From 61dd80e0ee50ba7a8cd5a7e03388430913f75557 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Baptiste Nicolet <40777524+bathal1@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:28:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d2fa85e..b9e286d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ More in-depth information about the features of the add-on are available on the - Find the add-on using the search bar and enable it. - To point the add-on to the Mitsuba dependencies, either click on *Install dependencies using pip* to download the latest package, or check *Use custom Mitsuba path* and browse to your Mitsuba build directory. +## Common issues + +:warning: For versions of blender prior to 3.5, you may encounter the error message `Failed to load Mitsuba package` after installing the dependencies via pip. In order to fix that, you need to run blender with the `--python-use-system-env` flag in order for it to correctly pick up the dependencies. In order to do so, find the path to the blender executable, and in a command prompt run: +``` + --python-use-sytem-env +``` + You can refer to the [Installation & Update Guide](https://github.com/mitsuba-renderer/mitsuba-blender/wiki/Installation-&-Update-Guide) on the wiki for more detailed instructions. ### Supported versions