Document new install location on 4.2

This commit is contained in:
Dion Moult
2024-08-02 15:55:43 +10:00
parent ff44f4f395
commit 38759348cd
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ Installation
`Download BlenderBIM Add-on <https://blenderbim.org/download.html>`__ `Download BlenderBIM Add-on <https://blenderbim.org/download.html>`__
.. warning::
If you are not using Blender version >=4.1, please follow the **Unstable installation** instructions. :doc:`Read more </devs/installation>`
3. **Install the BlenderBIM Add-on** 3. **Install the BlenderBIM Add-on**
Open up Blender, and click on ``Edit > Preferences``. 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 If you do not restart Blender, the add-on will fail to remove correctly, and you
will need to uninstall manually. will need to uninstall manually.
.. _installation_location:
Where is the add-on installed? Where is the add-on installed?
------------------------------ ------------------------------
Upon installation, the BlenderBIM Add-on is stored in the Upon installation, the BlenderBIM Add-on is stored in Blender configuration
``scripts/addons/blenderbim/`` directory, within your Blender configuration
folder. However, the location of your Blender configuration folder depends on folder. However, the location of your Blender configuration folder depends on
how you have installed Blender. 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 Otherwise, if you installed Blender using an installation package, the Blender
configuration folder depends on which operating system you use. 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 On Linux, if you are deploying the add-on system-wide (this may also depend on
your Linux distribution): 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: 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: 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: 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/``.