Requirements
- Windows, MacOS or Linux
- 3.6 LTS, 4.1 Stable
Experimental Builds
Experimental Blender builds such as 4.2-alpha are not supported, and fixing any issues related to them, will not be a priority.
Latest MACHIN3tools
The latest version is 1.9, available on Blender Market and Gumroad
Installation
Fresh Installation
If you don't have a previous version of MACHIN3tools installed, you should follow the default installation process, from the .zip file.
installation from the Addons tab of Blender's preferences, by selecting the addon's .zip file
Update Installation
If you do have a previous version installed, and you want to update (or downgrade) to another version, you can use the integrated MACHIN3tools updater.
Keep in mind
Since this feature is only introduced in version 1.8, it won't be avaible to you, if you want to update from an earlier version, say MACHIN3tools 1.6 for instance.
In such case please refer to the legacy update installation instructions, using the system's filebrowser.
Using the integrated updater is very straight forward:
- Unfold it from the top of the MACHIN3tools addon preferences.
- Select the MACHIN3tools zip file to install, if it's in your home dir or Downloads folder, it will be found automatically.
- Verify it's the version you want, and Quit Blender to install the update, otherwise remove it.
3 steps to update: unfold, pick update .zip, quit Blender
Note
Installing in this way, has the same benefit as doing a manual update installation in the filebrowser, but without having to do anything in the filebrowser, and without knowing where Blender installs addons.
Updating this way ensures you will not loose any settings, you've have made in a previous verson, or any custom keymaps you have set.