Exporter script is fully automated

docs/automation.md

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # 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 you have Blender 3.6 installed (hopefully at the location: `C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6`)
-- Ensure Python is installed on your machine
+- Run the script located at `pipeline/export_all_anims.cmd`
-- Install Blender as a Python module (you might have to do this as administrator): `pip install bpy==3.6.0`
 
 ## Editing
-
+- Ensure Python is installed on your machine
 - 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`
+- Your workspace is now set up!
 
 ## Resources
 - [Blender as a Python Module](https://pypi.org/project/bpy/)

pipeline/batch.py

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-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

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-blender ..\animations\infantry\anims-alan.blend --background --python export_anims.py
+set PATH=%PATH%;"C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.6"
+blender ..\animations\infantry\anims-alan.blend --background --python export_anims.py
+blender ..\animations\insurrectionist\anims-alan.blend --background --python export_anims.py

pipeline/export_anims.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import bpy
-from bpy.types import Collection, LayerCollection, Object, Armature
+from bpy.types import LayerCollection, Object, NlaTrack
 
 # Enter object mode
 bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
@@ -19,21 +19,40 @@ def toggle_collection(coll: LayerCollection):
             bpy.context.view_layer.active_layer_collection = c
 toggle_collection(bpy.context.view_layer.layer_collection)
 
-# Find rig to make it active
+# Find rig to make it active, and select all objects
-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")
+        bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = obj
-        armatureObj = obj
+    if obj.visible_get():
-    obj.select_set(True)
+        obj.select_set(True)
-bpy.context.active_object
-print(bpy.context.active_object)
-#bpy.context.active_object.animation_data.nla_tracks
 
-exit()
+
+# EXTREMELY UGLY HACK TO EXIT TWEAK MODE
+# see: https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/316547/how-to-override-context-area-using-script-when-running-blender-using-command-lin
+# and https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/6101/poll-failed-context-incorrect-example-bpy-ops-view3d-background-image-add
+def get_view_nla(): # Get any window
+    for window_manager in bpy.data.window_managers:
+        for window in window_manager.windows:
+            for area in window.screen.areas:
+                area.type = 'NLA_EDITOR'
+                for region in area.regions:
+                    if region.type == 'WINDOW':
+                        return dict(window=window, workspace=window.workspace, screen=window.screen, area=area, region=region)
+    raise Exception('NLA context not found.')
+
+# Forcibly override context to a window so we can access NLA editor
+with bpy.context.temp_override(**get_view_nla()):
+    if bpy.context.scene.is_nla_tweakmode:
+        bpy.ops.nla.tweakmode_exit() # Exit tweakmode
+
+
+# Go through all NLA tracks, unstar them and mute them
+bpy.context.active_object.animation_data.nla_tracks.active = None # Make track inactive
+for trackBase in bpy.context.active_object.animation_data.nla_tracks:
+    track: NlaTrack = trackBase
+    track.mute = True # Mute all tracks
+    track.is_solo = False # Disable solo view for all tracks
 
 # Get export directory
 path: str = bpy.data.filepath.replace('\\Shelby', '').replace('\\Tommy', '')
@@ -109,22 +128,4 @@ bpy.ops.pose.transforms_clear() # Clear all transforms
 bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
 
 ## FOR DEBUGGING, see https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/93728/blender-script-run-print-to-console
-# from bpy import context
+# exit()
-# import builtins as __builtin__
-# def console_print(*args, **kwargs):
-#     for a in context.screen.areas:
-#         if a.type == 'CONSOLE':
-#             c = {}
-#             c['area'] = a
-#             c['space_data'] = a.spaces.active
-#             c['region'] = a.regions[-1]
-#             c['window'] = context.window
-#             c['screen'] = context.screen
-#             s = " ".join([str(arg) for arg in args])
-#             for line in s.split("\n"):
-#                 bpy.ops.console.scrollback_append(c, text=line)
-
-# def print(*args, **kwargs):
-#     """Console print() function."""
-#     console_print(*args, **kwargs) # to py consoles
-#     __builtin__.print(*args, **kwargs) # to system console