it?
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Python: Traceback (most recent call last): line 131, in execute in button3 AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'data'

I was making a Blender add-on that can create a predefined light-setup and generate HDRIs. For this it changes some settings of the camera in the scene. The script creates two sections named Illumin8r ...
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ReferenceError: StructRNA of type Collection has been removed

I am working on an addon and the UI works fine except for when I delete an object in the collection the button goes gray and stops working. When I undo it goes back to normal, but when I press it I ...
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Construction Lines.... Why does my mouse cursor change to a cross?

Trying to get started with the Construction Lines add-on. In edit mode my mouse cursor changes to a cross which obscures a vertex-like point that should appear at the hot spot of a pointed cursor. I ...
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VR Scene Inspection continuous walk navigation

Is it possible to setup a continuous walking mode to navigate the scene using the VR Scene Inspection Addon? I know you can use the thumbstick to slide up-down and strafe left-right, but would be ...
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Getting NameError: name 'i' is not defined. Did you mean 'id'?

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expected str, bytes or os.PathLike object, not _PropertyDeferred

I was making a blender addon but I can't seem to fix an error that occurs any time I hit the import button ...
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I need help with blender lighting (uses sun posiiton addon)

here is the file to the scene https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sZFGuIMFfj594njDt9YmzaGgXk-O08Jm/view?usp=sharing I honestly do not know what I am doing wrong, I've tried looking at the sun but it ...
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Geometry Modifier shows only after save/reload of blender file

In a python add-on (operator) I create a number of mesh objects and attach to each a Geometry Modifier (to show wireframe). The challenge here is that the modifiers do not show in the viewport, only ...
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How should I go about selecting the transparent faces of a plane via scripting?

Ok, so I've written an addon that allows me to import an image as a plane, and then subdivides that plane based on the dimensions of the image. Now though, I need the script to select all of the ...
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How to have auto uv and texture size

I have image texture of 1x1 feet, and i want my uv to be exact same size. I do not want to scale the uv to adjust. any suggestion or help or any addon can do it. Thanks
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RuntimeError when running dream texture

I've got the following error when I try to generate a texture from dreamtexture : RuntimeError('CUBLAS_STATUS_ALLOC_FAILED when calling cublasCreata('handle)') My configuration is : Windows 11 Blender ...
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Keyword "filepath" unrecognized

I'm getting this error and I can't find a solution. Could someone help me? Python: Traceback (most recent call last): File "\Text", line 13, in File "C:\Users\migue\Desktop\blender-3.4....
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How to support the shader code for multiple (OpenGL, Metal) backends?

I'm trying to write the custom shader code in Blender by using the gpu module to support multiple backends. We could find the example codes for OpenGL backend from ...
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Flipping multiple animations along an axis (transform the character from left handed to right handed) ? (For UE5)

Hello so I did some researches before I post this question but I didnt found any solution for my problem I imported animations from a game but they are flipped on the X axis, the character is left ...
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Change the resolution scale on the fly by shortcuts?

ctrl + alt + Q and ctrl + space are great Shotcuts! When I maximize the Outliner for example I would prefer a 2.0 or 1.5 resolution scale. Or ingeneral when I maximize a window a changed ...
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Why addon not showing in the addon list to activate?

Here below i have written a small addon to apply all modifiers at 1 click ...
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How to create an exporter describing certain actions? + and make it as add on?

I just started looking at python with zero background of coding as I really need to create a custom exporter but it seems to far for me yet. Anyone can guide me to create a py script which excutes the ...
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Blender 3.4.1 overlay addon

I am learning how to create extensions and I am stuck. In a text overlay I want to update the time every second with a modal operator. The script is running in principle, but no text is displayed on ...
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I'm no longer able to grok the SRTM30 elevation data, but get this error now. How do I get past this?

TypeError: Converting py args to operator properties: enum "EPSG:4326" not found in ('EPSG:3857', 'EPSG:27700')
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How to implement bgl.glScissor with using gpu module?

As you know, bgl module has been deprecated and will be deleted in the future Blender release. So, I'm tackling to change my old code to use ...
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quick way to pave the top of a pendant with gems? ( jewelry ) [duplicate]

so im doing a pendant and my question is there a way to fill the top of the layer quick than just place a gem one by one ? like only top layer fill it with square or round gems etc.. because i been ...
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Vertex group information in geometry nodes cannot be obtained by add-ons

I am trying to get information about the start and end vertex groups used in an object through a geometry node in a modifier, but it is not working. Currently, I can get the number of vertex groups ...
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Getting and using the selected Color Attribute

Fairly new to blender python, though have some experience with python outside of blender, I'm trying to work out why this bit of code is only ever working on the first color attribute and not the ...
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How can I position my plugin elements (buttons) not in a separate area, but right next to the blender buttons?

Now i use this code: class OBJECT_PT_ModifAddPanel(Panel): bl_label = "Modifier++" bl_space_type = "PROPERTIES" bl_region_type = "WINDOW" bl_context = "modifier"...
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How to write an Addon that lets me scale objects like Revit

I am working on an addon that I think will be majorly helpful. I want to be able to scale objects like you can in Autodesk Revit. It will work by allowing you to scale by a set distance. The addon ...
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how to fix inconsistent triangles when slicing a box by planes

My group had developed a Blender based addon - BlenderPhotonics - which can be used as a front-end for 3D tetrahedral mesh generation (by calling our Iso2Mesh toolbox in the backend). The details of ...
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Running an unzipped multifile addon from the init file

I have code setup so it's in multiple .py files and referenced in the init file and would like to know if there's a way to run the folder without zipping the file. Just seems tedious to do without ...
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Custom render engine - creating material previews with OpenGL?

I'm working on a custom render engine through a Python addon that uses the bgl module for most of its rendering. bl_use_preview ...
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Is there an API for subscribing to all updates to all data blocks?

I'm trying to write a package for Emacs which lets you view Blender's state in plain text with streaming updates. To do so, I'd like to be able to get a stream of updates for when data blocks are ...
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Appending custom geometry node trees from a .blend file with bpy

I am currently coding an addon to dynamically smear objects with geometry nodes, and I have the whole thing done but I cannot figure out how to import the geometry nodes tree into the file. I have ...
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