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Blender Add-On Tutorials

An introduction on how to use the RapidPipeline Processor Blender Add-On.

For installation instructions please refer to the reference documentation for installation.

Basic Usage​

  1. Open a model in Blender.
  2. In the 3D Viewport open the Sidebar (default hotkey n) and choose RapidPipeline.
  3. Select the mesh or meshes to be processed.
  4. Adjust the RapidPipeline settings as desired.
  5. Click the Run button.
    • The selected meshes are processed.
    • The source mesh is hidden and a new Collection is created for the results

      Screenshot of the RapidPipeline Processor UI

Usage Guides​

Guide 1: Mesh Decimation with RapidPipeline​

  1. Load a Blender scene and open RapidPipeline Processor.
  2. Navigate to the Optimize tab.
  3. Select Enabled and Optimization Method.
  4. Under Mesh and Material Optimization choose Decimator.
  5. Under Target you can adjust the parameter of the decimation.
  6. Select the Objects in the scene that should be decimated and click on Run.

Guide 2: Remeshing with RapidPipeline​

  1. Load a Blender scene and open RapidPipeline Processor.
  2. Navigate to the Optimize tab.
  3. Select Enabled and Optimization Method.
  4. Under Mesh and Material Optimization choose Remesher.
  5. Under Material Merger there are additional Material related settings.
  6. Under Target you can adjust the parameter of the remeshing operation.
  7. Select the Objects in the scene that should be decimated and click on Run.

Guide 3: Save Processor preset​

  1. Load a Blender scene and open RapidPipeline Processor.
  2. Adjust any desired settings.
  3. Press Save button and choose a location to save the selected settings as a .json file on disc.

Guide 4: Load Processor preset​

  1. Load a Blender scene and open RapidPipeline Processor.
  2. Press Load button and choose the location of previously saved Processor settings. When loading new settings, all prior changed settings will be overwritten.
caution

Loaded settings must be in RapidPipeline Processor 7.x format. The Add-On will not load older 6.x presets, which if present in your web account will show the tag "Legacy":