1. INSTALLATION

 Download the To-Do task version 4 from your purchase website.

1. Navigate to Edit -> preferences -> addons and click install button

2. Locate the file location where the file is saved/downloaded in zip format or .py format and click on install addon

3. Enable the addon by clicking the checkbox or if you didn’t see the addon you can search for “To-do Task” you will get the addon and enable it.

You can view the documentation of the addon using the “Documentation” button.

You can report bug /suggestion using report a bug button in the github_­ page and remove the addon from blender using remove button.

4. You can find the addon in the N – panel by default which can be added to view 3D header/ main header using preferences.

2. PREFERENCES

1. Certain preferences can be changed by the user in the addon preferences (Guide Shown below)

2. You can enable the addon in the N-panel (side Panel is enabled by DEFAULT).

Enabling any other location makes a choice to disable the default one.

3. Change the name of the header inside Task list

4. Enable Floating panel for all panel to directly use it while inside the panel and also you can set the floating panel width min 300 and maximum of 600 using preference

5. Add the hotkey for the floating window available.

NB: assigning shortcut must not be used for other thing, else it will not work

6. Floating Task list

3. ADD/ DELETE TASKS

We can add and delete new tasks to and from the list using the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons as shown.

Removing task will remove the subtask(s) automatically

You can add any number of tasks to the list. After certain number of items the scroll bar will be there automatically.

3A. ADD/DELETE SUBTASK

Add one task to enable subtask option. We can add subtask same like the tasks using plus (+) and remove using minus (-) buttons to the right. There is an option to change the progress of each subtask. This will not affect the completed percentage.

4. EDIT TASKS AND SUBTASKS

You can edit the task name by double clicking the task you need to rename. It’s applicable only for N panel list. If subtask option is enabled you can also edit the subtask using the similar way.

For the other to-do task list in other places like in header and floating menu there will be a separate tab for editing the name of the tasks.

Subtask edit will be available after adding one or more subtasks.

5. MOVE TO TOP/BOTTOM

You can move the tasks to the top or bottom of the task list by single click as per the need.

Eg: You can move the completed task to the bottom of the list.

6. MOVE UP/DOWN

You can rearrange the task as per your priority using the move up or down arrows.

As shown in the picture up arrow will move the task one index to the top of the task list and the down arrow will move the selected task down one index to the bottom.

7. FLOATING TASK LIST

One of the unique update floating tasks list with all the feature present in the View 3D header item. You can add shortcut for easily accessing the floating menu using the addon preferences.

While subtask is enabled it is also available inside the floating tasks.

8. SAVE NOTIFICATION

Save notification inside the task list indication helps to understand whether your blend file is saved, modified or not saved.  

9. VIEW MODE

The last and final version bring some additional features for the addon. VIEW MODE is added as per suggestion from one of the customer. From the name itself the feature is readable i.e. simply you can view all the tasks and can complete the tasks no other things can be done in this mode.

The icon as shown in the above picture will take to the view mode.

Normal View mode

View mode with Subtasks

10. TASK STATUS INDICATOR

Here is another feature recommended by the user which indicates the current status of the task.

As shown in the picture if the icon is white task list is Empty. If the icon is Red some tasks are added and remaining to complete and if it’s Green all tasks are completed.

Reference page links:

Blender Artist Thread

Patreon

Gumroad profile

Artstation

Github page