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Who is this for?
Creatives looking to avoid repetitive work
You repeat the same actions daily. Save hours by making your own tools tailored to your own workflow.
Teams looking to improve their creative process
Aid your animation or game development team with custom tools tailored to their workflow.
Developers overwhelmed by the API
Get a clear understanding of the Blender API with Python and avoid common pitfalls.
Entrepeneurs who look into sharing and selling tools
Get a solid foundation to create and release your add-on idea in online marketplaces.
Every Blender artist eventually hits the same wall: repetitive tasks that eat hours, and scripts that work once in the Text Editor but never become a tool anyone else can use. Turning a quick script into a reliable, polished add-on requires an understanding of Blender's Python API that most tutorials only scratch the surface of. Blender: Advanced Add-On Development closes that gap. Written by Alex Telford, this book shows you how professional tools are structured, so you can build add-ons that feel like a native part of Blender.
You will learn how to create operators and properties with the Blender Python API, design custom panels and menus that fit naturally into Blender's interface, and organize your code into multi-file add-ons that are easy to maintain. You will then go beyond Blender's built-in UI by building custom Qt interfaces with PySide, and learn to package your tools as extensions ready to share with your team or publish to the community.
You will learn how to create operators and properties with the Blender Python API, design custom panels and menus that fit naturally into Blender's interface, and organize your code into multi-file add-ons that are easy to maintain. You will then go beyond Blender's built-in UI by building custom Qt interfaces with PySide, and learn to package your tools as extensions ready to share with your team or publish to the community.
Content Included.
Table of Contents.
1. Getting Started.
- Setting Up Blender.
- Blender Scripting Workspace.
- Running Python Code in Blender.
- The Blender Python Modules.
- Interacting, Editing, and Calling Operators.
2. API Fundamentals.
- The BPY Module.
- Blender's Data Model.
- DNA and RNA.
- Collections.
- Working with Data and Context.
3. Development in Practice.
- Installing Python.
- Setting Up Your External IDE.
- Setting Up Your Blender Project.
- Creating a Virtual Environment.
- Creating Add-ons.
4. Building our own tools.
- Property Types.
- Numeric Types.
- Operator Info and Metadata.
- Undo and Debugging.
- Extending Blender with Qt.
5. Drawables and Gizmos.
- Vectors.
- Matrices.
- Rotations.
- Visual Feedback.
- Drawing in 2D.
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About the author.
Frequently Asked Questions.
What do the books include?
Our books are crafted to provide a deep understanding of each topic with step-by-step explanations, real-world examples, and practical exercises. Each book includes detailed chapters, illustrations, and code samples designed to help you build skills as you read. All of our eBooks are downloadable in PDF format, making it easy to access them offline anytime. Many books also come with supplementary downloadable assets or files to support your learning.
Do the courses/eBooks include updates?
Our books, which are published chapter by chapter, are also updated regularly until they are considered complete. This approach allows you to benefit from the latest information and improvements as you progress through the material. Once a book is finalized, it remains available in its completed form, and you'll have access to any free updates within the same edition that may include fixes and small improvements.
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Do you offer certificates upon course completion?
No, we currently do not offer certificates upon course completion. Our focus is on providing high-quality content and practical skills that you can immediately apply to your projects and portfolio.
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New editions of a book or course are considered separate products, and we may offer a discount to owners of the previous edition, at the discretion of the author and publisher.
This course includes:
- Skill level:
Intermediate
- Language: English
- Software: Blender 4.5 LTS
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