README.md

Radix Map Editor Blender Plugin

The Radix Map Editor Plugin allows Blender to import, edit, create and export Radix maps.

Features

• Import and export Radix maps
• Radix specific tool panels
• Preview with textures

Installation

• Install Blender
• Download the latest version of the Radix editor. Don’t extract the file !
• Run Blender:
  • Select File > User Preferences...
  • Move to the Addons tab.
  • Click Install From File... in the bottom of the window.
  • Select the downloaded zip file.
  • Check the GlPortal XML Format box. Wait a moment for activation to complete.
  • Click on the arrow to display details and preferences.
  • Go to Set up GlPortal data directory and find GlPortal data directory.
  • Click Save User Settings and close the window. If you are upgrading, you may need to restart Blender.

Development

• Install Blender
• Clone or download this repository
• To install the plugin either
  • Copy the directory RadixMapEditor into your Blender configuration folder /home/user/.config/blender/VERSION/scripts/addons
  • Use the linkPlugin script to create a link of the plugin to the Blender plugin folder
• Run Blender:
  • Open the Blender settings
  • Check the GlPortal XML Format box. Wait a moment for activation to complete.
  • Click on right arrow to display details and preferences.
  • Go to Set up GlPortal data directory and select your GlPortal data directory.
  • Go to Set up GlPortal executable and find GlPortal executable.
  • Click Save User Settings and close the window. If you are upgrading, you may need to restart Blender.

Usage of linkPlugin

Open terminal in the main repository directory and type:

./linkPlugin -b blender_version

Where the blender_version is replaced with your installed Blender version.

Example

./linkPlugin -b 2.79

Create a Release

On Linux you can create a release very easily:

./draftRelease

You can then upload the release to github.