Intro

Custom drag import is a blender addon that allow you to custom your drag import handle You can add your custom drag config, and set your custom scripts to do something after import

How to setup a custom config

1. click the add button
2. add name
3. add file extensions
4. save config

Config will be save to CustomDragImport\asset\config\default.json, make sure to copy it when update addon

Windows Feature

You are allow to use Ctrl Alt Left-Drag / Ctrl Shift V to import file from clipboard

Config Struct

Config Struct

{
    "obj cutom": {
        "bl_import_operator": "wm.obj_import",
        "bl_file_extensions": ".obj;.OBJ",
        "poll_area": "VIEW_3D",
        "operator_context": "EXEC_DEFAULT",
        "foreach_post_script": "alignAxisX.py"
    },
	...
}

Advance

You are allow to use built-in script to modifier your object after import a file

Pre Script

before import all file, execute it

Post Script

After Import All Files, execute it

For each pre Script

Before Import Each File, execute it

For each post Script

After Import Each File, execute it

Built-In scripts

Post Script

• dropOnSurface.py: place import file on where your mouse click the import menu
• importFileAsNodes.py: allow to import more that one image as nodes in 4.1(4.2 is supported by default)
• setupPBRTextures.py: allow to setup pbr textures for drag images(select a bsdf prin node first)

For each post Script

• addCollection.py: add collection for the import file which name with filename
• alignAxisX.py: align objects on x axis
• drop2floor.py: drop every object to floor basic

Example

• printArgs.py: see [Script Example](# Custom Script Example)
• viewSelect.py: view select after import

Custom Script Example

You can use args which provided by this addon

import bpy

from cdi_tool.debugLog import DebugLog

event = globals().get('event')
# each
filepath = globals().get('filepath')
index = globals().get('index')
selected_objects = globals().get('selected_objects')
selected_nodes = globals().get('selected_nodes')
# all
directory = globals().get('directory')
files = globals().get('files')

logger = DebugLog()
logger.debug(f'event:{event}\n'
             f'filepath:{filepath}\n'
             f'index:{index}\n'
             f'selected_objects:{selected_objects}\n'
             f'selected_nodes:{selected_nodes}\n'
             f'directory:{directory}\n'
             f'files:{files}\n')