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  • Published 3 Aug 2023

Auto Reload addon

Auto Reload is a Blender addon designed to help with external Images and Libraries reloading.

It allows user to inspect these external files, open, rename, delete them from convenient Panels in the Scene Properties.

User can also launch a Timer (located in the Top Bar Menu) which will retrieve automatically modified Images every n seconds, and will fetch Libraries for modification.

github.com/samytichadou/Auto_Reload_Blender_addon

bestelix
3 Aug 2023

1 Comment

thorn

Looks like a very good addon. I do have a thought/concern on this feature:

  • Save and Revert operator: This operator will save current Blend file and reload it, all external Images and Libraries will be reloaded.

  1. This one seems a bit... dangerous, as it saves the file but it is not in the regular "file" menu. I feel like this may lead to a misclick and undesired saves.

  2. If kept as a feature, Save and Reopen might be a better name, as "Revert" is usually meant in the manner of "go back to a previous version"... ie, i've made a mistake and wish to revert to the file as it was before saving.