TinyPipe Quickstart Guide ･: *ヽ(◕ヮ◕ヽ)
Written By MrTiny
Last updated 7 months ago
Installing
Installing TinyPipe is super easy — just like any other Blender add-on.
Go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons , then click “Install from Disk” and select the .zip file you received after purchase.
After loading the addon, navigate down and open the preferences. Paste in the License key you received in your email, then click Activate License
After activating you can always deactivate if you wanted to use it on another machine.
Great! You should now see TinyPipe in your tools panel. Press N on your keyboard to toggle the panel on or off.
Creating a Project
Below are the steps to create your own TinyPipe projects:
In the TinyPipe panel, click the “+” button.
In the pop-up, enter a Project Name.
Click the folder icon next to Project Path to open Blender’s file browser.
Navigate to your desired location, and Create New Folder, select it, then press OK.
I highly recommend naming the root folder the same as the project. 👇(°ロ°)👇
If everything went according to plan you should see something like this
Creating Assets
TinyPipe gives you all the freedom you need to shoot yourself in the foot ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿'̿'\̵͇̿̿\з=(•_•)=ε/̵͇̿̿/’̿’̿ ̿ ̿̿ ̿̿
So before going wild, take a peek at these examples to keep your project pleasant and well-structured.
TinyPipe has two main categories:
Assets – for props, objects, and other single unique things
Scenes – collection of assets combined into a single file.
Every project is different, so plan a little now to save yourself headaches later. Some projects benefit from extra-specific sub-folders, while others, everything can just be created straight into Assets. For example, if your project is simply for organizing different Donut🍩 models, you could create a single New Folder called Donuts and then create New Asset with the donut names inside it.
Notice the difference between Ford and Honda — by default, you can create up to five levels of nested subfolders. Go broad and simple, or detailed and specific, whichever fits your workflow.
Versions
When you navigate to an asset, you’ll see all its versions. From there, you can open, link, add notes, or delete any version as needed.
Each version can hold a “breadcrumb” note — a quick reminder of what you did in that file.
