https://github.com/wildpeaks/template-blender-vscode

Blender script template for VSCode
https://github.com/wildpeaks/template-blender-vscode

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Blender script template for VSCode

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/wildpeaks/template-blender-vscode
• Owner: wildpeaks
• License: mit
• Created: 2022-08-06T01:03:54.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-08-06T01:09:39.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-06T03:11:50.686Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: blender, python3, vscode
• Language: Python
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• Size: 2.93 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Template: Blender script

## Setup

Python:

1. Install **Python 3** from https://www.python.org/ and enable `Add to PATH` option during install.

2. Disable the placeholder aliases `python.exe` and `python3.exe` in `Start Menu` → `Manage app execution aliases`

VSCode:

1. Install **VSCode** from https://code.visualstudio.com/.

2. Open this folder in VSCode: it will prompt you to install recommended extensions (the list is defined in `/.vscode/extensions.json`).

3. When you have a `.py` file open in VSCode, click `Select Interpreter` (in the status bar at the bottom) to pick the Python version you just installed.

4. Open a Terminal in VSCode and run: `pip install fake-bpy-module-3.2` (to match Blender 3.2.x)

5. Restart VSCode

At this stage, you should have Intellisense for simple scripts:

```py

import math

print(math.pi)

```

and Blender scripts:

```py

import bpy

bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_monkey_add()

```

## Run in Blender

1. In Blender `Scripting` workspace, in the text editor, click `Open` and locate your `.py` file. This will open it in Blender's text editor.

2. Click the triangle button `Run Script` to execute it once.

3. From now on, you can edit in VSCode but it won't show the changed script in Blender's text editor unless you click the red `Resolve conflict` → `Reload from disk` button.

You can skip clicking Reload and click only Run using a second scrip, see template `External Script Stub` and https://docs.blender.org/api/current/info_tips_and_tricks.html#executing-external-scripts.