Upgrade to blender 4

README.md

@@ -4,21 +4,24 @@
 
 **Import your robot in Blender and create a nice render of it!**
 
-https://github.com/ami-iit/blend-my-bot/assets/29798643/c224cd56-1d90-42dd-aec5-960a13690ce7
+<https://github.com/ami-iit/blend-my-bot/assets/29798643/c224cd56-1d90-42dd-aec5-960a13690ce7>
 
 </div>
 
 ## 🐍 Requirements
 
 - [`python3`](<https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide>)
-- [`Blender 3.6`](<https://www.blender.org/download/lts/3-6/>)
+- [`Blender 4`](<https://www.blender.org/download/lts/3-6/>)
 - [`iDynTree`](<https://github.com/robotology/idyntree>)
 - [`numpy`](<https://numpy.org/>)
-- [`bpy 3.6`](<https://pypi.org/project/bpy/>)
+- [`bpy 4`](<https://pypi.org/project/bpy/>)
 
-Note: This library has been tested with the `appimage` version of Blender 3.6. You should use a Python version that matches the one supported by the Blender version.
+> [!NOTE]
+> You should use a Python version that matches the one supported by the Blender version.
+> For example, Blender 4 supports Python 3.10
 
-Note 2: This library does not define the rig of the robot. For this, you can use a library such as [`blender-robotics-utils`](https://github.com/robotology/blender-robotics-utils).
+> [!NOTE]
+> This library does not define the rig of the robot. For this, you can use a library such as [`blender-robotics-utils`](https://github.com/robotology/blender-robotics-utils).
 
 ## 💾 Installation
 
@@ -114,6 +117,8 @@ Having the meshes in an `obj` format, instead, will give a nicer and more colorf
 
 ## 🦿 Troubleshooting
 
+#### FileNotFoundError when running the script
+
 If you install a new package in the conda environment but it is not working as you expect when you run the script, try to activate it in a terminal **before** and then open `Visual Studio Code` from the terminal:
 
 ```bash
@@ -129,6 +134,10 @@ FileNotFoundError: resolve-robotics-uri-py: No file corresponding to uri "packag
 
 This is due to the fact that environmental variables are not sourced. Activating the conda environment before opening `vscode` solves this issue!
 
+#### Crush when running the script
+
+If Blender crashes when running the script from `Visual Studio Code`, try to run the script from the `Scripting` tab of Blender.
+
 ## 🦸‍♂️ Contributing
 
 `blend-my-bot` is an open-source project. Contributions are very welcome!

setup.cfg

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ python_requires = >=3.10
 install_requires =
         idyntree
         numpy
-        bpy==3.6
+        bpy
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src

src/blend_my_bot/model_importer.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import List
+
 import bpy
 import idyntree.bindings as idyntree
 import numpy as np
 
-from blend_my_bot import Link, BlenderModel
+from blend_my_bot import BlenderModel, Link
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ def import_links(
                     mesh = bpy.data.objects[mesh_name]
                 elif mesh_path.endswith(".obj"):
                     print(f"Importing {mesh_path}")
-                    bpy.ops.import_scene.obj(filepath=mesh_path)
+                    bpy.ops.wm.obj_import(filepath=mesh_path)
                     mesh = bpy.context.selected_objects[0]
                 elif mesh_path.endswith(".stl"):
                     print(f"Importing {mesh_path}")