Blender 2.90 official release
The Blender 2.90 release is enabled for downloading on the official Blender site.
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Blender 2.90 autocomplete
Blender Python API autocomplete modules: fake-bpy-modules by Nutti update – added branch for Blender 2.90.
Last release: 2020.08.12.
Author GitHub: https://github.com/nutti/fake-bpy-module
Only files (without pip installation) https://github.com/Korchy/blender_autocomplete
Blender add-on: BIS v. 1.8.4.
BIS (Blender Interplanety Storage) updated to v.1.8.4.
- Updated some parameters for Blender 2.83 nodes
DownloadUsing the FileBrowser interface window to opening and saving files
In scripts and add-ons for importing-exporting files with formats that are not supported in Blender by default, we must give the user an ability to select files using the “FileBrowser” interface.
To open the file browser window, and after the user selects the necessary file, to return the path to it, we need to use the “ImportHelper” and the “ExportHelper” classes.
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How to download Blender daily builds
In addition to the main release, Blender developers provide an opportunity to download daily Blender builds, to which they compile all the current changes, patches, and developments.
In these builds, users can try new features and enhancements that are not yet available in the main release. However, these builds can be very unstable and the developers themselves warn against using them in serious projects.
To download the current daily build do the following:
- Open the Blender website in you browser https://www.blender.org/
Blender 2.83.5 official release
The Blender 2.83.5 release is enabled for downloading on the official Blender site.
25 bugs fixed in this version.
Watermark Plus add-on – workflow sample
Why the Watermark Plus add-on is useful for a designer:
I use it like this: until the customer pays for the project in full, he has all the renders in final quality, in the final size, but with watermarks. The customer has access to the “Conform” folder. And after paying for the project, I just give access to download from the “Final” folder.
Very simple, very effective.
How to create mesh through the Blender Python API
To add custom mesh to the scene through the Blender Python API we need to do the following:
Open the “Text Editor” window.
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How to install required packages to the Blender Python with pip
For add-ons development, sometimes it is necessary to use packages that are not included in the core set of the Blender Python interpreter. Most often, the dependencies you need are included in the Python Package Index (PyPI) and can be installed to Blender through the Pip package management system.
For Windows 10 see the updated version of this article.
The Pip Package Manager is already installed in Blender. However, Blender does not allow us to install the desired packages in a common way with the “pip install package_name” command.
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