OnlyBlends.Gamepad 0.5.2

Integrate Controller like Gamepads and other inputs via Nodes.

Features

• Connection to Geometry Nodes via New OnlyBlend.Gamepad Node Editor
• Supports multiple gamepads and multiple platforms (https://inputs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/hardwaresupport.html )
• Node Socket segmented into: D-Pad ; Axis (Sticks and Bumpers) ; Buttons
• The OnlyBlends.Gamepad Node Editor has Nodes to help building a Camera / Object Controller
• "Start Game" Operator in the Render Properties -> Spawn a Fullscreen Standalone Blender Instance

Install

Download as zip or install in Blender via:

Usage

Geometry Node Connection

• Select the OnlyBlends.Gamepad Node Editor

• Add a Gamepad Node
• Create a Geometry Node Modifier and add Input Sockets
• The 'Modifier Control' Node can manipulate the Inputs of an Geometry Nodes Modifier and has an Object as Output Socket (the Geometry of the Modifier)
• This means you can send Data from Gamepad Nodes to Geometry Nodes in Realtime

Fullscreen

• You can start a Full Screen Instance of Blender
• Not tested on Mac

Optional

• Use the Transform Object Node to build a Controller for Cameras and Objects

Special Thanks to

• Zeth
• https://github.com/zeth
• https://github.com/zeth/inputs

Upcoming features

• Mouse and Keyboard

Change Log

0.5.0

• Complete rewrite
• pip package inputs is used instead of pygame, only one wheel for all platforms
• OnlyBlends.Gamepad Node Editor and Custom Nodes

0.5.0-1

• Fix Plug and Play for Windows
• "Start Game" Operator in the Render Properties -> Spawn a Fullscreen Standalone Blender Instance, like you know...
• Tested on:
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • Mac

0.5.1

• Fix "Start Game" Operator of Fullscreen Mode (Windows)
• Fix spamming of temporary save path
• Fix Scene Info Node
• It is possible to use also OnlyBlends.Mixer Nodes if it's installed (after the 0.5.1 release of Mixer) with Copy / Paste from on Tree to another

0.5.2

• internal fixes to get listed on extensions platform again
  • critical packages queue and threading no longer used
  • changes from (https://github.com/Zulhakar/OnlyBlendsCore)
  • "Geometry Modifier Object" renamed to "Modifier Control"

0.5.2-1

• OnlyBlends.Core Update
  • The group functionality should now be usable
  • Modifier Control Node have correct Socket Names and Menu Socket can be changed via OBC String