Perforce Helix integration with Blender 3.0+

A Blender 3.0+ addon that allows Perforce users to check-in / check-out files with a Blender UI panel. Perforce Helix (p4 and p4v) must be installed.

Installation

Download the Python file and import it to Blender as an add-on.

Screenshots

• "Download updates": p4 sync
• "Status check": plain-English translation of p4 fstat
• "Mark this file for future upload": p4 add
• "Enable editing in this file": p4 edit
• "Upload new version": p4 submit
• "Restore last uploaded version": p4 revert
• "Open P4V program": p4v

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Features

• Provide a side-panel GUI with plain-English buttons for common p4 commands
• Warn users if they try to check-out a file that someone else has locked
• Warn users if their file is out of date
• (Windows only) Warn users when they close a file that has been added or checked-out, but not submitted.
  • This helps remind users to submit files after they finish.
• UI panel dynamically enables and disables buttons depending on p4 fstat info
  • For example, the p4 add button is disabled for already-tracked files
• UI panel hides itself when file is unsaved
• Manual unlock tool for locked files which are copied outside a Perforce workspace
• No significant impact on Blender performance - does not query Perforce server until the user clicks Status check button

Future updates (aspirational)

• Repackage this addon into a .zip file
• Improve the UX of the N-panel
• Add loading bars for lag-intensive operations
• Create a separate text descriptor file to more easily edit tooltips
• Support popup windows on Mac and Linux by bundling tkinter

Author info

My name is Alex Vuong - I am a student at Arizona State University.

I study creative production for 3D and VR/XR animation, with a focus in technical art and creative team management.

I am aiming to become either a PM, Producer, or Technical Artist, depending on the field (animation, games, software, etc).

Contact me at AlexV@asu.edu if you have questions about this addon, or anything else!