Blender-Archeological-Data-Manager-Addon

Python script for Blender 2.79+ Import Library objects with Coordinates and TimeRange, from CSV database table.

This Addon script for Blender is a part of ArcheoDataBank III Project.

Archeo Databank is a Historical Geographic Information System (HGIS), made to facilitate the administration of a Spatial Data, Chronological data, Attribut Data and File Data (SCAF), and to publish 3D topographic visualizations and research contents.

About this addon

Last Stable Release (V1.0.0): This work is intended to provide a dedicated support for open source GIS mapping solution. It is also a cross-level and multi-contextual data factory and archive databank for research and educational contents.

Blender is a free and open source 3D appication, used in our office to support the creation of 3D maps based on geodata and archeological contents.

Features:

• Select database file: Choose a .csv file
• Select objects library file: Choose a .blend file
• Load objects to Scene: Add objects based on location and frame range
• Select time references: Choose start/end frames as frame = year
• Check setup console: Open Terminal and check path.file, scene.name and group.name
• Add DB specific group: Add objects to new/existing group
• Make parent to empty: Assign object and text to empty at DB position

• View Console log: Follow real time processing and check data structure

Animation Hide/Show Automation: Recreate historical view and process

Auto Assign to groups and parents: The created EMPTY object is the parent of associated objects.

3D Reconstruction process: x-ray visualization and objects selection and navigation.

Goals (V1.5):

• Features: Add more columns and db options
• UI: Add invisible operators as optional config
• Samples: more database objects with custom data

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Installation

• Copy the script in your Blender script folder
• Open User Preferences Panel
• Activate the addon... enjoy !

Instructions

• Open the Demo .blend file, run the script in the TEXT window !
• Select the .csv database file and the .blend library file provided in /demo folder
• Press the IMPORT LIBRARY button,... et voila !

Authors

• Uriel Deveaud - Initial work - Kore Teknology

Please, feel free to contact me, and/or discuss further development or ideas for this plugin, thanks ;)

License

This project is licensed under the BSD License - see the LICENSE.md file for details

Acknowledgments

• This work is dedicated to all blender users
• Inspiration... Thanks to the Blender Fundation for offering us a great software