Custom Build: Addons Factory win 64 Christmas 2016

hi, this is the result of countless hours of hard work:
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Super Addons Build, win64 https://www.mediafire.com/?x928iex4t6xx7ln 174 addons enabled by default (closer to 400 if you include sub addons) new menus, new properties shelf tabs…stuff…all the stuff.


Basically what I did was take all addons in my collection & add to blender based on artistic & useful merit.
The Config folder is the key, making the build portable (unzip & run from any location)
For other os please just d/l my repo & config from here: https://github.com/meta-androcto/blenderpython then follow the instructions.

Many addons have been rewritten to fit into the properties shelf tabs & tool shelf tabs, tabs have been limited to 8 in each shelf.
The compromise here is each tab is full of panels. Such is life. This build is huge, every tab has content that’s usable & has meaning to the tab.

I’ll be working on this some more over the next few weeks, to improve context sensitivity & refine panel locations in the correct modes & tidy up some menus further.

If I have modified your addon, it’s to make it fit in & not hog the ui.

If you have any suggestions or tweak anything, please let me know.

Acceptable are pre-patched addons & patched ui scripts based off my pre-patched ui scripts. ( look in my repo for file structures to see which ones I patched. )

Be careful disabling any addon! If you don/t want it active, de-activate, save user settings & restart Blender.

note that some AF Addons factory addons control the whole ui:
https://github.com/meta-androcto/blenderpython/tree/master/scripts/addons_extern/AF_view3d_toolbar_mod
https://github.com/meta-androcto/blenderpython/tree/master/scripts/addons_extern/AF_view3d_mod
https://github.com/meta-androcto/blenderpython/tree/master/scripts/addons_extern/Addon_Factory
Add shorter menus, tab order & properties shelf tabs.

Enjoy & seasons greetings.

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render settings from contrib addons is quick option for test renders. menu also in the image editor.

Tool Shelf:



Edit: Yes big trade off here, less tabs = more panels, but also remember I’ve activated 100’s of addons all at once.
Properties Shelf tabs:

Thanks a lot

Thanks Meta! Will this affect my 2.78a installation with fewer addons?..eg. add all the addons to that installation?

@ bbkjernisted,
I prefer to use in custom build & keep my blender install clean. The addons build is complete portable, no need to touch your blender install.

Very big Meta-Building! +1000…

thank you so much, this is a great gift for Christmas!!!

Will blender tabs interface work with this build? Where do you install the blender tabs interface zip? Thanks

The Cutaway Shader will not work in this build. Can this be fixed?