Microbi Assembly Sequencer: A toolset for creating an assembly sequence of multi-part designs.

Microbi Assembly Sequencer is designed to help you create an assembly sequence of multi-part designs efficiently in Blender.

This add-on is compatible with Blender 3.6.7 and later versions.

1. Download the add-on zip file.
2. In Blender, go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
3. Click Install and select the downloaded zip file.
4. Enable the add-on from the list.

1. Set Seam (Edit Mode):

   • Go to Edit Mode and select the edges where you want to set seams. These seams will be used for the UV unwrapping.
   • Click the Set Seam button.

2. Clear Seam (Edit Mode):

   • Go to Edit Mode and select the seams you want to clear. This is only necessary if you want to reset the seam and try a different UV unwrap.
   • Click the Clear Seam button.

3. UV Unwrap:

   • Go to Object Mode and select the mesh you want to unwrap.
   • Click the UV Unwrap button to create a 2D mesh layout while keeping the original mesh in place.

4. Rotate 90°:

   • Select the mesh you want to rotate.
   • Click the Rotate 90° button to rotate the mesh 90 degrees about its origin.

5. Sort Faces:

   • Select the mesh you want to sort based on the minimum spanning tree algorithm.
   • Click the Sort Faces button to sort the faces and create a visual representation.

6. Show/Hide MST:

   • Click the Show/Hide MST button to toggle the visibility of the Grease Pencil object that visualizes the MST.

1. Create Loose Parts:

   • Select the mesh with loose components.
   • Click the Create Loose Parts button to separate loose components into individual parts and reset their origins.

2. Sort Components:

   • Select the components you want to reorient based on the 2D mesh layout.
   • Click the Sort Components button to reorient the components from the 3D mesh to the 2D mesh layout.

1. Edge Naming:

   • Select the mesh you want to label the edges.
   • Click the Edge Naming button to label the edges based on the operator logic.

2. Face Text Size:

   • Adjust the Face Text Size property to change the size of the text created for faces.

3. Edge Text Size:

   • Adjust the Edge Text Size property to change the size of the text created for edges.

1. Select Component:
   • Enter the name of the component you want to select in the Component Name field.
   • Click the Select button to select the component by its name.

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.