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Radix Map Editor Blender Plugin

The Radix Map Editor Plugin allows Blender to import, edit, create and export Radix maps.

Features

  • Import and export Radix maps
  • Radix specific tool panels
  • Preview with textures

Installation

  • Install Blender
  • Download the latest version of the Radix editor. Don’t extract the file !
  • Run Blender:
    • Select File > User Preferences...
    • Move to the Addons tab.
    • Click Install From File... in the bottom of the window.
    • Select the downloaded zip file.
    • Check the GlPortal XML Format box. Wait a moment for activation to complete.
    • Click on the arrow to display details and preferences.
    • Go to Set up GlPortal data directory and find GlPortal data directory.
    • Click Save User Settings and close the window. If you are upgrading, you may need to restart Blender.

Development

  • Install Blender
  • Clone or download this repository
  • To install the plugin either
    • Copy the directory RadixMapEditor into your Blender configuration folder /home/user/.config/blender/VERSION/scripts/addons
    • Use the linkPlugin script to create a link of the plugin to the Blender plugin folder
  • Run Blender:
    • Open the Blender settings
    • Check the GlPortal XML Format box. Wait a moment for activation to complete.
    • Click on right arrow to display details and preferences.
    • Go to Set up GlPortal data directory and select your GlPortal data directory.
    • Go to Set up GlPortal executable and find GlPortal executable.
    • Click Save User Settings and close the window. If you are upgrading, you may need to restart Blender.

Usage of linkPlugin

Open terminal in the main repository directory and type:

./linkPlugin -b blender_version

Where the blender_version is replaced with your installed Blender version.

Example

./linkPlugin -b 2.79

Create a Release

On Linux you can create a release very easily:

./draftRelease

You can then upload the release to github.