Documentation

Important

This project has been moved to GitLab due to the acquisition of GitHub by Microsoft and the superior platform GitLab offers.

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This simple script speeds up the testing cycle for .zip add-ons in Blender dramatically. It is very simple and once setup properly is a huge time saver!

Suppose you have the following structure for your add-on

Inside this folder...

/Users/FakeUserName/Documents/MyAddon/

You have this:

__init__.py - imports main_worker.py, sets up Blender info, UI

main_worker.py - does most of the add-ons utility

Step 1:

• Download and install

Step 2:

• Set the "Addon Directory" to "/Users/FakeUserName/Documents/"
• Set the "Zip Directory" to wherever you want the generated zip file to go to i.e. "/Users/FakeUserName/Desktop/"
• Set the add-on name to "MyAddon"

Step 3:

• Make a change to your add-on so you can tell if it works :)
• IMPORTANT - SAVE YOUR BLEND BEFORE CONTINUING!
• Hit "Unload Addon" - Blender should close and reopen and a zip file named "MyAddon" should have been made in the "Zip Directory"
• Hit "Install Addon" - Blender will install your add-on. To confirm this, open up user preferences, and search for your add-on's name in the search field. The add-on should not be enabled but should be installed
• Hit "Enable Addon" - Blender will enable your add-on and you should see it working

After the 3 string fields have been filled and your .blend file saved, you can just walk down the 3 buttons to reload your add-on quickly and easily.