K0K0ze
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2 years ago I resolved this issue.
Here is a long and dumbed down tutorial for the whole installation process:
0. Install Python
You need this for the last step.
I just installed the one from the Microsoft Store App. I used the 3.9 version.
1. Find the location of Blenders python.exe
Start Blender, go to the scripting workspace, and type this into the Python Console:
import sys
print(sys.exec_prefix)
This will output the path to your Blender Python folder.
In my case it is:
C:\BlenderExperimental\3.0\python
Go a bit deeper into the bin folder where you will find a python.exe:
C:\BlenderExperimental\3.0\python\bin
2. Install get-pip.py
Download the get-pip.py file from the web. I used this site
Place the python file in the bin folder that we found in the first step.
Open the cmd in that location.
Then type python.exe get-pip.py and press enter to execute it.
3. Install Taichi module
After completing the second step a new folder called scripts has been created. Go to that folder. In my case it was at:
C:\BlenderExperimental\3.0\python\Scripts
Open the cmd in that location.
Then type pip3.9.exe install --upgrade taichi
or
if you need a specific version of taichi for the addon to work type pip install taichi==0.8.1
and press enter to execute it.
In my case I had pip3.9 but you might have a different version.
4. Set the enviorment variable
Open an app called View advanced system settings
After it opens click on Enviorment Variables...
Create a new user variable by pressing New...
Set the Variable name to BLENDER_USER_ADDON_PATH and Variable value to the Blender addons folder.
Press OK and restart your computer.
5. Install taichi_elements
Download the taichi_elements-master and unzip it to your desktop.
Go inside it, into the utils folder.
Open the cmd in that location.
Then type python install_blender_addon.py and press enter to execute it.
It will ask you a question and just answer by typing y and pressing enter to execute it (not shown in the video below)
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Hello, I'm sorry if this isn't supposed to be published here but I can't seem to get Taichi Elements for Blender 3.0 to work since it doesn't seem to be packaged as a standard add-on for Blender.
I think I managed the step of installing Taichi for Blender but I don't fully understand how to install the Taichi Elements for Blender.
What am I doing wrong? did I write the path in a wrong way?