The script requires the plugin, Clintons3dPlugin. This can also be found on the persistent install scripts page.

Requires OD_CopyPasteExternal. https://heimlich1024.github.io/OD_CopyPasteExternal/

Installation:

1. install the persistent base if not already installed
2. drag the node into the link editor and press the install button
3. remove the node from the scene after install is complete

Blender Installation

1. Edit > Preferences...
2. Add-ons
3. Install Add-on from install button at the top
4. choose BLENDER_ExportToExternal.py, and check the box
5. choose BLENDER_PasteFromExternal.py, and check the box
6. click Save User Settings button
7. copy and paste will be found in the Object menu

Blender 4.3 Installation

1. Edit > Preferences...
2. Add-ons
3. Dropdown list upper right, choose "Install from Disk..."
4. navigate to Blender310 folder
5. choose BLENDER_ExportToExternal.py
6. press the "Install from Disk" button
7. Clear the search bar
8. Repeat steps 3,4 and 5 but for BLENDER_PasteFromExternal.py
9. The Object menu now has "Copy to External" and "Paste from External"

Notes:

• autofacet normals of 30 deg is applied to the pasted mesh - mesh normals are not included in the copy paste toolset
• Morph Start and End are used to limit the number of morphs that will be created inside the trueSpace object.
• Morph Start of 1 corresponds to the first shape key inside Blender after the Basis shape key entry.
• If any morph is named "Morph" inside tS it will need to be renamed before running a paste operation.
• material indices will transfer and simple solid materials with random colors will be assigned when pasting if the target item does not already have corresponding materials
• Create Morph Animation is for reading in a sequence of morphs as a single animation expression. Morphs can be used as a means to read vertex animation in the form of a series of morphs.
• Use the interpolation tools to set the keyframes as linear type for the best result
  
  • Anim view DopeSheet or FCurve - select "Vertex morphs"
  • RClick toolbar button to open the panel
  • Type: choose Linear interpolation in the dropdown
  • press Select All
  • press Set Interpolation
• Does not support Weightmaps
• Does not support SubD and Subpatch, only the cage polygons of the SDS will import and export
• Does not support Lightwave style UV's
• Might be limited to 15000 vertices if 2 uv channels and 30000 vertices if 1 uv channel

Morph names

The morph names may be too long to see in the default tS morph panel.

• Open the Link Editor to the "Vertex morphs" node inside the pasted object
• choose the Default panel, right click the title to start the editor
• select the "Del" button and shift drag on the right to make it bigger - this step is to avoid a super tiny Add button later
• select the top scrubber and shift drag it's left side to make them smaller
• work your way to the left, selecting and shift dragging to resize the inputs until the names are big enough
• Right click the title and choose "Replace"

Old Video Demo

November 29, 2024

• fix bug - can now import morphs to an object that already has morphs
• split the ui into 3 panels - easier to understand
• new advanced range input option
• animation creates a new track/clip so it can be run more than once on the same object

October 8, 2024

• load on demand style installer
• update UI from UU
• new icon design
• pick range of morph indices to load in
• status bar indicator for morph imports
• opens in a floating panel
• installer updates the uu button command and icon
• warning question if try to import more than 99 morph targets
• improve appearance while importing morph targets

May 17, 2023

• increase paste speed
• status line feedback
• new installer

February 24, 2018

• persistent install v2 compatible
• compatible with new batch installer

January 25, 2018

• persistent install
• check for lights and cameras
• check for valid mesh node

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