/Blender2PicoCAD

A small plugin which converts blender models to PicoCAD model file ( just a fun weekend project )

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🔌 Plugin: Blender to Pico CAD

A simple plugin that export blender models as picoCAD model .txt file

blender2picoCAD

How?

  1. Open viewVertScript.blend in examples folder
  2. open the script panel
  3. change the output destination.
  4. select the model that you want to export ( make sure that all the transforms are applied. )
  5. run the script in the script panel.
  6. open the model.txt in picoCAD

TODO:

  1. Automatically recalculate and then flip the normals.
  2. use the image texture of active uv layer.
  3. Throw warnings about:
    • Make sure all the transforms are applied.
    • Make sure model is centered/near to the (0,0,0) coordinate
    • the texture must be of 128px 128px
    • PicoCAD only use first 120px in texture.
  4. Create an Export interface.
  5. Comment the code.
  6. Write tests.