blend files that are a Blender App, and regular. To make it easier to differentiate between. Boilerplate templates will be provided to achieve core functionality (drag and drop, window management, etc) without the need of typing everything yourself. While this is the ideal scenario we aim for, in large/complex apps (with lots of editors, assets, etc.) live updates can become slow so there should be a way to reload your app on demand.Įditing the files (mostly Python) that make the app should be possible with your IDE of choice. Ideally, you would run Blender in an “app development” mode, where Blender watches the content of your app’s folder and reflects any changes live.
Fast iteration: as you edit any part of the app, you should be able to get a live preview of the changes. You have full control: Start with an empty canvas, and add the components and functionality as you need it. In other words, you start with a blank slate and add only the functionality you need. Editing WorkflowĮditing an app is an incremental process. Alternatively, it’s possible to copy and modify any existing app. To get started, a template will be provided for download on. Blender 101: Monkey App prototype by Dalai Felinto They can be designed in a way that require no previous knowledge of Blender. Just like apps on your phone, Blender Apps can be shipped as standalone, without the need of having Blender installed. zip file with a single executable file inside (more on that in Distribution). blend files together with Blender itself. You could prepare the scene, add basic navigation controls, and bundle the project. “As an architect, I want to send a client a project so that they can navigate around and experience it by themselves.” In this case, the app should be easy to run even if the client has never heard of Blender or 3D software before. A version of this example (using Application Templates) is already in use at the Blender Studio weekly meetings. “As a studio TD, I want a cross-platform solution that can visualize everything from image sequences to videos and 3D files, and annotate on top of such media so that I can give notes to colleagues.” Combining Blender’s Video Sequencer, Image Editor, Annotation tools, making a nice UI for it and stripping out the rest of the functionality you don’t need would be a good example of a Blender App. Use-cases range from education, to production pipeline, final products or even small games. 
They are designed to be portable, and focused on specific usage. In a nutshell, Blender apps are “Experiences Powered by Blender”.īlender Apps can do anything that Blender can, plus so much more when extended. This document describes the vision for a new way to create and share content with Blender through Blender Apps.
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