"win32 only" error when enabling extension on linux

[TheCogster409]

when trying to enable the extension after installing it, it gives an error saying "win32 only" with no other information. I would assume the plugin would work as it is literally just python files, but for some reason it doesn't.

The separate program to convert blueprints to 3d model files does work with wine, however only the command line interface version seems to work. This isn't really an issue that should be detailed in this issue, however I felt that I should provide at least a little context on how I got to the point where I wanted to use the converter plugin.

I am running tuxedo os and am using the offical native latest version of blender (5.0.1) downloaded directly from the website.

I don't really know if you actively want to support linux at all (or if are even supporting this project as a whole) and it is fine if you don't but I at least wanted to make an issue about this.

[QuestionableM]

Hmm the python plugin doesn't really have any OS checks in it. It just uses the Blender Python API. Would have to look into that.

[TheCogster409]

Ok I did some more testing. I did material stuff on my windows laptop and then transfered it onto my linux desktop (as it has the powerful gpu for rendering) and while the materials are correct on my laptop, transferring the .blend file to my desktop makes the model bright pink. So the only way for me to make the animation I am trying to make is currently to use windows.

I would boot into windows on my desktop for this, however I only have one usable drive for an operating system and it currently has linux installed on it, and drive prices are quite high these days. (installing both on same drive is not a good idea and can brick your system) I would use my laptop, however my desktop is like 10x faster with rendering.

[QuestionableM]

Ok I did some more testing. I did material stuff on my windows laptop and then transfered it onto my linux desktop (as it has the powerful gpu for rendering) and while the materials are correct on my laptop, transferring the .blend file to my desktop makes the model bright pink. So the only way for me to make the animation I am trying to make is currently to use windows.

The pink materials is due to the textures not being baked into the blend file. You have to pack the textures in order for them to load on other computers.