From 350c51cee9977053b66bc1c4fdb4f700c60a2a10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: howetuft Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 09:25:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update readme --- readme.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index 78c33910..bfd6c5f8 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -4,33 +4,38 @@ [LuxCoreRender.org](https://luxcorerender.org/) | [Forums](https://forums.luxcorerender.org/) | [Wiki](http://wiki.luxcorerender.org/LuxCoreRender_Wiki) -## BlendLuxCore +## BlendLuxCore Wheels This addon integrates the LuxCore render engine into Blender. It offers advanced features like accelerated rendering of indirect light and efficient rendering of caustics. -### Supported Blender Versions +**This is a special version of the add-on, based on LuxCore Python wheels.** -* Blender 4.2 is supported by [BlendLuxCore v2.9 beta1 (Windows only)](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases/tag/blendluxcore_v2.9beta1) +### Supported Blender Versions -* Blender 4.1 is supported by [BlendLuxCore v2.9 alpha1](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases/tag/blendluxcore_v2.9alpha1) +* Blender 4.2 is supported for Windows, Linux, MacOS Intel, MacOS ARM -* Blender 4.0 is supported by [BlendLuxCore v2.8 alpha1](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases/tag/blendluxcore_v2.8alpha1) +### Installation -* Blender 3.6 LTS (3.6.x, not 3.6 itself) is experimentally supported by [BlendLuxCore v2.7 beta1](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases/tag/blendluxcore_v2.7beta1) +#### From latest release (recommended) -* Blender 3.0 - 3.5.1 are supported by [BlendLuxCore v2.6 alpha1](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases/tag/blendluxcore_v2.6alpha1) +Find latest release of **BlendLuxCore Wheels** (https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases) (caveat: do not get confused with plain BlendLuxCore) +From the release assets, download extension `BlendLuxCore*.zip` +Open Blender and follow "Install from disk" procedure (https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/preferences/extensions.html) -* Blender 2.93 is supported by [BlendLuxCore v2.6](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases/tag/blendluxcore_v2.6) +Beforehand, you may want to uninstall previous version of BlendLuxCore: look in "Get Extensions" panel. -* Blender 2.83-2.92 are supported by [BlendLuxCore v2.5](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases/tag/blendluxcore_v2.5) +#### From last commit -* Blender 2.83 is supported by [BlendLuxCore v2.4](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases/tag/blendluxcore_v2.4) +Build extension: +- clone this repository: `git clone https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore.git` +- checkout branch: `git checkout for_blender_4.2_wheels` +- configure: `cmake -S BlendLuxCore -B blc-build` +- build: `cmake --build blc-build` +The extension should be in `blc-build` subfolder -* Blender 2.80, 2.81 and 2.82 are supported by [BlendLuxCore v2.2](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases/tag/blendluxcore_v2.2) and [BlendLuxCore v2.3](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases/tag/blendluxcore_v2.3) - -* Blender 2.79 is supported by [BlendLuxCore v2.0](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases/tag/blendluxcore_v2.0), [BlendLuxCore v2.1](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases/tag/blendluxcore_v2.1) and [BlendLuxCore v2.2](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases/tag/blendluxcore_v2.2) +Open Blender and follow "Install from disk" procedure (https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/preferences/extensions.html) -### [Installation and usage](https://wiki.luxcorerender.org/Category:BlendLuxCore) +Beforehand, you may want to uninstall previous version of BlendLuxCore: see in "Get Extensions" panel. ### [Gallery](https://luxcorerender.org/gallery/)