Installing the Wolvenkit Blender Plugin

Install guide

Summary

Published: ??? by mana vortex Last documented update: Nov 29 2024 by mana vortex

This page will show you how to install the Wolvenkit Blender Plugin from a github release or tag. If you want to install the bleeding edge, please check Installing from github source instead.

Compatibility

Blender version	4.5
Plugin version	1.7.1
Wolvenkit version	>= 8.17.1 stable | nightly (install guide)

Optional: Uninstall the old version

You don't need to do this unless you have trouble updating. Go straight to Step 0: Download the plugin

Uninstalling the previous plugin version

1. Open the Blender Preferences (Toolbar: Edit -> Preferences) and select the AddOns tab

1. Complete either of the options below:

   • Click the Remove button The build-in Blender way. Should work. If it doesn't check the second option

   • Delete the files on your disk Check the plugin's file entry. It will usually be something like this:

%APPDATA%\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.3\scripts\addons\i_scene_cp77_gltf

Navigate there with your Windows Explorer (Hotkey: Windows+R, paste the path above after changing your Blender version), and delete everything — either the entire folder, or all files inside.

1. Optional: Close and re-open Blender

Step 0: Download the plugin

If you want to install the current development version of the plugin, read Installing from github source (NOT for beginners)

Download the latest release of the plugin from github:

1. On the releases page, find the most recent release

2. Scroll past the change notes to the Assets section

3. Download the zip file with the plugin:

Do not download anything called "Source code", unless you know what you're doing

Step 1: Install the plugin

1. Start Blender

2. Open the Blender Preferences (Toolbar: Edit -> Preferences) and select the AddOns tab

1. Click the "Install" button and select the zip file you downloaded in step 2

Step 2: Enable the plugin

You only need to do this if you never installed the plugin before.

After you have successfully installed the plugin, you can now use the search bar to find it:

Make sure the box is checked and restart Blender.

Troubleshooting

I can't (un)install the plugin!

You can do both by hand. Find your Blender install's plugin folder, the path will look something like this (replace 3.6 with your Blender version):

%APPDATA%\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.3\scripts\addons

Inside the plugins folder, the Wolvenkit Blender IO Suite will be installed to the subfolder i_scene_cp77_gltf.

To uninstall the plugin, delete the entire folder.

To install the plugin, find the folder in your downloaded zip file that contains the file __init__.py, move it here, and rename it.

Now, restart Blender.