Installation
Please see the readme.txt in the download for latest install information
System Requirements
0.5.x
Blender 2.46 or later
0.9.x
Python - The version should match the one Blender uses.
Python tkInter - normally included with Python, but some Linux distributions have it as a separate package.
0.5.x Installation
copy the .py files to your Blender scripts directory as listed below.
Linux: ~/.blender/scripts Mac: /Applications/blender/blender.app/Contents/MacOS/.blender/scripts/ Windows XP: c:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts Windows Vista: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts
Note: The exact directory may change depending on options chosen during the Blender install and the Blender version, but should be something like the ones listed. Mac users may need to enable viewing all files to find the correct folder.
If you can't find your scripts directory, then create a new text in Blender and paste the following code into it:
import Blender
print Blender.Get('scriptsdir')
If you press alt-p ( File - Run Python Script ) then the correct directory to install the scripts will be printed on the console.
Checking Install
Run Blender and in the "File - Import" menu you should see a new option for 'Second Life Sculptie'
If the option is missing, select the scripts window and use "Scripts - Update Menus" to refresh the menus.
Comments
I got into this game a little too late. On my Ubuntu 11.04 install, the only distro for Blender available is: 2.49.2-dfsg-2ubuntu4.
Unfortunately, this was compiled under Python 2.7.1 which I believe is incompatible with the PrimStar scripts.
I've tried downloading Blender 2.49b for Ubuntu 32bit (which is compiled under Python 2.6) from Blender's website but there is no installer for it. sudo apt-get install keeps coming up with that same (2.49.2-dfsg-2ubuntu4) version. Perhaps someone out there knows something about this.
I've scoured all of the posts here and can find no info on Natty (ubuntu 11.04) or Oneiric Ocelot (ubuntu 11.10).
Can someone point me in the right direction so I can learn to sculpt using the PrimStar scripts? I am not adverse to paying for PrimStar 2 if that would help. Thank you!
Are you getting errors with Python 2.7.1? I'm not aware of any issues with it. Have you installed Python 2.7.1 and the python tkinter package (if separate on that distribution) as well?
If you run blender from a terminal, any error messages will show in the terminal window.
Obviously Primstar 2 is the way forward, but you should be able to use 2.49b and Primstar 1 still.
The official Blender 2.49b distributions for linux don't use package management, you just extract the archive and run directly from the extracted directory. You would need to specifically install Python 2.6.x as well though.
The instructions for version 0.9 are very hard to read, could someone help me out by posting some better instructions?
So we put the primstar folder in the Scripts folder.
Where do we put primstar.svg, install.py, and what are we supposed to do with gpl-2.0.txt?
Hi I have installed the primstar.zip into my blender via the "blender -P install.py" command as mentioned in the readme. I have the new folder options. and the new option under add mesh sculpt Mesh and all I get is some wierd error that's telling me to check the console.. however I am not sure what console that is being referenced? when I start blender from the CLI this is what I see when I try to add mesh-> Sculpt Mesh->
CLI Output
netizen@netizen-laptop ~ $ blenderCompiled with Python version 2.6.5.Checking for installed Python... got it!Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 1, in <module> File "/home/netizen/blender_scripts/primstar/add_mesh_sculpt_mesh.py", line 48, in <module> from primstar import sculpty File "/home/netizen/blender_scripts/primstar/sculpty.py", line 36, in <module> from primstar.uv_tools import add_map_uv, snap_to_pixels File "/home/netizen/blender_scripts/primstar/uv_tools.py", line 44, in <module> from uvcalc_follow_active_coords import extendImportError: No module named uvcalc_follow_active_coords
and no Love from Blender :( Can some one help?
Thanks in advance.
This is a problem with Debian based Linux such as Ubuntu. I've added a workaround for it that will be in Primstar 1.0.1, you can a patched version with bazaar 'sudo apt-get install bzr' then 'bzr branch lp:primstar/1.0 primstar1' to get the latest development version of Primstar 1.0.x
in one of the tutorials i watched it said to go through the steps and then when you go under render you can find the second life option but for some reason its not working. Any instructions on how to get it under the render menu or do i not need that to import it into second life?
Gotta say blender looks awesome, but i'm getting flustered trying to get it to work with the scripts. I tried twice now installing and did my best to follow the directions by the letter. At 1st I could not find the scripts directory, but silly me I wasn't looking in the right place. I found it now and installed the PY files in the scripts folder. I even see the export import Second life sculpty in my export import options, but I keep getting this error.
Python Script Error Check Console
anyone have an idiot proof step by step instal guide that works on 64bit Windows 7 PC?
I'm really earer to get this working.
thank you.
I give up. I have worked hours now trying to get Blender and Primstar loaded. I don't think Blender ever installed, it just opens. I have no idea what is meant my copy primstar here. I put the extracted folder 'primstar' into the ...scripts folder..I see the import Sculpties, but then I get an error message about the console. I have never seen such a user unfriendly installation.
I have no idea what you mean my installing from with in Blender
Is there an easy answer to this, a step by step?
What is the install folder for? It just gives me a another error message.
HELP ME ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY
Im very confused about how to get the scripts working in blender - I have downloaded Python, and Blender can find it - but none of the python menues work... I have downloaded Primstar - but do not know where to extract the files to -
I am using windows vista - BUT all I have is:
(( Windows Vista: C:\Users\USERNAME\ contacts\desktop\documents\downloads\favourites\links\music\pictures\saved games\searches\videos )) I can not find where application data is - or where the scripts are supposed to go...... please can you advise??