nilsmelchert / blender-bpy

Blender as Python module

blender-docker-bpy

Blender as Python module in a Docker container

Run using Docker

Use prebuilt Docker Container

docker run -it zocker160/blender-bpy

Docker Tags

• latest stable: zocker160/blender-bpy:stable
• from master at time of build: zocker160/blender-bpy:beta

Build container yourself

git clone https://github.com/zocker-160/blender-docker-bpy.git
docker build . -f Dockerfile -t blender:bpy
docker run -it --name bpy blender:bpy

How to run locally

Install Python

NOTE: replace the Python version with the appropriate one needed for each version of Blender!

wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.7/Python-3.7.7.tgz -O Python.tgz
tar xzf Python.tgz
cd Python-3.7.7/
./configure --enable-optimizations
sudo make install

# if you want to install Python 3.7.7 alongside other versions, then use instead:
sudo make altinstall

Install Bpy module (precompiled)

• Download precompiled module from Releases · zocker-160/blender-docker-bpy · GitHub
• unzip
• copy bpy.so and the folder to /usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/

Compile Bpy module

git clone https://github.com/zocker-160/blender-docker-bpy.git
make

• copy files from bpy folder to /usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/
• cleanup with make clean
• (optional) test installation with python3 bpytest.py