Allow for importing multiple files simultaneously

io_scene_a3d/A3DBlenderImporter.py

@@ -53,14 +53,13 @@ def mirrorUVY(uv):
     return (x, 1-y)
 
 class A3DBlenderImporter:
-    def __init__(self, modelData, directory, create_collection=True, reset_empty_transform=True, try_import_textures=True):
+    def __init__(self, modelData, directory, reset_empty_transform=True, try_import_textures=True):
         self.modelData = modelData
         self.directory = directory
         self.materials = []
         self.meshes = []
 
         # User settings
-        self.create_collection = create_collection
         self.reset_empty_transform = reset_empty_transform
         self.try_import_textures = try_import_textures
 
@@ -78,18 +77,12 @@ class A3DBlenderImporter:
             self.meshes.append(me)
         
         # Create objects
-        collection = bpy.context.collection # By default use the current active collection
-        if self.create_collection:
-            collection = bpy.data.collections.new("Object")
-            bpy.context.collection.children.link(collection)
         objects = []
         for objectData in self.modelData.objects:
             ob = self.buildBlenderObject(objectData)
             objects.append(ob)
         # Assign object parents and link to collection
         for obI, ob in enumerate(objects):
-            collection.objects.link(ob)
-            
             # Assign parents
             parentID = self.modelData.transformParentIDs[obI]
             if parentID == 0 and self.modelData.version < 3:
@@ -101,6 +94,8 @@ class A3DBlenderImporter:
             parentOB = objects[parentID]
             ob.parent = parentOB
         
+        return objects
+
     '''
     Blender data builders
     '''

io_scene_a3d/__init__.py

@@ -21,13 +21,15 @@ SOFTWARE.
 '''
 
 import bpy
-from bpy.types import Operator
+from bpy.types import Operator, OperatorFileListElement
-from bpy.props import StringProperty, BoolProperty
+from bpy.props import StringProperty, BoolProperty, CollectionProperty
 from bpy_extras.io_utils import ImportHelper
 
 from .A3D import A3D
 from .A3DBlenderImporter import A3DBlenderImporter
 
+from glob import glob
+
 '''
 Operators
 '''
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ class ImportA3D(Operator, ImportHelper):
 
     filter_glob: StringProperty(default="*.a3d", options={'HIDDEN'})
     directory: StringProperty(subtype='DIR_PATH', options={'HIDDEN'})
+    files: CollectionProperty(type=OperatorFileListElement, options={"HIDDEN", "SKIP_SAVE"})
 
     # User options
     create_collection: BoolProperty(name="Create collection", description="Create a collection to hold all the model objects", default=False)
@@ -52,8 +55,9 @@ class ImportA3D(Operator, ImportHelper):
         return ImportHelper.invoke(self, context, event)
 
     def execute(self, context):
-        filepath = self.filepath
+        objects = []
-        
+        for file in self.files:
+            filepath = self.directory + file.name
             # Read the file
             print(f"Reading A3D data from {filepath}")
             modelData = A3D()
@@ -61,8 +65,16 @@ class ImportA3D(Operator, ImportHelper):
                 modelData.read(file)
         
             # Import data into blender
-        modelImporter = A3DBlenderImporter(modelData, self.directory, self.create_collection, self.reset_empty_transform, self.try_import_textures)
+            modelImporter = A3DBlenderImporter(modelData, self.directory, self.reset_empty_transform, self.try_import_textures)
-        modelImporter.importData()
+            objects += modelImporter.importData()
+
+        # Link objects to collection
+        collection = bpy.context.collection
+        if self.create_collection:
+            collection = bpy.data.collections.new("Collection")
+            bpy.context.collection.children.link(collection)
+        for obI, ob in enumerate(objects):
+            collection.objects.link(ob)
 
         return {"FINISHED"}