Workflow Recipes

S = the skills folder. Every .py runs headless via python S/blender-core/scripts/run_in_blender.py --blend F.blend S/<skill>/scripts/<x>.py -- ..., or live via MCP import + run() (see blender-core). Gate = stop and fix before continuing. Save after every stage (--save).

1. Game prop, mid-poly (fast, no bake)

1. Blockout at real scale (blender-hardsurface-modeling). Gate: ob.dimensions vs reference.
2. UV the blockout before beveling (the Bevel/Boolean modifiers carry UVs): uv_pack.py --objects SM_X --method seams --seams-from-sharp 60 → texel_density.py --res 2048 --set 512
3. apply_stack.py --objects SM_X --preset midpoly [--cutters ...] (keep it live; --apply --triangulate only on the export copy)
4. Materials: build_pbr_material.py --preset ... or tiling/trim textures.
5. Gate: qa_check.py --objects SM_X --profile game passes, plus look (angles, material + wireframe).
6. mesh_stats.py --budget <platform> → make_lods.py --objects SM_X --rename
7. export_asset.py --preset <engine> --objects SM_X_LOD0 SM_X_LOD1 ... Gate: re-import dims / GLB summary.