Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/System/BlenderID
Blender ID Addon
| UI location | Add-on preferences | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Usage | The Blender ID add-on provides an interface to login with Blender ID credentials in the Blender ID server. It supports user switching.
This add-on provides no end-user functionality by itself, it is meant to provide only the login interface for other add-ons that need Blender ID authentication. Current add-ons that make use of this add-on are Blender Cloud and Attract. | ||
| Version | 1.3.0 (shipped with Blender 2.79); 1.1.0 (last one targeting 2.77) | Author(s) | Francesco Siddi, Inês Almeida and Sybren A. Stüvel |
| Blender | 2.77a | License | GPLv2+ |
| Category | System | ||
| File name | |
|---|---|
| Current version download | https://storage.googleapis.com/institute-storage/addons/blender_id-1.3.0.addon.zip |
| Links | Blender ID server entrypoint: https://www.blender.org/id/
Report a problem: developer.blender.org |
|---|---|
| Release Log | Release Log |
This addon allows you to authenticate your Blender with your [Blender ID] account. This authentication can then be used by other addons, such as the Blender Cloud addon
Installation
This addon is shipped with Blender, so if you have Blender 2.78 or newer you already have it. You can skip to the next section.
These installation instructions are only for Blender 2.77
- Download the addon from https://storage.googleapis.com/institute-storage/addons/blender_id-1.1.0.addon.zip
- Install the addon in Blender (User Preferences → Addons → Install from file...) by pointing it to the blender_id*.addon.zip you downloaded.
Using the addon
- Sign up for an account at the [Blender ID site](https://www.blender.org/id/) if you don't have an account yet.
- Install the addon as described above.
- Enable the addon in User Preferences → Addons → System.
- Log in with your Blender ID and password. You only have to do this once.
Your password is never saved on your machine, just an access token. It is stored next to your Blender configuration files, in
- Linux and similar: $HOME/.config/blender/{version}/config/blender_id
- MacOS: $HOME/Library/Application Support/Blender/{version}/config/blender_id
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Blender Foundation\Blender\{version}\config\blender_id
where {version} is the Blender version.
Building
Regular users won't need to do this.
- Clone the source with Git from https://developer.blender.org/diffusion/BCA/repository/master/
- Run python setup.py bdist
- The ZIP file will be in dist/blender_id*.addon.zip
