User guide

User interface & the general use

Usage

There are three modes, import, export and overall 'batches' mode. The actual enabled mode is indicated by the arrow icon pointing up/down and the name of the button.

Addon sections:

The functionality of the addon can be accessed through:

N-Panel tab panel N
Floating panel Shift+E
Menu File/Import and File/Export menu

They have mostly the same UI elements so will we start with N-panel

Import

Click/switch to enable the import mode

by click on the up/down arrow icon button but first choose the folder. In the second row you can define or indicate the name depending on the mode currently set

Choose the file-type from the drop-down

The addon comes with a pre-configured support for the importers/exporters that are included in the official Blender releases (as well as the addon's built-in .blend importer/exporter). To configure additional importers/exporters, see the User preferences section.

<aside> 🖱️ This will also enable all the settings panels bellow if they are not currently enabled

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Filters

Filter the data objects you would like to be considered for the import

Enable or disable to the icons, or hover each for the tooltip

Processing

Process the data objects by following settings:

Scaling
Arrange
Coordinate system

Import settings

Importing options

Export

Click/switch to enable the export mode

Filters

Filter the data objects you would like to export

Processing

Process the data objects by following settings:

Export Settings

BATCHES

Importing or exporting via this addon will add the imported/exported objects to a special "batch" collection, which stores import/export settings. This allows to easily re-import / re-export those objects.

Import/export presets

Floating panels & Menu

Floating panels

You can also invoke a floating panels

Use corresponding keyboard hotkeys for invoking each one:

Shift + I Import panel
Shift + E Export panel