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Main Goal: Arc Blend aims to simplify and enhance modeling workflows within Blender, providing a comprehensive set of tools and panels designed to facilitate various modeling tasks.
Features and Panels:
AB Create Panel: Allows users to add various types of objects including Meshes, Curves, Surfaces, Metaballs, Text, Volumes, Grease Pencil, Armatures, Lattices, Empties, Images, Lights, Light Probes, Cameras, Speakers, Force Fields, and Collections.
AB Modify Panel: Features tools such as setting origins to the lowest or highest levels, manual axis adjustments with percentage levels, object alignment, object distribution (experimental), proportional alignment, display color mode activation, color randomization for selected objects, resetting colors, and purging unused data.
Vertex Edit Panel: Offers functionalities to add a single vertex as an object at a specific location, delete edges and faces selectively, and create faces from selected vertices.
AB Themes Panel: Provides options to switch between different interface themes, including a Dark Theme, White Chalk Theme, and the ability to reset the theme.
AB Modelling Panel: Includes various modeling operators categorized by vertex, edge, and face selections, featuring tools for X-ray mode, auto-merging, and extensive modeling capabilities.
AB Proxy Panel: Manages data exchange within the addon, including remeshing functionalities (under the new name REMESH), aimed at improving mesh quality and structure.
AB Scatter Panel: Utilizes Blender's particle system to scatter objects across scenes, enhancing scene composition and detailing.
AB Camera Panel: Facilitates camera creation and configuration, including options to add cameras to the current view for easy scene setup and rendering.
AB Light Panel: Manages light sources within Blender scenes, allowing for the creation and adjustment of various lighting setups for improved visualization.
AB Material Panel: Streamlines material creation and management, providing tools to define and assign materials to objects efficiently.
AB Color Palette: Provides a range of tools for color management within Blender, allowing for easy creation, selection, and application of color palettes to various objects and materials in the scene.
AB Wall: Includes features for creating and managing walls within Blender, making it easier to design architectural models and structures.
AB Material Management: Offers a comprehensive set of tools for managing materials, including options to copy and paste materials, manage material libraries, and streamline the workflow of assigning and editing materials.
AB Profile Wizard: Allows users to create and manage profiles within Blender, facilitating the creation of detailed molding and profile designs with ease.
0.5.0
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This feels more like personal toolset than add-on, but we don't have guidelines against that currently. But some changes are needed to be made.
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'D:\\Downloads\\'
. I'm assuming this is annoying error with whole windows slashes thing. I urge you to test your add-on somehow on windows, linux and mac and see that there are no errors.rna_uiItemO: unknown operator 'object.button_light_point'
.Overall I found other errors in other cases with simple testing, but can't document everything now. In general my advise would be to take time and polish this mode as well as make changes asked.
Thank you for your feedback on the add-on. I appreciate your thorough review and the detailed issues you've identified.
I acknowledge that the add-on currently resembles a personal toolset more than a conventional add-on. Although there are no specific guidelines against this, I understand the need for improvements.
File System Access: I will update the blender_manifest to include the necessary permissions for file system access. Additionally, I will provide a clear explanation of why this access is required.
Directory Path Issue: I apologize for the inconvenience caused by the FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'D:\Downloads\'. This appears to be an issue with handling file paths across different operating systems. I will test the add-on on Windows, Linux, and macOS to ensure compatibility and address any path-related errors.
Light Addition Issue: The error related to adding light (rna_uiItemO: unknown operator 'object.button_light_point') will be investigated and resolved.
General Polishing: I acknowledge that other errors were found during your testing. While every issue may not have been documented, I will take the necessary time to polish the add-on and address the issues you've pointed out.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. I am committed to improving the quality and functionality of the add-on, and I will implement the requested changes promptly.
Best regards
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