adding import/export scripts to blender

[hindenburg]

I am trying to learn how to model using blender(2.48) on fedora 9, and I'm having one small problem. I have been modeling on Tremulous on and off, but I have been having a recurring problem with vert counts that I have decided to address.

I had planned to add plugin scripts to blender that will let me import/export md3 files. I was able to download the plugins in a zip file and I know where the blender scripts are located, but this is where I'm having problems. When I try to move the extracted plugins into the folder, I get a warning about me not having permission.

I know I can get around the problem by using my root login command. What I don't know the command I need to use to move the plugins where they need to go.

I'm thankful for any help I can get. If anyone has an better methods for adding plugins, I would love to hear them. I'm still learning how to use the linux command line, so bear with me.

[Seve]

Hello:

You should have a
/home/username/.blender
directory that you can add the plugin / scripts to

It will be hidden by default in nautilus and you should not have a permission issue in your own home directory.

Seve

[hindenburg]

Thanks so much for the help. Much appreciated.

[hindenburg]

Okay, new problem: The scripts have been added, but when I try to run the import/export scripts, I get a console error. I opened the scripts in Blender's text editor and tried to run it there. I got the same error and it highlighted the line I indicated it red:

#!BPY

"""
Name: 'Quake3 (.md3)...'
Blender: 242
Group: 'Export'
Tooltip: 'Export to Quake3 file format. (.md3)'
"""
__author__ = "PhaethonH, Bob Holcomb, Damien McGinnes, Robert (Tr3B) Beckebans"
__url__ = ("http://xreal.sourceforge.net")
__version__ = "0.7 2006-11-12"

__bpydoc__ = """\
This script exports a Quake3 file (MD3).

Supported:<br>
    Surfaces, Materials and Tags.

Missing:<br>
    None.

Known issues:<br>
    None.

Notes:<br>
    TODO
"""

import sys, os, os.path, struct, string, math

import Blender
from Blender import *
from Blender.Draw import *
from Blender.BGL import *
from Blender.Window import *

import types

import textwrap

import logging 
reload(logging)

import md3
from md3 import *

...

Does anyone know what my problem is? I am at a complete loss.

[BugRocks1]

I will guess here that it is showing you the actual script on the screen and you didn't run it yet because that there is not an error message it looks a lot like the full script to me(part of it anyhow).

How exactly are you trying to run that?

[hindenburg]

What I posted was only part of the script. I just cut it short to include the part with the highlighted text. As for the way I was running the script, I ran it two ways. Aside from the selecting MD3 in the export menu, I also opened the export in Blender's text editor and ran it as a script. That's how I know what line blender was having a problem with. The only problem is that it never tells me what the problem is, it just says console error.