Oscurart Tools: Not included in 2.91

Daf57 · November 26, 2020, 4:41pm

@oscurart
Just noticed that Oscurart Tools is no longer included with the 2.91 build (can confirm it was in 2.90.1). Wondering why and if it will reappear at some point. Was a handy add-on.

Daf

oscurart · November 26, 2020, 5:27pm

Yes, you’re right.
I had some differences with some people from the community.
You can get my addon from my repo

Daf57 · November 26, 2020, 7:51pm

Thanks!
Is this the repo you are referring to

If so I’m not sure exactly what I need out of all of those files to install the Tools.

I copied it over from the 2.90 install files and it’s good to go.
Thanks!

oscurart · November 27, 2020, 11:26am

Download the oscurart tools folder and paste into the addons_contrib. Then enable it from preferences. I don’t recommend install addons from “install”.

Daf57 · November 27, 2020, 1:24pm

Perfect - thanks again!
Daf

AlexLuya · December 12, 2020, 2:58pm

Hello,I copied oscurart_tools to addons:

sudo cp -r /home/alex/workspace/Thirdparty/Blender-28-Addons/oscurart_tools/ /usr/share/blender/2.91/scripts/addons

Enabling it in preferences,then using ‘Distribute Objects’ to distribute selected 5 objects,and got an error:

Needs at least two selected objects

And it seems that this error occurred in old version before.

https://blenderartists.org/t/oscurart-tools-update-rig-model-render-setting-more/576702/28

How to fix this issue?Thanks.

Jakub_Honczaruk · December 19, 2020, 3:06pm

I got the same Problem. Got an error: “Needs at least two selected objects” even when there are more objects selected.

EDIT:
It still works with version 2.90.1.

Download previous version of Blender here:
Index of /release/Blender2.90/
and then go to Edit -> Preferences -> Addons -> Search for Oscurart Addons. They are still there.

anon62435837 · January 2, 2021, 12:29am

Sorry, I tried to copy the “oscurart_tools” folder into:
C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 2.91\2.91\scripts\addons_contrib

I couldn’t find it in add-on preference setting.

Hologram · January 10, 2021, 1:29pm

Nope, me neither. Tried a bunch of things, but none of that makes any script or the addon itself show up.

Motiomancer · January 10, 2021, 2:10pm

You use this link download the zip and just drag the folder “oscurart_tools” in your addons default folder dir (for windows is = C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.91\scripts\addons)

Hologram · January 10, 2021, 2:12pm

That’s what I tried as well, I couldn’t see the addon in the menu.

Motiomancer · January 10, 2021, 2:18pm

If you only dragged the folder in there it should be on the list

Hologram · February 2, 2021, 6:13pm

Sorry for the late reaction, that indeed fixes the install.

@oscurart For some reason though the addon creates errors when alligning objects after a distribution with align tools or Machin3tools’ align. It is easily reproduced and triggered by succesively aligning and distributing objects. The error may also be triggered by using the object distribute function in succession.

oscurart · February 2, 2021, 6:31pm

the the previous posts!

anon62435837 · February 4, 2021, 5:59pm

oscurart · February 5, 2021, 11:57am

anon62435837 · February 5, 2021, 12:48pm

Thank you light bringer !!!
Two questions if I may, if the right click version of the add-on doesn’t work, can it be removed ? Because it makes me wonder what other versions doesn’t work.

Question 2: What does distribute Meshes does ? I assumed it is about multiple “elements” inside an object so I selected a bunch of object and pressed Control + J to combine them and then select all the objects inside while in edit mode and then click “Distribute Meshes” to see if that is what it does but it shows that mythical “Need at least two selected objects” again.

Even if you have no time to answer at the moment it is fine, cause I mainly use your amazing add-on to do the object distribution/spacing thing, THANK YOU

oscurart · February 5, 2021, 1:09pm

Two questions if I may, if the right click version of the add-on doesn’t work, can it be removed ? Because it makes me wonder what other versions doesn’t work.

yes, open the panel and try again.
The tool only work if the panel is open. It’s a blender limitation.

Question 2: What does distribute Meshes does ? I assumed it is about multiple “elements” inside an object so I selected a bunch of object and pressed Control + J to combine them and then select all the objects inside while in edit mode and then click “Distribute Meshes” to see if that is what it does but it shows that mythical “Need at least two selected objects” again.

Distribute objects of type “mesh”, not merged objects.

anon62435837 · February 5, 2021, 1:20pm

Yes both options works now, didn’t know why it needs the N panel to be opened.
Thank you, currently you are the ONLY ONE who have an add-on that perform this task, thank you for being the Hero we need ;p

oscurart · February 5, 2021, 1:42pm

Hahahahaha, you’re welcome.