diff --git a/src/blenderbim/docs/users/quickstart/installation.rst b/src/blenderbim/docs/users/quickstart/installation.rst index 88b0abe96d..ba3a139a28 100644 --- a/src/blenderbim/docs/users/quickstart/installation.rst +++ b/src/blenderbim/docs/users/quickstart/installation.rst @@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ Installation `Download BlenderBIM Add-on `__ -.. warning:: - - If you are not using Blender version >=4.1, please follow the **Unstable installation** instructions. :doc:`Read more ` - 3. **Install the BlenderBIM Add-on** Open up Blender, and click on ``Edit > Preferences``. @@ -89,14 +85,10 @@ installed>`. If you do not restart Blender, the add-on will fail to remove correctly, and you will need to uninstall manually. - -.. _installation_location: - Where is the add-on installed? ------------------------------ -Upon installation, the BlenderBIM Add-on is stored in the -``scripts/addons/blenderbim/`` directory, within your Blender configuration +Upon installation, the BlenderBIM Add-on is stored in Blender configuration folder. However, the location of your Blender configuration folder depends on how you have installed Blender. @@ -106,7 +98,7 @@ is the Blender version: :: - /path/to/blender/X.XX/scripts/addons/blenderbim/ + /path/to/blender/X.XX/ Otherwise, if you installed Blender using an installation package, the Blender configuration folder depends on which operating system you use. @@ -115,29 +107,34 @@ On Linux, if you are installing the add-on as a user: :: - ~/.config/blender/X.XX/scripts/addons/blenderbim/ + ~/.config/blender/X.XX/ On Linux, if you are deploying the add-on system-wide (this may also depend on your Linux distribution): :: - /usr/share/blender/X.XX/scripts/addons/blenderbim/ + /usr/share/blender/X.XX/ On Mac, if you are installing the add-on as a user: :: - /Users/{YOUR_USER}/Library/Application Support/Blender/X.XX/scripts/addons/blenderbim/ + /Users/{YOUR_USER}/Library/Application Support/Blender/X.XX/ On Mac, if you are deploying the add-on system-wide: :: - /Library/Application Support/Blender/X.XX/scripts/addons/blenderbim/ + /Library/Application Support/Blender/X.XX/ On Windows: :: - C:\Users\{YOUR_USER}\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\X.XX\scripts\addons\blenderbim\ + C:\Users\{YOUR_USER}\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\X.XX\ + +Inside the Blender configuration folder, the BlenderBIM Add-on is stored in two +different locations. The extension itself is stored in +``extensions/blender_org/blenderbim`` whereas the Python packages are installed +into ``extensions/.local/lib/pythonX.XX/site-packages/``.