To build the Helix-Blender plugin for DAM, follow these steps:
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Ensure you have Python (>=3.9) installed.
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Download the source code from the GitHub repository and unzip the source code archive.
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Open a terminal (macOS) or PowerShell (Windows), and navigate to the directory where the source code was unzipped by running the following command:
cd /path/to/unzipped/source
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Run the build command based on your operating system:
- For macOS, run:
sh ./buildscripts/github_compile.sh
- For Windows, run the following command in cmd:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\buildscripts\github_compile.ps1
- For macOS, run:
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After the build succeeds, the final output will be generated in the same directory with the name
helix_blender_plugin.zip
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This zip file contains the built plugin and is ready for use.