This Blender add-on will allow you to model your scene in Blender and export to an A-Frame VR project with a single click. This is an open source project under MIT terms, so feel free to email me or ask for a pull request.
- Pure Blender AddOn (tested on Blender 2.83)
- Simple UI for configuration
- It exports and creates a new A-Frame project
- Optimized Pipeline: Model with blender -> export -> test on browser
- Open Source (MIT)
This Addon manages the following settings (all of them switchable inside the UI):
- Stats window
- Joystick controller on screen
- HTC and Quest controllers
- Cube Map Env (for objects with reflections)
- Cast Shadows
- Manage Raycast
- Manage player's speed and height
- Manage project name and final export directory
- Download the latest release version from Itch.io
- Open Blender (2.80+)
- Edit -> Preferences -> Add-ons -> Install
- Browse and choose the addon zip file
- Enable the addon
- Open a new/existing blender scene.
- Open the View3D window (
nkey) to show the export window. - Set up your settings
- Click on
Export to A-Frame project - Launch a local web server to test your WebVR page: there are several possibilities, the best are nodejs or python inside the output target directory)
- run
live-server(install it withnpm install -g live-server) or - run
python -m SimpleHTTPServer
- run
For better instructions, see the official project page.
| Property | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| A-Frame | A-Frame Version | 1.0.4 |
| Show Stats | Show the A-Frame stats window. For debug purpose. | False |
| Show Joystick | Show a icon controller to move player | False |
| Enable VR Controllers (HTC, Quest) | Enable Controllers for further inteactions | False |
| Cube Env Map | For skybox reflections (but not objects reflections). To get objects reflections also, enable the Camera Cube Env |
False |
| Cast Shadows | For dynamic lights and shadows. | False |
| Enable Raycast | Activate a raycast for interactions | False |
| Name | Project name. It's the target directory where your project will be created. | aframe-prj |
| Export To | Target Directory where the Name Directory will be created |
C:\temp\ |
In collaboration with Andrea Rotondo, a VR Expert since 1998
informations and contacs:
- rotondo.andrea@gmail.com
- http://virtual-art.it
- https://www.facebook.com/wox76
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/134106979989778/
This Addon Uses the following 3rd Party Software (or their integration/modification):
- Aframe Joystick - https://github.com/mrturck/aframe-joystick
- Aframe Components - https://github.com/colinfizgig/aframe_Components
- Icons - https://ionicons.com/
If you like the project and want to help, these are the main activities:
- Writing documentation
- Writing Official Manual or (video/text) tutorial
- Tests on different O.S. (i.e. MacOSX, Linux)
- Python script programming
- Add new features
In this case, drop me a line.
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2020 Alessandro Schillaci
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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