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• Removed "OptiPloy ID Tools", all ID tools can now be found in a separate add-on, ID Tools

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• Now uses the bpy.utils.extension_path_user function for the size benchmark, comparing traditional import methods vs. OptiPloy's import

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Version 1.8.0:

• Heavily re-worked the importer, and should be much better at circular reference loops and shape key/mesh relationships
• Removed "To Cursor" option, replaced with "Place by Origin" and "Place by Bounds" (Bounds by default)
• Added option to prevent texts from executing (Access via OptiPloy ID Behavior)
• Texts will no longer execute if Blender does not recognize it to be a Python script
  • If the file ends with .py, or has no file extension, it will be executed. Otherwise, it will be ignored

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OptiPloy "ID Tools" Update

General

• Code refactoring
• Moved properties to WinMan
• You are now able to move OptiPloy into another category within the viewport
• Fixed a major flaw involving the import of sub-collections

ID Tools

A set of ID tools has been added to OptiPloy to allow more flexibility over what gets imported, and how it gets imported Tools are available in the Outliner or Properties Context Menu

• ID Attach / Quick Attach
  • Quickly attaches an ID to a Host ID, always ensuring the import of the parasitic ID(s)
• Remove Selected ID(s) from Host(s)
  • Ensures the selected parasitic IDs do NOT get imported
• Removed ID(s) from Selected Hosts(s)
  • Removes any possibly attached parasitic IDs from the selected Host IDs
• Make Properties Overridable
  • Enables all custom properties on the ID to be library overridden

ID Behavior

You can now set how IDs are treated in the import process. The three options are:

• Do Nothing
• Prefer Override
  • Prefer ID being overridden over being localized
• Stay Linked
  • Ensure the ID stays linked

Photos

New ID Tools

Custom Panel Placement

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• Fixed a display glitch when .blends and folders use letters outside of the standard english alphabet.
  • see Enum Property warning https://docs.blender.org/api/master/bpy.props.html#bpy.props.EnumProperty
• Slight Enum callback tweaks

No major logic tweaks

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• Removed unapproved easy_message_board code adding unwanted functionality to OptiPloy

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• Integrated the Easy Message Board system. Developed by me, it helps developers in one-way communication to their customers, ensuring everyone stays in the loop.
• Slight UI changes, added new visual localization "explanations."
• Improved the stability of the FAST importer when handling objects outside of the viewlayer
• Fixed not being able to scan the active file
• Added new "Assign Object/Collection to Active Collection" options
• Updated .toml manifest for proper permissions

No changelog for this release.

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• Added a new "Import with OptiPloy" tool to import directly from .blend files. Limited to collections/objects
• Fixed an issue with "Optimize with OptiPloy"
• Adjusted the print-out for the storage benchmarker to show old and new sizes.

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• Storage Benchmarking
  Next to the spawn button, you'll find a button with a disk drive icon. This tool lets you see how much space you save using OptiPloy to import a specific object or collection, compared to appending.

  The behavior of this tool should be noted. It requires a blank slate to work, and will delete your progress if done in a .blend file with no filepath. Otherwise, it will automatically save and re-open your working file.

• Tweaked how referenced collections/objects are handled if they are not in view layer

No changelog for this release.

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Tweaked how indirectly linked objects and collections are handled in the "FAST" importer for increased stability of rigs

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Tweaked the "FAST" importer to be much more resistant to hierarchy loops.

I know I've done this two times already about the new importer, but I have much more faith in this. The fixes revolved around getting one of @zayjax_'s (<twitter) rigs to work, and I accomplished that. I also sat down in a call with him and had him try this new version, it worked with every single one of his rigs. First-hand witness, I swear. Thank you zayjax!

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• Re-wrote the importer (again) for zero errors during importing. OptiPloy no longer takes advantage of the bpy.types.ID.override_hierarchy_create function, and instead uses its own functional approach that produces the same result without any of the overrides referencing a hierarchy root.

  Previously, errors would occur when the hierarchy was disrupted through localizing data-blocks, which was necessary. Overrides are now given in a specific order according to how the import is composed.
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• Added more functionality to the .blend (and now folder) multi-tool.

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Fixed a bug with the post-optimizer, involving instanced collections