There is no option for assign shortcut when right click

I am confused about the Add-on Preferences, there are similar buttons.. I am not sure which one does what..
It would be nice to have some extra informations (a line) above these buttons to explain what they are for.

When pressing the CTRL+Z button, it erases the list.

Describe the bug
Putting a timer macro inside a loop completely breaks the action.
The action will be stuck in an endless loop like it is constantly pressing the "play" button after the timer is done.
Blender will also crash after a while.
It'll do this behavior even if the loop macro itself is disabled.
The loop works normally if no timer macro is inside.

The Timer behavior works properly when outside the loop

But everything breaks when trying to do the same inside a loop, even if the loop is disabled.
I'm not repeatedly pressing play here, I'm just selecting new faces.

To Reproduce

1. Create an action
2. Add a Loop start
3. Add any macro command
4. Add a timer macro
5. Add an End Loop

Expected behavior
The timer delay is properly respected, making stops between macros.
But instead it completely breaks the action, looping the action until blender crashes.

Version Information:

• Add-on Version 4.0.8
• Blender Version 3.6
• OS: Windows 10

Describe the bug
I get this error when I'm trying to delete any action I created, and moved from Local to Global. Updated lastly to version 4.0.8 with Blender 4.0.2
(check video)

Expected behavior
Delete Action like it does in previous version.

Screenshots

https://github.com/InamuraJIN/ActionRecorder/assets/158458961/ef046b5c-7f63-4c80-83d0-fd741f0c2d35

Version Information:

• Add-on Version [4.0.8]
• Blender Version [4.0.2]
• OS: [Windows]

Hi Jin,

I tried to do this:

1. Place 3D cursor, align it
2. Place 3D object geometry, using 3D Cursor orientation (not world)
3. Repeat with Action Recorder

I tried, it failed....

Following the install procedure, install succeeds but add-on does not appear in the list when searched for.

Describe the bug
Added or Recorded macros gets added with wrong operator parameters.

This happens because blender saves operator parameters changed by the user.

Notice on the video.
The first time, when changing the operator 'Merge', it is properly executed as:
bpy.ops.mesh.bridge_edge_loops(use_merge=True)
But on the next execution. It gets called as:
bpy.ops.mesh.bridge_edge_loops()
Even though it is executed with use_merge=True
This is a blender problem. It doesn't pass the operator values that has been changed by the user and uses a 'cached' value in the blender session somehow.

Not sure how to solve this. But this is very bad and can lead to a lot of confusion and problems if the user doesn't know about it.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Execute a command and change a value on the operator box
2. Undo the command.
3. Execute it again. The changed value is already there now.
4. Add the macro with the '+' button
5. Execute the macro

Expected behavior
Should be able to understand changed values on the operator box.

Version Information:

• Add-on Version 4.0.8
• Blender Version 3.6
• OS: Windows 10

I clicked on the Bottom Arrow button (to move down the "UV mode" category) but the label overlapped the other category:

Hello, Congratulations, it is an excellent job

Just a doubt, I am trying to generate a macro for a speed ramp in the video editor, the problem is that it does not record the step corresponding to insert the keyframe, I do not know if I'm doing it right, I attach a screenshot.

Would it be possible to select the new Macro, when it is created?

In the following screenshot, you can see that the first macro is still being selected. It would be less confusing if the selected line would be the one that has just been created with the + button.

Good day.

Thank you for your hard work.

Windows 10; Blender 2.83.4; Action Recorder 3.4.1;

The macro buttons of Action Recorder add-on disappear in the Global Actions column (the entire column becomes empty), if the computer is disconnected from the Internet.

If the Internet connection is reopened, the macro buttons reappear in Global Actions.

What could be the problem and how it can be fixed?
Is the add-on connecting to something in the Internet to work?

Add-on version: 3.5.15
Blender version: 2.91 (stable)

I am using Blender 2.91 (official stable version) and after copying the Bevel macro to Local, I tried to play it on an edge. But nothing happened.

When I manually add a bevel on an edge by myself (ctrl+b) here is what I see in the Info Editor (and it works):
bpy.ops.mesh.bevel(offset=0.2, offset_pct=0, affect='EDGES')

But when I edit the Bevel macro in Action Recorder, it seems different (and it doesn't work):
bpy.ops.mesh.bevel(offset=0.15, offset_pct=0, vertex_only=False)

Maybe this "Bevel" macro of Action Recorder doesn't work because the operator has changed in Blender 2.91 API ?

Describe the bug
Getting an error message when trying to add "Apply location, rotation or scale" for selected object as a macro.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Select a mesh object
2. Apply location, rotation and/or scale (Ctrl+A)
3. Press "+" on "Macro Editor"
4. Get error

Report: Error
Python: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\mikae\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\Action Recorder\actrec\operators\macros.py", line 130, in execute and functions.compare_op_dict(ops_values, tracked[3]))
File "C:\Users\mikae\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\Action Recorder\actrec\functions\macros.py", line 240, in compare_op_dict
value = op2_props.get(key, None)
AttributeError: 'numpy.str_' object has no attribute 'get'

Screenshots

Version Information:

• Add-on Version 4.1.0
• Blender Version 4.0.1
• Windows 10

Describe the bug
Global actions that ships with the addon have deprecated code. (https://github.com/InamuraJIN/ActionRecorder/blob/master/ActRec/Storage.json)
The global actions from External->Scatter and BackUP don't work.
Might be others, I haven't checked all.

Looking around, it seems they originally depended on https://github.com/RivinHD/ScriptToButton/tree/master
And on local configuration files of it. Calling commands like
bpy.ops.stb.scriptbutton(btn_name=\"PlayAnim3\")
Also, the other addon seems to use script_button now, so this should be some pretty old code that was left over.

It would also be nice if the default global actions included some of the actions shown in the "Product Movie" trailer video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA0vjP7D4Ec&t=58s
Just so we have some more examples of its utility to explore. The video shows the "slow/before version" so its nice to see what macros that translates to.
I can't quite figure our how to translate that hair mesh alignment one into macros, for example.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Rename the name to "Passive" (scatter seems to search for that object to work on)
2. Execute the global action Scatter

Expected behavior
Scattered objects.
But gets error while trying to call bpy.ops.stb.scriptbutton

Version Information:

• Add-on Version 4.0.8
• Blender Version 3.6
• OS: Windows 10

PS:
Trying to run an action with the execution mode ´Individual´ does not work.
I was going to make a PR to fix this but it seems you(@RivinHD) already fixed this in your local fork quite a while back.
It's just that its not merged here yet.
Not sure if I should post an issue here to keep track or not. Or just wait for the next minor release.
So adding this section here, so you can decide.

Add a Script Event that can be used to run a script in the TextEditor from an action.

Describe the bug
When clicking on the Macro Editor to edit an action, I get an error looking for the DejaVu font, which now is no-longer used in Blender 4.0+.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to 'Macro Editor panel'
2. Click on a new action to edit it
3. See error

Expected behavior
No error

Screenshots

Version Information:

• Add-on Version [e.g. 4.0.8]
• Blender Version [e.g. 4.1.0 + 4.0.2]
• OS: Windows

Describe the bug
When I click on a macro element in the macro editor, I systematically get this error:
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'datafiles/fonts/DejaVuSans.woff2'

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install the addon
2. Record a simple macro
3. Try to edit the macro

Expected behavior
I guess a pop-up should appear? I don't know since I'm using the addon for the first time.

Screenshots

Version Information:

• Add-on Version: 4.1.0
• Blender Version: 3.6.2 (from apt repositories)
• OS: Ubuntu 23.10

Additional context
I search my system for a file named DejaVuSans.woff2 and found these 2:
/usr/share/blender/datafiles/fonts/DejaVuSans.woff2
/usr/share/fonts/woff2/dejavu/DejaVuSans.woff2

Note: After installing the add-on, when I tried to activate it I got an error about module ensurepip not being found.
I solved this by running this command:
sudo apt install python3-pip python3-venv

is there an old version for blender 2.79

Tried to record a macro of "Copy as New Driver" of an object's shapekey value, and "paste as driver" onto another objects shapekey value. the recording worked fine, but attempting to play the macro in another file, after saving to global, produced a 'context' error.

Describe the bug
Thanks for a very useful addon.
In Blender 4.0, when trying to write a sequence of commands SubdivisionSurface with a value greater than 1, an error appears:

" Python: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\design\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\ActionRecorder\actrec\operators\locals.py", line 439, in execute
copy_dict = functions.create_object_copy(context, parent, name)
File "C:\Users\design\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\ActionRecorder\actrec\functions\macros.py", line 574, in create_object_copy
id_object = get_id_object(context, source_path, attribute)
File "C:\Users\design\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\ActionRecorder\actrec\functions\macros.py", line 506, in get_id_object
return trace_object(context, source_path)
File "C:\Users\design\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\ActionRecorder\actrec\functions\macros.py", line 523, in trace_object
index = int(index_str.replace("]", ""))
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '"Subdivision"'

To Reproduce

• LocalActions "+"
• Record
• AddModifier "Subdivision Surface"
• Change value Levels viewport "3"
• Stop
• Have bug report aforecited

Expected behavior
recording a sequence of actions

Screenshots

Version Information:

• Add-on Version 4.0.8
• Blender Version 4.0
• OS: Windows 10

Additional context
Thanks again for the wonderful addon

Blender version: 2.91
Add-on version: 3.5.6

bug 1:
In the "Global Actions - Edit Mode" category, if you move down the fist button (Merge), when this button reaches the end of the "Edit Mode" category, a "Delete" button appears.

bug 2:
And if you continue to click on the "Move Down" button, you can notice that it continues to move down in an "invisible category", and the button re-appears in the "UV Mode" Category but as "Merge".

When you continue to click on "Move Down", when the "Merge" button reaches the end of the "External" category, it stops moving correctly.

To sum up:

• When the button reaches the end of the "Edit Mode" category, the "Merge" button is renamed "Delete" (where does this Action come from? It wasn't there in the Global Actions before..
• Between the "Edit Mode" and "UV Mode" categories, there seems to be an invisible category

Some tooltips are not very clear. They don't give enough information.

In this example, why is there "Value"? What does it mean?
I think the tooltip should contain a line like "Click this button to select this Macro". Then, you will be able to copy it to Local if you want to".

Tested on Blender 32, 33, 34, 35, all broken:

Creation Action, Record, transform scale object, stop record, error message appear:

But basically none of action is recorded or working.

When the Macro Editor is empty, adding a new macro brings back the previous macro that has been executed in the viewport.

1. Select an object in the viewport
2. Click on the "Record" button
3. Move the object in the viewport
4. Click on the "Stop" button
5. Delete the object in the viewport
6. Delete the "Move" macro in the Macro Editor (or Clear the Macro Editor)
7. Click on the "+" button

At this moment, you should notice that the newly created macro is named "Delete"

Category Order is not recalled when re-openeing Blender Saved Sessions. Auto save enabled, Save to file "Pressed" prior to saving file, then Quit Blender 2.91-2.92

Within the file directory, Category Order, and Names do reflect the changes made and saved. When re-opening (any) saved Blender file, the Category order is not as saved.. (OSX 10.14).
But upon re-opening the same Blender file, within the File directory, the Category names and order revert back to unsorted.

UPDATE - upon pressing "Save to File", the changes are relcted in the file structure, then, immediately upon pressing "Load from File", the file directory naming reverts back to unsorted.
*pressing "Save to File" then "Load from File" 2 or more times will yeild a different sort order with each time.

(performed clean install of blender 2.91-2.92, re-installed addon. problem persists) (disk util shows no error on dsk) defualt folder preferences chosen)

Thanks very much. (hope it is on my end, i see no other mentions). cheers to you and yours. be well.

Hello,

NLA Editor - Can recognize, but don't do anything, when playing the record.

Regards

Animated GIF (sorry for the slow speed)

After recording a "Bevel" macro (with 3 segments, with the Operator Context Menu), here is what happens:

• it records 2 Bevels
• then when I play the macro, it doesn't create the Bevel with the same settings that I typed in the Contextual Menu (the popup that appears at the bottom left corner of the viewport):

Hello,

When I tried to send a paypal donation to thank you for Action Recorder, paypal said that your account could not receive any more money until you "provided paypal with more information" whatever that means.
Action Recorder is very useful, and I'd like to donate to thank you for your work but it doesn't seem like there's any way to do that.

Thanks-
Ocean

Blender version : 2.91 official
Add-on version: 3.5.6

When you close Blender, you can see the following error in the console :

Exception in module unregister(): 'C:\\Users\\xan2622\\AppData\\Roaming\\Blender Foundation\\Blender\\2.91\\scripts\\addons\\ActionRecorder-master\\__init__.py'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "E:\blender_Portable\2.91\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 434, in disable
    mod.unregister()
  File "C:\Users\xan2622\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.91\scripts\addons\ActionRecorder-master\__init__.py", line 27, in unregister
    bpy.utils.unregister_class(cls)
RuntimeError: unregister_class(...):, missing bl_rna attribute from 'RNAMeta' instance (may not be registered)

Blender crashes when trying to run an action that attempts to scale and move selected UV islands.

The action was recorded using keyboard shortcuts (e.g. S 0.75 [enter] G X -0.12 [enter] G Y 0.225 [enter])

To Reproduce
Enter UV edit mode
Select UVs
Create Action
Go into record
Type S 0.5 [enter] G X 0.25 [enter] G Y -0.5 [enter]
Stop record
Reset UVs to previous (just for debugging purposes)
Press 'Play' on Action

Expected behavior
In the UV editor, with some UV islands selected, they should be scaled and moved in the same way as the recorded Action
Instead, Blender crashes

Screenshots
Video of process: https://youtu.be/mBA70D6ps7c (unlisted)

Version Information:

• Add-on Version 4.07
• Blender Version 3.4.1
• OS: Windows10

Additional context
Crash Log provided:
box_uv.crash.txt

just wondering if this will be updated for later Blender versions if possible?

I think the process to copy Local macros to Global is not very clear.
When I clicked on the "Local to Global" button, a message appeared: "Record to button".

At first I thought "What does this mean? What do have I to do?" But after watching the video tutorial, I have been able to understand that I first had to create a category in the "Advanced" drop-down menu.

It's cool that there are videos (they help) but I think that adding Macros to Global could be better explained without needing to read docs.

Suggestion: When there's no category, instead of showing the "Record to button" message, maybe there could be a message like "Add a Category first. To do that, go to the Advanced drop-down menu".

Add-on version: 3.5.15
Blender version: 2.91 (stable)

When you click on the Documentation button (in the Add-on Preferences), it redirects to the wrong Github page.

It leads to https://github.com/InamuraJIN/CommandRecorder/blob/master/README.md
but I think it should go to : https://inamurajin.wixsite.com/website/post/tutorial_readme_en

Or better: copy this documentation (from your website) to the Github Wiki.

Nice to see new versions of this addon absulutely love it for me its the one the best usefull addon for blender but unfortunately ı cant import my macros from 3.5.6 version to 4.0.7 I'm using blender 3.3.3

Hi Jin-san, thanks for this awesome addon. It reminds me of CommandRecorder addon but a bit cleaner.

I wonder what's your tips if I want to make procedure macro, but also want a bit of adjustment / variation, random values?

Let say I like just random extrusions, but I need to change value and I also need to extrude normal, what do you think?

Hi There!

I am trying to install the add-on in V3.4.1 and the install don't give any error but the add-on is not listed to enable it :(
Any clue?

zip installed is ActionRecorder-master.zip

Thanks!
Dany

Without watching the video tutorial or reading the documentation, the user can't know where he/she has to click to add an icon.
By default the line doesn't show anything.

I think that there should be a solid color 🟦 or a square 🔳 to indicate the user where to click to change the icon.

It just doesnt show up in menu. But the console says its installed.

Blender version: 2.91
Add-on version: 3.5.6

In Preferences > Addons, if you just deactivate "Action Recorder" (not "Remove"), you should see this message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "E:\blender_portable\2.91\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 434, in disable
    mod.unregister()
  File "C:\Users\Sebastien\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.91\scripts\addons\ActionRecorder-master\__init__.py", line 27, in unregister
    bpy.utils.unregister_class(cls)
RuntimeError: unregister_class(...):, missing bl_rna attribute from 'RNAMeta' instance (may not be registered)

Wish this would update, it was SO useful.

I have noticed a small typo in the Add-on Preferences:

"Strage" instead of "Storage"

"Delet" instead of "Delete"

At the moment it's great for a 1 object at a time workflows (active). It would be nice to be able to run the script on all selected objects.

import bpy

for obj in bpy.context.selected_objects:
    bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = obj

    # Put Operator Chain here
    bpy.ops.ar.record_play()

I use this script to do this, but if the button had this built in it would be great. Run on all selected.

Blender version: 2.92.0
Add-on version: 3.5.6

Issue: Bezier curve editing is not recorded.

To Reproduce:

1. Click "record" in ActionRecorder
2. Create a Bezier Curve
3. Press Tab to go into edit mode
4. Move one of the control points
5. Press Tab to go into object mode
6. Stop recording in ActionRecorder
7. Press Play
8. Notice that the curve edit is not recorded

This issue I think is more to do with Blender than ActionRecorder. When clicking to select one of the control points, blender does not produce a command. The recorded bpy.ops.transform.translate therefore does not know which control point has been selected.

The command which Blender doesn't output would be something like:

bpy.data.curves['BezierCurve'].splines[0].bezier_points[0].select_control_point = True

After a Macro is created, if you click on the + button, it duplicates the macro (in fact it doesn't duplicate it: it adds the last operator that has been performed in the viewport).

I think it should just add an "Empty" macro, ready to be edited.

Hi I want to make record the Rip vertex action.
while it does record the action, it does not actualy rip the vertexes when playing the action over.

And Seperate selection ( Shortkey "p") wil not record at all.

Can this be fixed?
Using blender 3.0.1