Requirements

Plug Backup

Attention

If you are updating from a previous version, you are at risk of loosing any Plugs you may have created.

If you have not chosen a plug assets location outside the MESHmachine folder in Blender's addons folder, you should backup your plugs as described in the video, and outlined below.

Addons Folder (in user scripts)

Linux: /home/name/.config/blender/3.6/scripts/addons
MacOS: /Users/name/Library/Application Support/Blender/3.6/scripts/addons
Windows: C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.6\scripts\addons

Update Installation

previous version of MESHmachine installed already

Update Installation in the File Browser

Attention

Never install MESHmachine in Blender's program folder.
On Windows, that would be C:\Program Files\... MESHmachine needs write access to its installation folder, so you need to install it into Blender's addons folder.

  • with Blender closed, navigate to Blender's addons folder
  • find MESHmachine, and copy the MESHmachine/assets/Plugs folder to a save location to backup any custom Plugs you may have created
  • remove the MESHmachine folder
  • in your Downloads location, extract the MESHmachine_0.15.2.zip file
  • copy the MESHmachine folder from the zip file to Blender's addons folder
    • note, if you have a MESHmachine_0.15.2 folder after extraction, don't copy this one, instead copy the MESHmachine folder contained in it
  • start Blender and check if the menu (Y key) comes up

Update Installation in Blender

  • start Blender, bring up preferences
  • switch to the Add-ons tab and use the search input at the top right to find your currently installed MESHmachine version
  • unfold MESHmachine, go to the Plugs tab, and shift click on the folder icon of the assets path
  • in your filebrowser copy any custom plugs you may have to a safe location
  • back Blender, first deactivate MESHmachine, then click the Remove button
  • with MM uninstalled, click the Install... button at the top right
  • locate the downloaded MESHmachine_0.15.2.zip file and double-click it
  • activate the addon by ticking the checkbox
  • ensure your preferences are saved (by default done automatically)
  • close preferences and in the 3D View press the Y key to bring up the MESHmachine menu