Installation
Requirements#
- Blender 5.2 or newer
- Meddle and MeddleTools
- Rigify
Note: Rigify ships with Blender but may need to be enabled manually
Installation#
You can install AetherBlend with drag and drop, manually, or with Blender's repository feature:
Drag and drop#
The quickest way. Drag a button below into an open Blender window.
- Drag the AetherBlend button into Blender. The first time, Blender asks to add the AetherBlend repository, confirm it.
- Drag the same button a second time to install the add-on from that repository.
- Meddle Tools and FFGear come from the same repository, so once it is added they need only one drop each.
The add-on itself. Drop it twice: first to add the repository, then to install.
Needed to import characters with their materials and shaders. You can skip it if you only use AetherBlend's rigging tools.
All three buttons use the shared FFXIV Blender Plugins repository. Because it is a repository, Blender keeps the installed add-ons updated afterwards.
If dragging does nothing, use one of the methods below.
Repository feature#
- In Blender's preferences menu, select the "Get Extensions" tab
- Select the repositories drop-down-menu in the top right of the window
- Select "Add Remote Repository"
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Paste the following URL into the required repository field:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ShinoMythmaker/FFXIV-Blender-Plugins/refs/heads/main/repo.json -
Select Check for Updates on Startup.
- Select Create.
- Find AetherBlend in the list of available add-ons and install it
Using this feature will allow Blender to automatically keep AetherBlend up to date.
Manual#
- Download the newest .zip from the releases page
- Open your preferences menu in Blender and navigate to the add-ons section
- From the dropdown in the top right of the window, select "Install from Disk" and navigate to your downloaded release of AetherBlend