[Alpha] accelBlend - controlling Blender with accelerometer data
 

accelBlend is now available from extras-devel, the receiver part and the source for sender can be found at
https://code.launchpad.net/~xintx-ua/+junk/accelblend

How to test it with Blender:

• Get accelblend_receiver.py from http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~xintx-u...celblend/files
• Add accelblend_receiver.py to the Blender: Ctrl+Alt+U -> Add-Ons -> Install Add-On
• Activate it. You can use "3D View" filter to find it in the list.
• Check the "Tools" panel in the main window. You should see "accelBlend" layout. If you don't have "Tools" panel, press T.
• Click the "start receiving" button.
• Launch the sender part (Menu > Utilities > accelBlend) on your phone providing Blender machine IP.
• When you are done press Esc (!) to stop it.

Notes

1. I'm not sure about the dependencies of the package, will re-check them later.
2. We need someone to test it on N9.

Old

The first preview was at
http://projects.blender.org/tracker/...d=153&atid=467
(see Attachments tab)

The old brainstorm thread: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=61964

Re: [Alpha] accelBlend - controlling Blender with (N900's) accelerometer data
 

Added a Wiki page:
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Ex...ion/accelBlend

Re: [Alpha] accelBlend - controlling Blender with (N900's) accelerometer data
 

wow ,this seems to be something big ,3d interface / powerful animations ..cool ,it will rock .
one question ..is this a tool to control blender objects or with this we can actually create blender animations ?

Re: [Alpha] accelBlend - controlling Blender with (N900's) accelerometer data
 

this would rock if it was cinema 4d compatible, still amazing work though :D

Gav

Re: [Alpha] accelBlend - controlling Blender with (N900's) accelerometer data
 

Right now (0.0.1) it controls only 3D view rotation. But I'll try to make it a lot more useful, of course. And, of course, everyone can help me if they want :)

Re: [Alpha] accelBlend - controlling Blender with (N900's) accelerometer data
 

Here is the first mockup of GUI.

Re: [Alpha] accelBlend - controlling Blender with (N900's) accelerometer data
 

Ok, it's in extras-devel now, see the first post for instructions.

Re: [Alpha] accelBlend - controlling Blender with (N900's) accelerometer data
 

Nice...would it be possible to use the accelerometers to pan the camera as well as rotate? (I'm picturing a pan/rotate toggle in the UI and applying a corresponding force to the Blender camera.)

Re: [Alpha] accelBlend - controlling Blender with (N900's) accelerometer data
 

Yes, I want to bind it to many different actions in the future :)

Re: [Alpha] accelBlend - controlling Blender with accelerometer data