updateBlender is extendable with python-scripts. Just as maya uses MEL and 3DS-Max uses MAX-script, blender uses python.
- How to successfully install python
- List of some python scripts and plug-ins
1.In order to run certain scripts, you will need a fully installed version of python.
You can get it at: www.python.org
O.K. as many questions will come about python and plug-ins, here we go:
If you are on OSX, you should be fine, as it comes with python 2.3 installed.
On windows XP you need to install it on: C:\python23
On Linux it depends: newer distros come with python 2.3 allready installed, older ones (like mine) with older versions.
Attention: rpm based distros like rh and fc1 have many programs that depend on the already installed python versions (in my case python2.2.x), so don´t just get the rpm and click on it!! It will mess up your whole system (this is a known issue as seen on redhead.com) work around: load down the source and build it yourself with the usual ./configure, make procedure, check the install instructions coming with the source!! If you do so, you might have to rename some of the path ending 23.zip into /…/python2.3 (depending on your path in python)
Next step is to set the PYTHONPATH
On XP, there should be a PYTHONPATH in your environment variables. Normally there is no issue here, if you installed it to your C:\ partition
Now, after our python-install, we want blender to recognize the PYTHONPATH?
First thing to do is open python and write the first 2 lines as seen here and hit return:
On winXP you get something like this:
>>> import sys
>>> print sys.path
[’’, ‘c:\python23’, ‘c:\python23\dlls’, ‘c:\python23\lib’, ‘c:\python23\lib\plat-win’, ‘c:\python23\lib\lib-tk’, ‘c:\python23\pil’]
On Linux it would look like this:
>>> import sys
>>> print sys.path
[’’, ‘/usr/local/lib/python2.3’, ‘/usr/local/lib/python2.3/plat-linux2’, ‘/usr/local/lib/python2.3/lib-tk’, ‘/usr/local/lib/python2.3/lib-dynload’, ‘/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages’]
Now open blender, and set your pythonpath in the “user preferences” (i) window >pathes>Python
Usually
Either /usr/local/lib/python2.3
Or C:/python23/lib
Now open a new text window in blender and write again:
Import sys
Print sys.path and hit alt-p
(you actually just executed your first python-script)
Then check your dos or bash-console (rember to start blender on linux allways with /path_to/blender):and
– there you have it!! Its done!! You see the same path in the blender console.–
Not there?
If not:
Then you have to create on win XP an environment variable PYTHONPATH
On linux you have to do this:
vi /home/user_name/.bashrc there you add:
export PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.3:/usr/local/lib/python2.3/plat-linux2:/usr/local/lib/python2.3/lib-tk:/usr/local/lib/python2.3/lib-dynload:/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages
dont just copy and paste this text here! it might differ on your system, so get the path from python and edit it: all ‘,’ become :
now you should be fine.
2: List of python-scripts and plug-ins
O.K. now python is installed all right lets start and get bussy with some of those sweets.
Important note:
Blender 2.23/2.25 -2.27 works with python 2.0
Blender 2.28-2.32 works with python 2.2
Blender 2.33- until now works with python 2.3
Some scripts you find in the www, might not work with current versions of blender. Pls. refer to the documentation on their home-sites:
To execute python-scripts: if not explained in a different way, just open the .py in blenders text-window and hit >alt-p
Plug-ins are .dll on win and .so on unix. there are texture plug-ins and sequenz-editor plug-ins. to open them just add new> plug-in and select it from your folder where the plug-ins are. you can set the path to the plug-in folder in user-preferences
the list is in random order and far from complete! there must be like 1000 scripts out there.
read this first:
Blender Plugin Repository >collection of sequenz and texture plug-ins and python scripts
http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~mein/blender/plugins/
for gamers, various export scripts:
http://bane.servebeer.com/programming/blender/index.html
blenderman .rib export (developement freeze)
http://www.geocities.com/gkocov/blenderman
povanim-pov-ray exporter
http://jmsoler.free.fr/util/blenderfile/povanim.htm
Fiber > create good looking grass
http://oregonstate.edu/~dennisa/Blender/Fiber2/
tut for fiber:
http://oregonstate.edu/~dennisa/Blender/Tutorials/FiberGUI.viewlet
L-system >tree maker
http://jmsoler.free.fr/util/blenderfile/images/lsystem/lsystem.htm
tutorial
http://marief.soler.free.fr/Monsite/lsystem_en.htm
beast >city-builder; also can fake hair and fur with alpha maps
http://projects.blender.org/projects/beast/
doc: http://projects.blender.org/docman/view.php/42/12/beast.pdf
makehuman > create a fully rigged human mesh with a couple of clicks
www.makehuman.org
sculpMesh >Zbrush style sculpting
http://wiki.blender.org/bin/view.pl/Blenderdev/SculpMesh
ter2blend > use terragen landscapes and animations in blender (development interrupted)
script maintenance (adapt it to python 2.3)
http://home.pacbell.net/c_keith/projects/blender/misc/Terragen.html
original site:
http://users.skynet.be/sky33676/ter2blend.html
blender people > attempt of a crowd simulation (still in developement)
http://www.harkyman.com/bp.html
oher scripts by the author:
http://www.harkyman.com/scripts.html
various scripts
http://www.iespana.es/klopes/enchufes.htm
some older stuff:
http://www.geocities.com/blenderdungeon/
there are many, many more, I will update this list, when I find a minute and did not want to add to many links for scripts only working with older versions.
so authors and users of scripts:
pls. post a link to the home-site of your favorite scripts here!!
dont post a direct download link, as scripts get updated quickly and we want to get the latest versions and some man-pages
update:
cool stuff from ideasman
http://members.iinet.net.au/~cpbarton/ideasman/
