Hey guys, I was wondering if there were any scriptwriters that had some free time to write a simple add-on for me. If you are interested please do read on
The type of add-on I would like to have is a simple menu that you can press Shift+A to add some pre-made objects into a scene.
The thing about these objects though, is it has shapekeys. I would like it so that the shapekeys are somehow imported with it. I donāt know if this is possible or how hard it is since Iām not experienced in scripting at all.
The objects I want added are my Studio Backdrops which very much rely on shapekeys. A lot of people found it useful and convenient, but I think it could be better if there was a quicker way to add it. The only way right now is to click Append, then find the file, then go into the file and find the Group with the studios then append it. Thatās a pretty long process that could be WAAYY shorter if it were a simple menu.
Heres a quick mock-up I made to kinda show you what Iām thinking of:
Hopefully someone has some free time to make this an add-on because it will make my backdrops that much more useful and efficient! Thanks in advance for any help (and if this does get made youāll get full credit for your work of course!) and I hope this wasnāt to demanding or anything, itās ok if you guys dont have time
If you are interested please let me know, that would be great!
Happy Blending
I donāt understand whatās so usefull/timesaving about such a Script.
Those Backdrops are very easy and fast to model and once you have them you can always re-use them.
Isnāt it easier to model a backdrop than a Sphere ?
Cube and Sphere are basic objects that almost every 3D modelling software has as a groundshape to start modelling.
I mean, sure you can always model each backdrop and then setup the shapekeys each time you want to use it if you want but that would be inefficient.
Appending or modelling a pipe joint isnāt that hard but itās a great add-on because its faster to add it from a menu, its a consistent model each time you add it, and there is a variety of pipe joints you can quickly choose from. Thatās kind of what Iām going for with this add-on for the backdrops.
I know you can model your own studio backdrops and itās easy but that would be a waste of time if you could have just clicked to buttons and you have all setup already, and itās still easily customizable with shapekeys.
Thanks for your input on the subject, I know that you disagree with me but please donāt reply to this with anything hateful or harsh, if you donāt think this would be cool, you can ignore it. I donāt mean to sound mean or anything, hopefully I donāt.
dzerbs,
good idea, the only thing missing imo, is lighting.
If you were to add several pro lighting sets on layers, then it would be a good candidate for an addon.
Haha of course! Thatās why I said I will do it later because I want it to actually be good, and even when I am done I donāt know if I would call it āproā
Hey man this is awesome! What version of Blender are you using though, because mine doesnāt want to work hah. The menu shows:
I might have installed it wrong though so Iām going to retry and then maybe download a newer build, because that really looks like exactly what I was thinking!
This is a really nice idea. It would be nice if something similar to the shape keys in your original pack could be controlled in a similar fashion to that of the current mesh object properties.
I.e. when adding a backdrop you could hit F6 to open up the options for the new backdrop (or look in the tool shelf). That would really act to make it feel part of the natural workflow and fit in.
hereās a new studio backdrops, more efficient, with the possibility of displacement
and rotation of the studio, but the scaling does not work, I do not know why,
you can also align the studio to the current view.
The shape keys are an elegant solution, but itās terribly difficult to do.
the lights are just the basics of Blender
do some research on studio photography.
