Portal.blender

Portal.blender is a Blender add-on that allows you to communicate data between Blender and other applications using IPC. It is the Blender adaptor of the Portal project.

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Receiver	Sender

Compatibility

Portal.blender	Portal.Gh
0.2.4	0.5.2
0.2.3	0.5.2
0.2.2	0.5.1
0.2.1	0.5.1
0.2.0 pre-release	0.5.0 pre-release
0.1.2	0.4.0
0.1.1	0.4.0
0.1.0	0.4.0
0.0.3	0.3.1, 0.3.0 pre-release
0.0.2	0.2.0, 0.1.2, 0.1.1
0.0.1	0.2.0, 0.1.2, 0.1.1

Installation

• Download the latest release from the releases page.
• Drag and drop the zip file into Blender to install.

Dependencies

If this is your first time installing the Portal add-on, you will need to install the dependencies. To do this, follow these steps:

Important

You must start blender as an administrator to install the dependencies. After the dependencies are installed, you can run Blender as a regular user. See issue.

1. Open the preferences (Edit > Preferences > Add-ons).
2. Search for the 'Portal' add-on.
3. Open the details section of the add-on.
4. Click on the 'Install dependencies' button.
5. Restart Blender.

Usage

• Locate the Portal Server panel in the 3D View sidebar. (Shortcut: N)
• Select Connection Type from the dropdown menu.
• Click Start Server to start the server.

Custom Handlers

You can create custom handlers to manipulate the data that is received. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Copy and paste the template code into blender's text editor and modify it to suit your needs.
   • Custom Receiver Handler
   • Custom Sender Handler
2. Select Custom from the dropdown menu.
3. Attach the handler script to the Handler field or click the folder icon to locate the script.
4. Click Start to start the server.

Roadmap

v0.3.0

• Add mouse up / down event for the sender.
• Implement more material properties.

Documentation

For more information, visit the Portal.