Blender Wakatime

**WakatimeBlender** is a simple plugin for the [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) 3D graphics software that sends time-tracking statistics to the [Wakatime](https://wakatime.com) online service using official wakatime client.

Installation

To install the plugin you need to download the source code [zip archive](https://github.com/wakatime/blender-wakatime/archive/refs/heads/master.zip).

Save it somewhere, open the Blender, go to *Edit->Preferences...->Add-ons->Install...*


Select the downloaded `.zip` and click `Install Addon`.


Then check the check-box near the plugin name in the list to enable it.


After that a dialog prompting to enter the Wakatime API key may appear. Enter your key here and push "OK". If the key is incorrect and an attempt to send statistics fails the dialog will show up again.


If wish to change the key or other settings, press Space to summon the floating search menu, then start type "wakatime" until corresponding actions are shown. Select "Wakatime Preferences" to summon the dialog again.


Another way to get to this dialog is through the _Blender->System->_ menu


When setup is finished, the plugin should start sending the time you've spent on the currently loaded .blend file automatically in the background. **Note**, that unless you save a newly created file no stats are gathered, because Wakatime needs a filepath.

If you need to re-download wakatime client, use the menu/search action "Download wakatime client". The progress will be reported in the "Info" window as well as on the status bar.


Configuration

Wakatime will try to detect the projects name, e.g. from the git-repo. If you do not