Getting Started

Requirements

General Blender system requirements apply. Read about general Blender system requirements.

In short, if your system can run Blender, it can run PACKED Data Manager as well.

Blender

PACKED Data Manager is compatible with the following major Blender stable releases:

  • 4.2 LTS
  • 4.1
  • 4.0
  • 3.6 LTS
  • 3.5
  • 3.4
  • 3.3 LTS

Alpha and Experimental Blender builds are not supported.

Download

Download PACKED Data Manager add-on from Blender Market. The downloaded add-on will be in a zip file format.

Install

Blender 4.2 and later

Blender 4.2 introduced a new form addons should be installed and used called Extensions.

  1. Open Blender.
  2. Go to Edit > Preferences.
  3. Select Add-ons on the left.
  4. Click the down-facing arrow icon in the top right corner and select Install from Disk...
  5. Navigate to and select the downloaded PACKED Data Manager add-on zip file.
  6. Wait for the add-on to install.

Blender 4.1 and earlier

Follow these steps if you're installing PACKED Data Manager for the first time:

  1. Open Blender.
  2. Go to Edit > Preferences .
  3. Select Add-ons on the left.
  4. Click Install....
  5. Navigate to and select the downloaded PACKED Data Manager add-on zip file.
  6. Wait for the add-on to install.
  7. Enter PACKED Data Manager in the search bar.
  8. Tick the checkbox to enable the add-on.

How to Access the Add-on

The main add-on panel can be accessed from the Blender's sidebar inside the 3D Viewport (by default opened by pressing N with the mouse cursor inside the 3D Viewport area).

Update

Follow these steps if you want to update the already installed version of PACKED Data Manager to the latest version:

  1. Uninstall the add-on by following the instructions in the Uninstall section.
  2. Restart Blender.
  3. Download and install a new version by following the instructions in the Download and Install sections, respectively.

Uninstall

If you wish to uninstall PACKED Data Manager, follow these steps:

  1. Open Blender.
  2. Go to Edit > Preferences .
  3. Select Add-ons on the left.
  4. Enter PACKED Data Manager in the search bar.
  5. Expand the add-on panel by clicking the triangle on the left.
  6. Click Uninstall (or Remove in Blender 4.1 and earlier) .

Next Steps

Before using PACKED Data Manager, make sure to familiarize yourself with the foundational concepts. They describe the add-on's features and their interface.

Alternatively, feel free to jump right into exploring PACKED Data Manager inside Blender.