blenderpython

My collection of Blender Addons

Installation

• Download recent Blender Build from here: https://builder.blender.org/download/

• This repo is kept mostly uptodate with recent Builds.

• Currently Blender 2.76b is supported also & would represent a minimum requirement for all features.

• Download the blenderpython zip file & unpack.

• Copy the "scripts" folder or it's contents & paste over the Blender "scripts" folder on your os or to the buildbot build "scripts" folder.

• This will replace addons_utils.py in modules to activate the addons extern folder.

• This will also add patched space_view3d.py with my ui redesign here: https://developer.blender.org/T46853

• Note that some addons on the AF_ collection series may require this patch to work. (AF: add_advanced is one for sure & one not to miss out on :) )

Optional Config Folder

• I reccommend for all d/l zip builds & custom builds you make yourself to add the secret config folder.
• After downloading a build from buildbot:
• Create the config folder here: 'blender_version'/2.76/config
• The config folder makes the build save the user preferences & user settings into that folder & bypasses appdata, which is used by Blender Installers.
• By keeping your modified build seperate from blender, there's little chance of anything going wrong with your install.

Addons Extern Folder

• you need patched addons_utils.py to use this folder. see note.

• addons_extern is a very useful folder, once set up, you can drop any addon in there & it's recognized.

• This allows you to delete any scripts you don't need & repopulate with ones you like at any time.

• The added benifit of this is there's no need to mix in your favorite external addons into blenders addons folders, then have to find & replace for each new Blender version.

• The addons_extern folder I use contains many working addons I've collected over the years.

• Currently the addons_extern is reasonably up to date for blender 2.76b.

• However, I cannot guarentee every addon will be up to date at any given time.

• Please check original authors site/s for updates.

• The flip side of this is there's many addons here that are not working elsewhere...

Note:

• addons_extern should be placed next to addons & addons contrib in "blender version"\2.76\scripts

• some addons in the repo are hard coded to addons_extern folder

• Update the addons_utils.py to activate addons_extern folder & paste into new blender scripts directory & your favorites are right there.

• addons_utils.py is found in the modules folder eg: \2.76\scripts\modules.

Note 2:

Duplicate addons may occur as the collection is very large, just delete any duplicates you don't need.

Editing/Updating:

• Some "in their own folder" addons may have hard coded path to addons folder.
• open the init.py file for the addon & shortly below the addon information there will be text with path & addons in it.
• change addons to addons_extern to make work in external folder.

Windows Pre built version for 2.75a: http://www.graphicall.org/1155

Known Issues:

• Addons Factory script is huge, it may take a few seconds to load.

Disclaimer:

• Be careful using addons, some addons may cause crashes if used in wrong context or using huge amounts of verts.

• I'm not responsible for any lost effort or broken addons. Save Often.

• Use at Own Risk!

Enjoy

• All of this works very well for me & should do so also for you.

Help Wanted

Feel free to drop into irc #blenderpython if you have any question about this repo & especially if you would like to help & contribute. Thanks.