Install the Blender add-on

Install a packaged Model Vista Create zip that matches Blender’s operating system and embedded Python version. The current delivery includes compiled native modules, so a generic zip made from older source files may not load.

Requirements

Item	Current supported delivery
Add-on version	1.0.0
Blender	4.5 or 5.1
Platform	Windows x64
Package	model_vista_create-1.0.0-blender45-51-win64.zip
Sidebar location	View3D > Sidebar > Model Vista Create

The packaged zip contains native cores for Blender 4.5’s Python 3.11 ABI and Blender 5.1’s Python 3.13 ABI. Other Blender or platform combinations require a matching release package.

Install from zip

1. Close any Blender session that is using an older Model Vista Create add-on.
2. In Blender, open Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
3. Click the add-on installation control and select model_vista_create-1.0.0-blender45-51-win64.zip.
4. Enable Model Vista Create.
5. Open the 3D Viewport and press N.
6. Confirm that the Model Vista Create sidebar tab appears.

Depending on the Blender release, the installation control may be labeled Install… or be available from the Add-ons menu.

Replace an older installation

Remove or disable older add-ons named Configurables, ModelVista States, or Model Vista Create before installing the current package. An old package folder can shadow the newly installed files and make Blender report an earlier version.

The Python package directory remains modelvista_create, and internal operator IDs continue to use mvconfigurables for compatibility. These names do not indicate that an older add-on is active.

Confirm the installation

Expand the add-on entry in Blender Preferences and confirm that:

• the name is Model Vista Create;
• the version is 1.0.0;
• the add-on is enabled;
• the Model Vista Create tab is available in the 3D Viewport sidebar.

If Blender reports that the native core is unavailable, see Native core does not load.