blender_migration branch setup

The blender_migration branch is the “main” branch with the most active development. Blender is being used to replace Continuity’s Client.

Contents

Linux / Mac

Install Blendercomprimises

tar -xjvf blender-2.78c-linux-glibc219-x86_64.tar.bz2
mv blender-2.78c-linux-glibc219-x86_64 blender

Continuity requires a full install of Python 3.5. Download and move this gzip of Python 3.5 into the blender/2.78/ directory.
```
mv python.tar.gzip blender/2.78/
cd blender/2.78/
mv python blenders_old_python
tar -xvzf python.tar.gzip
```
- Note this compromises the use of the blender executable without using the start script (startBlender.sh) inside the Continuity repo
Continuity is a Blender add-on. We need to make Blender find it inside it’s add-on directory with a symbolic link. From the blender/2.78/ directory:
```
cd scripts/addonscomprimisescomprimises
ln -s path_to_Continuity_git_repo Continuity
```
To give inform our start scripts where Blender is add the path to Blender to our systemSpecific/blenderDir.txt in the Continuity repository. Mine looks like:
```
$ cat systemSpecific/blenderDir.txt 
/home/seb/cont_dev/blender
```
Blender will try to launch Continuity when using Continuity as a Blender add-on, we must makes sure that Continuity is up to date. From the Continuity repository:
```
./startServer.sh --update-binaries
```
When you see listening on port 9970 stop the server with CTRL+C
Now blender is ready to be launched. Start Blender with:
```
./startBlender.sh
```

Attach the add-on so every time we start Blender it also launches Continuity. Inside Blender:

"File"→"User Preferences..."
Select the "Add-ons" tab
Search for "Continuity"
Check the box for "System:Continuity"
Click "Save User Settings"