Documentation:MPFB2 getting started with VS code - Revision history

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‎Getting started

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‎Blender preferences

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‎The very first issue!!

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‎Using GitHub?!

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‎The very first issue!!

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‎The very first issue!!

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‎=Useful Blender addons

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‎The very first issue!!

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‎The very first issue!!

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	As of now VS code - actually Visual Studio Code - will be refereed to as VSC. For your information VSC is a free version of the professional tool called Visual Studio, Both are provided by Microsoft. Visual Studio is used by companies that have a portfolio of software and it is often used as a front end for different repository systems, this is needed when you have complex systems and a need for keeping track of software versions. If you use VSC you will learn a bit... but never mind, lets get to the first issue you may run into.		As of now VS code - actually Visual Studio Code - will be refereed to as VSC. For your information VSC is a free version of the professional tool called Visual Studio, Both are provided by Microsoft. Visual Studio is used by companies that have a portfolio of software and it is often used as a front end for different repository systems, this is needed when you have complex systems and a need for keeping track of software versions. If you use VSC you will learn a bit... but never mind, lets get to the first issue you may run into.
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		+	===Running the addon, startup to-do===
		+	I found that the addon currently depends on that you have MetaHuman (1.2.0?) running already. The addon will try to connect with this and "reuse" some of the setup...
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	===The very first issue!!===		===The very first issue!!===

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 This is what the MPFB preferences look like in the current version.
 ::[[File:MPFB2-Options.PNG]]
 ===Developer options===
 These are the developer option:

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		+	===The 2nd issue - upgrade the addon!===
		+	Well perhaps not, but you may well run into this - as did I.
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		+	You can not (always) simply install the latest version of the addon on top of a older version. I ran into this and was happy that I made a backup. To install the first version I downloaded mpfb2-latest.zip, unpacked the files directly in a folder called Blender/addon/mpfb2-latest and ran VSCode from that folder. These are the steps you need to follow, to go to the new version:
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		+	* Open blender 2.9, disable the MPFB2 addon and close Blender
		+	* Move the old zip file to Blender/addon/mpfb2-latest
		+	* Rename the old folder Blender/addon/mpfb2-latest to say * Move the old zip file to Blender/addon/mpfb2-latest-1
		+	* Download a new version of the mpfb2-latest.zip MPFB file.
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		+	Now you should be able to run the new version from VSCode as it were. You will get a message:
		+	::Could not read preference mpfb_user_data
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		+	If you set the preferences they are now "lost", I don't know where it is saved...

	===Blender preferences===		===Blender preferences===

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		+	===Blender preferences===
		+	This is what the MPFB preferences look like in the current version.
		+	::[[File:MPFB2-Options.PNG]]
		+	===Developer options===
		+	These are the developer option:
		+	::[[File:MPFB2-DeveloperOptions.PNG]]
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	===Using GitHub?!===		===Using GitHub?!===

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		+	Go back to [[Documentation:MPFB\|MakeHuman Plugin For Blender - main page]]
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	=MPFB2 getting started with VS code=		=MPFB2 getting started with VS code=
	On this page you will find notes, tips and hints - in general I intend to make notes on how MPFB2 was implemented as I learn and hopefully this can help others to understand the addon, debut it, make extensions/suggestions and perhaps you can even learn how to make your own addon?		On this page you will find notes, tips and hints - in general I intend to make notes on how MPFB2 was implemented as I learn and hopefully this can help others to understand the addon, debut it, make extensions/suggestions and perhaps you can even learn how to make your own addon?

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 * When running from VSC you will get a extra DEV tool-tab, this is good to know i you are running Blender both ways.
 * When running from VSC the add on gets installed - and it will '''remain installed as is,''' when you run (the same) Blender stand alone without VSC.
-::[[File:MPFB2-VS1.PNG|800px|left]]
+::[[File:MPFB2-VS1.PNG|800px]]
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 Placeholder for VSC specific tips.
-===Useful Blender addons==
+===Useful Blender addons===
 Placeholder for addon specific tips.

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	* When running from VSC you will get a extra DEV tool-tab, this is good to know i you are running Blender both ways.		* When running from VSC you will get a extra DEV tool-tab, this is good to know i you are running Blender both ways.
	* When running from VSC the add on gets installed - and it will '''remain installed as is,''' when you run (the same) Blender stand alone without VSC.		* When running from VSC the add on gets installed - and it will '''remain installed as is,''' when you run (the same) Blender stand alone without VSC.
		+	::[[File:MPFB2-VS1.PNG\|800px\|left]]
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		+	===Using GitHub?!===
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		+	Placeholder for how to get the addon.
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		+	===Inspect an error===
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		+	Placeholder for looking at the console and reporting errors.
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		+	===Debug the code===
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		+	Placeholder for "digging in" and inspecting the code.
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		+	===Adding your own code===
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		+	Placeholder for - how to "sample" the existing code, adding your own menus/buttons and functions.
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		+	===MFB2 in Blender===
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		+	Placeholder for "how are the MPFB2 components organized in Blender".
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		+	===Useful Blender things===
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		+	Placeholder for learning to use Blender via MPFB2!
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		+	===Useful VSC things and extensions===
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		+	Placeholder for VSC specific tips.
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		+	===Useful Blender addons==
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		+	Placeholder for addon specific tips.

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 * It looks like 2.9.2 (or perhaps MBPF2) adds collections to the Scene: Mesh/Rig/Collision/Extras.
 * When running from VSC you will get a extra DEV tool-tab, this is good to know i you are running Blender both ways.
-* When running from VSC the add on gets installed and it will be installed as is, when you run (the same) Blender without VSC.
+* When running from VSC the add on gets installed - and it will '''remain installed as is,''' when you run (the same) Blender stand alone without VSC.