Plug-in Manager
Instructions on using the HEAT Bridge plug-in manager to install and update the various HEAT plug-ins.
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Opening the Plug-in Manager
With the HEAT Bridge open navigate to your system tray and expand it in the lower right had corner of Windows.
Right Click on the HEAT Bridge icon (
) and select "Plugin Manager".
The Plug-in Manager window will now open and display all of the possible plug-in installations.
Installing HEAT Plug-ins
Blender
Begin by selecting the version of Blender that you would like to install the HEAT plug-in to from menu options on the left hand side.
Once a Blender version is selected you will see in the main window the version, if any, of the HEAT Bridge that is currently installed to Blender. Below that you will see all available versions of the HEAT Blender plug-in that you can choose to install. After selecting your version of Blender and version of the HEAT Plug-in click the Install button (
).When you click Install you will be prompted by windows to "allow PowerShell to make changes to your device". Click yes. This allows the bridge to place the files in the administrator level directories that the plug-ins need to be in.
PowerShell will now open and unpack the plug-in files and place them in the correct directory.
Once the install is complete open Blender and navigate, in the menu bar, to 'Edit -> Preferences'. In the left had menu bar of the Preferences window select 'Add-ons'.
Either locate or search for '3D View: HeatBlender' and click the check box next to it to activate the plug-in. Blender is now ready to receive animations from the HEAT Bridge. Instruction on using the HEAT Bridge with Blender can be found here.
Blender may need to be restarted after activating the HEAT Blender plug-in in the Add-ons manager. If you are having issues importing animations at this point please restart Blender.
Unity
Begin by selecting the version of the Unity HEAT plug-in that you would like to add to your projects. Click the Install button (
).When you click Install you will be prompted by windows to "allow PowerShell to make changes to your device". Click yes. This allows the bridge to place the files in the administrator level directories that the plug-ins need to be in.
PowerShell will now open and unpack the plug-in files and place them in your downloads directory at 'Downloads -> Heat -> HeatUnity-vX.X.X.unitypackage'.
Open Unity and create a new 3D project.
Navigate, in the menu bar, to 'Assets -> Import Package -> Custom Package'.
Navigate to the 'HeatUnity-vX.X.X.unitypackage' file and open it.
An import window will pop up in Unity. Keep everything selected and click the import button.
Your Unity project is now ready to receive animations from the HEAT Bridge. Further instruction on importing animations can be found here.
Daz Studio 3D
Begin by selecting the version of Daz Studio that you would like to install the HEAT plug-in to from menu options on the left hand side.
Once a Daz Studio version is selected you will see in the main window the version, if any, of the HEAT Bridge that is currently installed to Daz. Below that you will see all available versions of the HEAT Daz plug-in that you can choose to install. After selecting your version of Daz Studio and version of the HEAT Plug-in click the Install button (
).When you click Install you will be prompted by windows to "allow PowerShell to make changes to your device". Click yes. This allows the bridge to place the files in the administrator level directories that the plug-ins need to be in.
PowerShell will now open and unpack the plug-in files and place them in the correct directory.
Upon opening Daz the HEAT Animations Pane will be available. If you do not see it immediately navigate, in the menu bar, to 'Window -> Panes (Tabs) -> HEAT Animations'.
Daz Studio is now ready to receive animations from the HEAT Bridge. Further instruction on importing animations to Daz can be found here.
Maya
While the Maya plug-in is able to be installed from the HEAT Bridge Plug-in Manager, it does not use the Bridge directly at this time to import animations. Maya imports are, for now, handled with an internal web view that looks identical to the HEAT Bridge.
Begin by selecting the version of Maya that you would like to install the HEAT plug-in to from menu options on the left hand side.
Once a Maya version is selected you will see in the main window the version, if any, of the HEAT Bridge that is currently installed to Maya. Below that you will see all available versions of the HEAT Maya plug-in that you can choose to install. After selecting your version of Maya and version of the HEAT Plug-in click the Install button (
).When you click Install you will be prompted by windows to "allow PowerShell to make changes to your device". Click yes. This allows the bridge to place the files in the administrator level directories that the plug-ins need to be in.
PowerShell will now open and unpack the plug-in files and place them in the correct directory.
Open Maya and create a new project. In the top menu bar you will see the option 'HEAT'. Drop this menu down and click 'Launch HEAT Window'.
Maya will now display a HEAT Webview window similar to the bridge that you can import animations into your scene from. Further instruction on importing animations to Maya can be found here.