Rivac LabsBlender Addon Engineer
A game studio's asset pipeline is only as fast as its slowest manual step, and Blender's Python (bpy) API can automate most of them — validating that meshes meet your poly-count and naming conventions before they ever reach the engine, exporting to your exact target format with the right settings every time, or batch-processing hundreds of assets that would otherwise eat an artist's week. We build custom add-ons scoped to your actual pipeline, not generic marketplace tools, so the validation rules and export settings match what your engine actually expects. Studios need this when asset errors are being caught in-engine instead of in Blender (which is far more expensive to fix), or when an export or validation step is still manual and eating hours every week. We leave an add-on your artists install and use like any other Blender tool.
How We’d Approach This
A clear, staged plan — not a black box
- 1
Map the manual or error-prone steps in your current Blender-to-engine pipeline and prioritize the most expensive one.
- 2
Build one add-on (validator, exporter, or batch tool) using the bpy API and test it against real production assets.
- 3
Review it with your artists for usability, not just correctness, before calling it finished.
- 4
Extend the add-on to cover the rest of the pipeline and package it for easy install across your team.
What You Get
Deliverables from this engagement
- A custom Blender add-on installed and usable by your artists
- Automated asset validation rules matched to your engine's requirements
- An export pipeline configured for your exact target format
- Installation and usage documentation for your art team
Six Ways We Could Architect This
Different engagement, different build — pick the shape that fits
There’s more than one way to deliver on this service. Browse a few of the ways we’d structure the work, depending on your speed, budget, and integration needs.
Ready to get started?
Tell us what you’re trying to get done and we’ll help you find the highest-leverage place to start — scoped small enough to prove itself before you commit to anything bigger.
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