This addon helps interact with filesystem locations relative to current blend file.
Here is a video demo of the main features : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUz2RAfHA3I
See here for illustrated doc : https://github.com/Pullusb/SB_path_actions
The main feature: A cute little folder button appear on header's top-right that will open current blend's folder in OS file browser.
Modifier-keys + click on the button to trigger other actions:
Ctrl + Click
: Copy Blend pathShift + Click
: Open Side BlendAlt + Click
: Alternative actionsCltr + Alt + Click
: Copy formatted path to Blend popupNote: Even on submenus, when there is a
Copy
icon related to a path,Alt + Click
on it call a popup to chose alternative path formats with quote style choice.
List other blend file in the same folder as current blend (ordered):
This menu show an extended set of path related actions:
File history (enhanced "Open recent"):
Alt + click
on it for alternative formatting choice)Copy formatted path to Blend (same as Ctrl+Alt+Click
on corner folder icon)
open/copy app related paths:
Add a shortcut to pop up a search field to open blends from history : Ctrl+ Shift + Alt + o
.
Add buttons to open blender app related folders: addons, config, etc... (same as Alt+Click on corner folder icon)
Open any addons folder with list of buttons or using search feature.
Button to open browsed folder in operating system file browser.
Button to set browser where the blend is
This is called through F3 search operator, (if you have developer extras
enabled in preferences > interface)
If developer mode is ticked in preference, another button appears at the top corner next to the folder icon. It triggers a full refresh of the blend (launch the file in a fully new blender instance and close the current),
Useful for super quick reload when developing addons without IDE debugger.
Actions available using modifier keys when clicking on corner Folder icon:
Ctrl + Click
: Copy Blend pathShift + Click
: Open Side BlendAlt + Click
: Alternative actionsCltr + Alt + Click
: popup copy formatted path to BlendNow ask for confirmation when current blend is not saved and user try to open from side blend or from new File history
Alt + Click
on folder iconFile History (enhanced "Open recent") with the following features:
Alt + click
on it for alternative formatting choice)Copy formatted path to Blend (same as Ctrl+Alt+Click
on corner folder icon)
open/copy app related paths:
In open side blend popup, alternative path popup, or file history popup, when there is a Copy
icon related to a path, Alt + Click
on it call a sub-popup to chose alternative path formats with quote style choice.
This extension requests the following permissions:
Open folders, List Blend files
Copy path to files
Thank you
I work with my exterior file system all the time. This should be a inbuilt blender feature!