Installing the Exporter

Requirements

Requirement Description
Blender 2.48 or higher Required by the exporter scripts to run.
Python 2.5 Required to run scripts in Blender.

VTK + Python Bindings

Optional; Allows more efficient triangle strips to be generated.

 

Summary

  1. Use one of the supplied installer scripts to install the exporter.
  2. If the script failed, copy all files and folders to your blender scripts directory.
  3. Run blender to verify that the "Torque Shape (.dts)..." item is located on the "Export" menu.
  4. Linux users will need to set the executable flag on LinuxInstallScript.sh using the command "chmod +x InstallScripts.sh" (without quotes) before it can be executed.

 

Installation Folders

The following table lists the default installation folders used by the installer scripts.

Platform Script Default Location
Windows WindowsInstallScript.js [Blender Installation Directory from Registry]\.blender\scripts
Mac OSX MacInstaller(source).scpt ~/.blender/scripts or /Applications/blender.app/Contents/MacOS/.blender/scripts (?)
Linux LinuxInstallScript.sh ~/.blender/scripts

 

Installation Instructions

See the links below for detailed installtion instructions