Manual Installation

We always recommend using the DeckMania Blender App as it’s designed to install and manage the system for you, providing the smoothest experience. Please try that first if you haven’t already.

Manual Installation and Setup for DeckMania Blender Components:

  1. Install the DeckMania Stream Deck Plugin:
    • Please install the Stream Deck plugin from the Elgato Marketplace as you normally would. This ensures the main plugin files are correctly placed by the Stream Deck software.
  2. Download and Install Your Device Profile:
  1. Create a Symbolic Link for the Blender Add-on (CRITICAL STEP):
    • This step creates a special “shortcut” (a directory junction) that tells Blender where to find the necessary DeckMania add-on files, even though they’re located within your Stream Deck plugin’s folder.
    • Open Command Prompt:
      • Click on the Start button.
      • Type cmd in the search bar and press Enter (you do NOT need to “Run as administrator” for this specific command).
    • Paste and Run the Command:
      • Carefully copy the entire line of code below.
      • Important: In the command, replace 4.4 with the exact version of Blender you are using (e.g., 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, etc.).
      • Note: %USERNAME% is a system variable that will automatically expand to your actual Windows username.
  • mklink /J "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.4\scripts\addons\deckmania_streamdeck_blender" "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Elgato\StreamDeck\Plugins\com.deckmania.blender.sdPlugin\deckmania_streamdeck_blender"
  1. Enable add-on in Blender.
  2. Optional: Install the Icon Pack:

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