Windows

Note

This tutorial helps you to install Quantum Nodes and all the necessary dependencies, from scratch.

1. Downloads

2. Install dependencies

3. Install add-on

4. Help

Downloads

Blender

• Download and install Blender (>= 2.93): https://www.blender.org/download/

Animation Nodes

• Download the add-on from the Github releases page (latest version)

Warning

Be careful when you choose the file to download. As mentioned here, the python version (major and minor) must match the one that Blender comes with.

Quantum Nodes

• Download the add-on from the Github releases page (latest version recommended)

Install dependencies

In this part, we are going to install python packages on which Quantum Nodes depends. These packages will be installed in the python distribution shipped with Blender.

• Open a new terminal / command prompt in administrator mode.

• Go where python is installed in the Blender files

  By default, the files are located here: C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\...

  So enter: cd C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 3.2\3.2\python\bin

Install python packages

Make sure we have pip installed: .\python.exe -m ensurepip

Install packages:

pip: .\python.exe -m pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pip -t ..\lib\site-packages\

wheel: .\python.exe -m pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir wheel -t ..\lib\site-packages\

pillow: .\python.exe -m pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir pillow -t ..\lib\site-packages\

qiskit: .\python.exe -m pip install --upgrade --no-cache-dir qiskit qiskit_finance qiskit_machine_learning

Install add-on

Now, all we have to do is to install Animation Nodes and Quantum Nodes in Blender.

• Open Blender

• Go to: Edit > Preferences

• Go to the add-on panel and click on Install

Animation Nodes

• Select Animation Nodes

• Click on Install Add-on.

Important

Don't forget to activate it (click on the checkbox)

Quantum Nodes

• Select Quantum Nodes

• Click on Install Add-on.

Important

Don't forget to activate it (click on the checkbox)

The end, enjoy 😊

Help

If you have any problem:

1. Check for any existing issue that may tackle yours

2. If you do not find anything, please open a new issue on Github with all the necessary information to help you 😉