Chill Pack - Documentation

1. Install

1. Download chill_pack_v1.0.0.zip. Do not unzip it.
2. In Blender: Edit > Preferences > Add-ons, click the drop-down arrow at the top right and choose Install from Disk...
3. Pick chill_pack_v1.0.0.zip and tick "Chill Pack" in the list.
4. If Auto-Save Preferences is off, click Save Preferences (bottom left).

2. Where to find it

• The radio and the coffee mug sit in the bottom right corner of your main Blender window as soon as the add-on is ticked. Rain, the mood lamp and (after dark) the stars cover the window.
• Settings: Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Chill Pack (expand it).
• Quick on/off: Window menu > Chill Pack.

3. How to use it

1. Open the add-on preferences and set Music Folder to a folder with your songs (default is your user Music folder).
2. Click the radio to play. Click again to pause.
3. Double-click the radio for the next song. Scroll the mouse wheel over it to change the volume.
4. Hover the radio to see the song name.
5. Click the mug to sip your coffee. When it is empty, click it again for a fresh brew.
6. Turn Rain, Rain Sound, Mood Lamp, Night Sky and Coffee on or off in the preferences.

4. Settings

• Chill Pack: everything on or off (also in the Window menu).
• Pixel Size: 1 to 6 (default 3).
• Animation FPS: 8 to 30 (default 24). Lower it if a heavy scene feels sluggish while it rains.
• Radio: on or off. Music Folder, Volume (default 60%), Shuffle (on by default).
• Rain: on or off. Amount, Rain Sound, Rain Volume (default 25%).
• Mood Lamp: on or off, Strength 0.1 to 2.
• Night Sky: After Dark (8 pm to 6 am, default), Always or Off.
• Coffee: on or off. Corner: Bottom Right or Bottom Left for the radio and mug.

5. Troubleshooting

• The radio says "no music found": set Music Folder in the preferences. Songs must be directly in that folder, not in subfolders.
• The radio says "can't play ...": that file could not be opened. Try an .mp3, .wav, .ogg or .flac file.
• No sound at all: sounds use Blender's own audio system. If Blender has no audio device (Edit > Preferences > System > Sound), it stays silent.
• Nothing shows up: check Window > Chill Pack is ticked. It only lives in the first (main) Blender window.
• No stars: Night Sky is After Dark by default, from 8 pm to 6 am on your computer's clock. Set it to Always to see them now.
• Rain and stars stopped moving: they pause while Blender renders or plays an animation, and carry on after.
• Install error? Make sure you picked the .zip itself, not an unzipped folder, and that you are on Blender 5.2 or newer.

6. Updating

• Download the new zip from your Superhive library, uninstall the old version in Edit > Preferences > Add-ons, restart Blender, then install the new zip.

7. Uninstall

• Edit > Preferences > Add-ons, expand Chill Pack and choose Uninstall. It never writes anything into your .blend files.

Support

• Have a question, a bug or an idea for a new feature? Mail me at [email protected]. Please include your Blender version and operating system.