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Interface Guide

Interface guide for the RapidPipeline Blender Add-On.

Interface for the RapidPipeline Blender Add-On

Invoking the Add-On​

Animatged GIF showing the opening of the Add-On Panel within the Sidebar

The Add-On window is accessed via a Sidebar on the right side of the 3D Viewport.

  • The hotkey n toggles the visibility of the Sidebar.

  • The width of the Add-On window can be resized by dragging on the left edge.

Settings Level​

Settings levels in the interface for the RapidPipeline Blender Add-On

The amount of settings shown in the tabs can be quickly simplified.

  • Basic: Basic settings are shown.

  • Advanced: More settings are shown.

  • Expert: All settings are shown.

Settings Tabs​

Settings tabs in the interface for the RapidPipeline Blender Add-On

The RapidPipeline Blender Add-On is powered by the RapidPipeline 3D Processor. Each of the settings are explained in the 3D Processor Settings Documentation. Look for the "In the Blender Add-On" tabs in each setting category.

  • Import: Customize the file import process.

  • Scene Graph Flattening: Control the scene graph, specifying how nodes are merged or kept.

  • 3D Edit: Edit normals, scale, generate UVs, assign textures, center the model, and more.

  • Mesh Culling: Removal of invisible interior geometry and/or small features.

  • Optimize: Mesh and material optimization, including options for decimation, remeshing, texture atlas baking, UV aggregation, and more.

  • Modifier: Optimize to a specific target, either file size or screen size.

  • Export: Customize file export, formatting, and compression.

Function Buttons​

Function buttons in the interface for the RapidPipeline Blender Add-On

  • CAD Import: Import a CAD format asset into Blender using RapidPipeline 3D Processor.
    • This is available if you have a RapidPipeline CAD Edition plan, which extends CAD file support in RapidPipeline.
    • It prompts for a supported CAD format, then uses RapidPipeline 3D Processor to tesselate the model and import it into Blender.

  • Load: Load a RapidPipeline Processor settings .json file.

    • All current settings are overridden by the loaded settings.
    • Settings must be in RapidPipeline 3D Processor 7.x format. Avoid legacy 6.x presets which may be present in your web platform account, these are indicated with the tag "Legacy".

  • Save: Save the current settings as a RapidPipeline Processor settings .json file.

    • Saved settings can be shared with other team members.
    • Saved settings can be used in other interfaces for RapidPipeline 3D Processor: Web Platform, REST API, CLI, or the Blender Plugin.

  • Defaults: Resets all settings in the current window to their default values.

  • Help: A link to the tutorial documentation.

  • About: Information on the current version, licenses, and a button to reset the RapidPipeline API Token.

  • Run: Start processing selected objects using the current settings.

    • Once processing is complete, the source mesh is hidden, a new Collection is created for the result, and the result is selected.
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For step-by-step usage guides see Blender Add-On Tutorials and Remesher in Blender