WIP automate animation export

.gitignore

@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ exports/
 
 # Ignore Krita and Blender backups
 *.*~
+
+# Ignore development files
+pipeline/blender_autocomplete/

.vscode/extensions.json

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+{
+    "recommendations": [
+        "jacqueslucke.blender-development",
+        "blenderfreetimeprojects.blender-python-code-templates",
+        "ms-python.vscode-pylance",
+        "ms-python.python"
+    ]
+}

.vscode/settings.json

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+{
+    "python.autoComplete.extraPaths": [
+        "pipeline/blender_autocomplete/3.6"
+    ],
+    "python.linting.pylintArgs": [
+        "--init-hook",
+        "import sys; sys.path.append('pipeline/blender_autocomplete/3.6')"
+    ],
+    "python.analysis.extraPaths": [
+        "pipeline/blender_autocomplete/3.6"
+    ],
+    "blender.addon.moduleName": "BoneJuice",
+    "blender.addon.loadDirectory": "pipeline",
+    "blender.addon.reloadOnSave": true,
+    "blender.addon.sourceDirectory": "pipeline",
+    "python.analysis.diagnosticSeverityOverrides": {
+        "reportInvalidTypeForm": "none"
+    }
+}

README.md

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 For animations, please include the `pipeline/export_anims.py` script in your Blender file. This allows one-click exporting of FBX animations (may be fully automated with a script later).
 
+See [automation docs](docs/automation.md)
+
 ## Questions
 If there are any questions or feedback on these guidelines and conventions, please poke Alan with a sharp, pointy stick.

docs/automation.md

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+# Automation
+
+## Setup
+- Add Blender 3.6 to your PATH so it can be run from command-line (putting `blender` in cmd should open Blender 3.6)
+- Ensure Python is installed on your machine
+- Install Blender as a Python module (you might have to do this as administrator): `pip install bpy==3.6.0`
+
+## Editing
+
+- Ensure you have Visual Studio Code installed
+- Open this directory in VS Code and install the recommended plugins
+- Open terminal, `cd` into `pipeline`, and run the following command: `$ git clone https://github.com/Korchy/blender_autocomplete.git`
+
+## Resources
+- [Blender as a Python Module](https://pypi.org/project/bpy/)

pipeline/batch.py

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+import bpy
+from bpy.app.handlers import persistent
+import shutil
+
+blender_bin = shutil.which("blender")
+if blender_bin:
+    print("Found:", blender_bin)
+    bpy.app.binary_path = blender_bin
+else:
+    print("Unable to find blender!")
+
+@persistent
+def load_handler(dummy):
+    print("Load Handler", bpy.data.filepath)
+
+bpy.app.handlers.load_post(load_handler)

pipeline/export_all_anims.cmd

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+blender ..\animations\infantry\anims-alan.blend --background --python export_anims.py

pipeline/export_anims.py

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 import bpy
+from bpy.types import Collection, LayerCollection, Object, Armature
+
+# Enter object mode
+bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
+
+# FIRST, toggle collections
+collections_exportable = [
+    "insurrectionist", "infantry", "rigging", "geometry", "grapple", "baton", "helmet", "gun", "jetpack"
+]
+def toggle_collection(coll: LayerCollection):
+    # Iterate over all child LayerCollections
+    for child in coll.children.values():
+        c: LayerCollection = child
+
+        # Force include/exclude character-related collections so they're included/excluded from export
+        c.exclude = not (c.name in collections_exportable)
+        if c.name == "insurrectionist" or c.name == "infantry":
+            bpy.context.view_layer.active_layer_collection = c
+toggle_collection(bpy.context.view_layer.layer_collection)
+
+# Find rig to make it active
+armatureObj: Object = None
+for objBase in bpy.context.scene.objects:
+    # print(objBase)
+    obj: Object = objBase
+    # print(obj.data)
+    if obj.type == 'ARMATURE':
+        print("FOUND AN ARMATURE")
+        armatureObj = obj
+    obj.select_set(True)
+bpy.context.active_object
+print(bpy.context.active_object)
+#bpy.context.active_object.animation_data.nla_tracks
+
+exit()
 
 # Get export directory
 path: str = bpy.data.filepath.replace('\\Shelby', '').replace('\\Tommy', '')