docs(): url fixes

* added ability to clear/reset settings to default
 * a lot of improvements to QOL ui features
   * fixed issue with editing scenes being tagged as Level scenes
   * fixed mode switching issues
   * added save & reset of camera settings
   * improved selection logic
   * various minor tweaks
   * better naming & cleanups

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # BLENVY: a friendly Blender <=> Bevy workflow
 
-![demo](./docs/blender_bevy.png)
+![demo](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blenvy/blob/main/docs/blender_bevy.png)
 
 Crates & tools for adding components from gltf files in the [Bevy](https://bevyengine.org/) game engine.
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ It also allows you to setup 'blueprints' in Blender by using collections (the re
 
 ## Quickstart
 
-Want to jump right in? See the [quickstart guide](./docs/quickstart/readme.md) for how to setup a basic project as fast as possible.
+Want to jump right in? See the [quickstart guide](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blenvy/blob/main/docs/quickstart/README.md) for how to setup a basic project as fast as possible.
 
 ## Features
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ The workflow goes as follows (once you got your Bevy code setup)
 
 * create & register all your components you want to be able to set from the Blender side (this is basic Bevy, no specific work needed)
 
-![component registration](./docs/component_registration.png)
+![component registration](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blenvy/blob/main/docs/component_registration.png)
 
 * setup & then use the Blenvy [Bevy crate](./crates/blenvy/README.md)
 * setup & then use the Blenvy [Blender add-on](./tools/blenvy/README.md)
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ The workflow goes as follows (once you got your Bevy code setup)
 
 * then add your components to objects in Blender **with a nice UI** see [here](./README-workflow-ui.md) for more details
 
-See the [quickstart](./docs/quickstart/readme.md) for a full step-by-step guide.
+See the [quickstart](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blenvy/blob/main/docs/quickstart/README.md) for a full step-by-step guide.
 
 ## Third Party Integration
 
-Read about the [Avian Physics Integration](docs/avian/readme.md) to learn how to setup colliders in Blender that will be used by the Avian physics engine in Bevy.
+Read about the [Avian Physics Integration](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blenvy/blob/main/docs/avian/README.md) to learn how to setup colliders in Blender that will be used by the Avian physics engine in Bevy.
 
 ## Limitations / issues
 

TODO.md

@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ PRE ALPHA1 RELEASE:
     - [x] blender add-on
     - [x] barebones bevy test
     - [x] hot reload => some of it works, the rest not anymore ? (see bug https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/issues/14698)
+- [x] add "right click to edit blueprint"
 - [ ] merge blenvy branch into main
 - [ ] push to crates.io
 - [ ] tag
@@ -386,7 +387,6 @@ BEVY:
 - [ ] make a fleshed out demo
 
 BLENDER:
-- [ ] add "right click to edit blueprint"
 - [ ] overall cleanup
 - [ ] review wonky logic for cross file components injections
 - [ ] update & fix tests

crates/blenvy/Cargo.toml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-bevy = { version = "0.14", default-features = false, features = ["bevy_asset", "bevy_scene", "bevy_gltf"] } #, "file_watcher"
+bevy = { version = "0.14", default-features = false, features = ["bevy_asset", "bevy_scene", "bevy_gltf", "animation"] }
 serde = "1.0.188"
 ron = "0.8.1"
 serde_json = "1.0.108"

docs/quickstart/README.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ This guide assumes you use Blender 4.2 or newer and have set it to English.
 
 ## Install the Blender Addon
 
-- Download `blenvy.zip` from the [release page](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blenvy/releases/tag/blenvy_v0.1.0_pre_alpha)
+- Download `blenvy.zip` from the [release page](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blenvy/releases/tag/blenvy_0.1.0-alpha.1)
 - Open Blender
 - Drag and drop `blenvy.zip` into Blender
   - <details>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Run the following commands:
 cargo new my_game
 cd my_game
 cargo add bevy
-cargo add blenvy --git https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blenvy/ --branch blenvy
+cargo add blenvy
 ```
 
 This guide will tell you to `cargo run` at multiple points. We expect that you are still in the `my_game` directory when you do so.

tools/blenvy/README.md

@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ Take a look at the [relevant](../../examples/demo/) example for more [details](.
 
 - for a detailed overview of blueprints please see [here](./README-blueprints.md)
 
+> [!TIP]
+> you can right click on a Blueprint instance in your level scenes or press SHIFT  + F to edit a Blueprint in a seperate temprary scene !
+> you can right click or press SHIFT + F to create a new empty Blueprint and an instance of it from your main scenes
+> right click again & select the option to stop editing it, or 
+
 ## Development 
 
 - I highly recomend (if you are using vscode like me) to use 

tools/blenvy/__init__.py

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ from .blueprints.operators import BLENVY_OT_blueprint_select
 
 # blenvy core
 from .core.blenvy_manager import BlenvyManager
-from .core.operators import BLENVY_OT_configuration_switch, BLENVY_OT_tooling_switch
+from .core.operators import BLENVY_OT_tooling_switch, BLENVY_OT_configuration_switch, BLENVY_OT_configuration_reset
 from .core.ui.ui import (BLENVY_PT_SidePanel)
 from .core.ui.scenes_list import BLENVY_OT_scenes_list_actions
 from .core.ui.menus_and_shortcuts import BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_create, BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_edit_start, BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_edit_end, BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_create_or_edit, edit_or_create_blueprint_menu
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ classes = [
     BlenvyManager,
     BLENVY_OT_tooling_switch,
     BLENVY_OT_configuration_switch,
+    BLENVY_OT_configuration_reset,
 
     Asset,
     AssetsRegistry,

tools/blenvy/add_ons/auto_export/settings.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import bpy
 from bpy_types import (PropertyGroup)
-from bpy.props import (EnumProperty, PointerProperty, StringProperty, BoolProperty, CollectionProperty, IntProperty)
-from ...settings import load_settings, upsert_settings, generate_complete_settings_dict
+from bpy.props import (EnumProperty, BoolProperty)
+from ...settings import load_settings, upsert_settings, generate_complete_settings_dict, clear_settings
 
 # list of settings we do NOT want to save
 settings_black_list = ['settings_save_enabled', 'dry_run']
@@ -128,3 +128,13 @@ class AutoExportSettings(PropertyGroup):
         
         self.settings_save_enabled = True
 
+    def reset_settings(self):
+        for property_name in self.bl_rna.properties.keys():
+            if property_name not in ["name", "rna_type"]:
+                self.property_unset(property_name)
+
+        # clear the stored settings 
+        clear_settings(".blenvy_export_settings")
+        clear_settings(".blenvy_export_settings_previous")
+        clear_settings(".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous")
+        clear_settings(".blenvy.project_serialized_previous")

tools/blenvy/add_ons/bevy_components/settings.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import bpy
 from bpy_types import (PropertyGroup)
-from bpy.props import (EnumProperty, PointerProperty, StringProperty, BoolProperty, CollectionProperty, FloatProperty)
-from ...settings import load_settings, upsert_settings, generate_complete_settings_dict
+from bpy.props import (StringProperty, BoolProperty, FloatProperty)
+from ...settings import load_settings, upsert_settings, generate_complete_settings_dict, clear_settings
 
 from .propGroups.prop_groups import generate_propertyGroups_for_components
 from .components.metadata import ensure_metadata_for_all_items
@@ -154,3 +154,10 @@ class ComponentsSettings(PropertyGroup):
             except:pass
 
         self.settings_save_enabled = True
+
+    def reset_settings(self):
+        for property_name in self.bl_rna.properties.keys():
+            if property_name not in ["name", "rna_type"]:
+                self.property_unset(property_name)
+        # clear the stored settings         
+        clear_settings(".blenvy_components_settings")

tools/blenvy/add_ons/bevy_components/utils.py

@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ class BLENVY_OT_item_select(Operator):
                     select_area(context=context, area_name="OBJECT")
 
             elif self.item_type == 'COLLECTION':
-                print("selecting collection")
                 collection = bpy.data.collections[self.target_name]
                 scene_of_collection = get_collection_scene(collection) if self.override_scene_name == "" else bpy.data.scenes.get(self.override_scene_name, None)
                 if scene_of_collection is not None:

tools/blenvy/core/blenvy_manager.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import bpy
 from bpy_types import (PropertyGroup)
-from bpy.props import (BoolProperty, EnumProperty, PointerProperty, StringProperty, CollectionProperty, IntProperty)
-from ..settings import upsert_settings, load_settings, generate_complete_settings_dict
+from bpy.props import (BoolProperty, EnumProperty, PointerProperty, StringProperty, CollectionProperty, IntProperty, FloatProperty, FloatVectorProperty)
+from ..settings import upsert_settings, load_settings, generate_complete_settings_dict, clear_settings
 from ..add_ons.auto_export.settings import AutoExportSettings
 from ..add_ons.bevy_components.settings import ComponentsSettings
 
@@ -154,11 +154,22 @@ class BlenvyManager(PropertyGroup):
 
     edit_blueprint_previous_mode: StringProperty(
         name="edit_blueprint_previous_mode",
-        description="previous blenvy mode before starting editing the current blueprint",
+        description="previous blenvy mode before starting editing the current Blueprint",
         default="",
         update=save_settings        
     )# type: ignore
 
+    edit_blueprint_previous_view_distance: FloatProperty(
+        name="edit_blueprint_previous_view_distance",
+        description="previous view distance before focusing in on the specific Blueprint to edit",
+        default=0.0,
+    )# type: ignore
+
+    edit_blueprint_previous_view_position: FloatVectorProperty(
+        name="edit_blueprint_previous_view_position",
+        description="previous view position before focusing in on the specific Blueprint to edit",
+    )# type: ignore
+
     # sub ones
     auto_export: PointerProperty(type=AutoExportSettings) # type: ignore
     components: PointerProperty(type=ComponentsSettings) # type: ignore
@@ -228,3 +239,18 @@ class BlenvyManager(PropertyGroup):
 
         for scene in bpy.data.scenes:
             self.scenes_to_scene_names[scene] = scene.name
+
+    def reset_settings(self):
+        for property_name in self.bl_rna.properties.keys():
+            if property_name not in ["name", "rna_type"]:
+                self.property_unset(property_name)
+
+        # now reset auto_export settings
+        self.auto_export.reset_settings()
+
+        # now reset component settings
+        self.components.reset_settings()
+
+        # clear the stored settings 
+        clear_settings(".blenvy_common_settings")
+        clear_settings(".blenvy_common_settings_previous")

tools/blenvy/core/helpers_collections.py

@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ def recurLayerCollection(layerColl, collName):
             return found
   
 def set_active_collection(scene, collection_name):
-    print("set active collection", scene, collection_name)
     layer_collection = scene.view_layers['ViewLayer'].layer_collection
     layerColl = recurLayerCollection(layer_collection, collection_name)
-
-    print("layerColl", layerColl)
     # set active collection to the collection
     bpy.context.view_layer.active_layer_collection = layerColl

tools/blenvy/core/operators.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from bpy_types import (Operator)
 from bpy.props import (EnumProperty)
 
+from ..settings import clear_settings
+
 class BLENVY_OT_tooling_switch(Operator):
     """Switch blenvy tooling"""
     bl_idname = "bevy.tooling_switch"
@@ -26,8 +28,6 @@ class BLENVY_OT_tooling_switch(Operator):
         context.window_manager.blenvy.mode = self.tool
         return {'FINISHED'}
     
-
-
 class BLENVY_OT_configuration_switch(Operator):
     """Switch tooling configuration"""
     bl_idname = "bevy.config_switch"
@@ -50,3 +50,20 @@ class BLENVY_OT_configuration_switch(Operator):
         context.window_manager.blenvy.config_mode = self.tool
         return {'FINISHED'}
     
+
+class BLENVY_OT_configuration_reset(Operator):
+    """Reset all blenvy settings to default"""
+    bl_idname = "bevy.config_reset"
+    bl_label = "Clear stored setting & reset configuration to default"
+    #bl_options = {}
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        print("reset configuration")
+        blenvy = context.window_manager.blenvy
+        try:
+            blenvy.reset_settings()
+        except Exception as error:
+            self.report({"ERROR"}, f"Failed to reset settings: {error}")
+            return {"CANCELLED"}
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+    

tools/blenvy/core/ui/menus_and_shortcuts.py

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import bpy
-import json
 from mathutils import Vector
-
-from ..helpers_collections import set_active_collection
+from bpy.props import (EnumProperty)
 from ..blenvy_manager import BlenvyManager
 
 """ This file contains quality of life operators/menus/shortcuts to make working with blueprints more pleasant
@@ -16,28 +14,43 @@ from ..blenvy_manager import BlenvyManager
     - or alternative: sub menu to choose instance creation or not
 - [x] save & restore blenvy mode
 - [x] add a contextual shortcut to easilly jump in/out of editing mode
-- [ ] if editing is already in progress close it first
-    - [ ] do this for the wrapper
+- [x] if editing is already in progress close it first
+    - [x] do this for the wrapper
     - [x] do this for the shortcut
-    - [ ] move the "close first" logic to inside create & edit operators
+    - [x] move the "close first" logic to inside create & edit operators
 - [ ] also allow triggering editing from library scene with collection selected
     => requires checking if collection is a blueprint's collection
 - [x] do not go in create mode if there is an object (not a collection !) selected
-- [ ] save & reset camera
+- [x] save & reset camera
 """
 
 def edit_or_create_blueprint_menu(self, context):
-    if bpy.context.active_object and bpy.context.active_object.instance_collection:
-        self.layout.operator(BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_edit_start.bl_idname)
-    else:
     blenvy = context.window_manager.blenvy # type: BlenvyManager      
+    selected_objects = context.selected_objects
+    selected_object = selected_objects[0] if len(selected_objects) > 0 else None          
+    text = "Start editing Blueprint"
+    if selected_object is not None and selected_object.instance_collection:
+        if blenvy.edit_blueprint_current_scene != "": # if there is already editing in progress, close it first
+            text = "Exit editing previous Blueprint and start editing Blueprint"
+        else:
+            text = "Start editing Blueprint"
+        self.layout.operator(BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_create_or_edit.bl_idname, text=text)
+
+    else:
         prev_scene = bpy.data.scenes.get(blenvy.edit_blueprint_previous_scene)
         if prev_scene is not None:
-            self.layout.operator(BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_edit_end.bl_idname)
+            text = "Exit editing Blueprint"
+            self.layout.operator(BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_create_or_edit.bl_idname, text=text)
         else:
-            self.layout.operator(BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_create.bl_idname)
+            if len(selected_objects) == 0: # do not go into creation mode if any object was selected
+                if blenvy.edit_blueprint_current_scene != "": # if there is already editing in progress, close it first
+                    text = "Exit editing previous Blueprint and start editing new Blueprint"
+                else:
+                    text = "Create & start editing Blueprint"
+                self.layout.operator(BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_create_or_edit.bl_idname, text=text)
 
-def find_viewport_camera():
+
+# for camera save & reset
 def find_area():
     try:
         for a in bpy.data.window_managers[0].windows[0].screen.areas:
@@ -47,48 +60,81 @@ def find_viewport_camera():
     except:
         return None
     
+def find_viewport_camera():
     area = find_area()
-
     if area is None:
-        print("area not find")
+        return None
     else:
         # print(dir(area))
-        r3d = area.spaces[0].region_3d
-        view_mat = r3d.view_matrix
-        print("view matrix: ", view_mat)
+        region_3D = area.spaces[0].region_3d
+        view_mat = region_3D.view_matrix
 
         loc, rot, sca = view_mat.decompose()
-        print("location xyz: ", loc)
+        """print("location xyz: ", loc)
         print("rotation wxyz: ", rot)
         print("scale xyz: ", sca)
         print("")
-        print("view_distance: ", r3d.view_distance)
-        print("view_location: ", r3d.view_location)
-        print("view_rotation: ", r3d.view_rotation)
-        print("view_camera_zoom: ", r3d.view_camera_zoom)
-        print("view_distance: ", r3d.view_distance)
-        print("view_camera_offset: ", r3d.view_camera_offset)
+        print("view_distance: ", region_3D.view_distance)
+        print("view_location: ", region_3D.view_location)
+        print("view_rotation: ", region_3D.view_rotation)
+        print("view_camera_zoom: ", region_3D.view_camera_zoom)
+        print("view_camera_offset: ", region_3D.view_camera_offset)"""
+        return (region_3D.view_distance, region_3D.view_location)
+
+def set_viewport_camera(view_distance, view_location):
+    area = find_area()
+    if area is None or view_distance == 0.0:
+        return None
+    else:
+        region_3D = area.spaces[0].region_3d
+        region_3D.view_distance = view_distance
+        region_3D.view_location = view_location
  
 
 class BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_create_or_edit(bpy.types.Operator):
-    """Create Blueprint in a new Scene"""
+    """Create/Edit start/stop Blueprint in a new Scene"""
     bl_idname = "window_manager.blenvy_blueprint_shortcut"
     bl_label = "Edit Blueprint"
     bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
 
+    @classmethod
+    def description(cls, context, properties):
+        blenvy = context.window_manager.blenvy # type: BlenvyManager    
+        selected_objects = context.selected_objects
+        selected_object = selected_objects[0] if len(selected_objects) > 0 else None
+        if selected_object is not None and selected_object.instance_collection:
+            if blenvy.edit_blueprint_current_scene != "": # if there is already editing in progress, close it first
+                return "End editing Blueprint"
+            else:
+                return "Start editing Blueprint in a new temporary scene"
+        else:
+            prev_scene = bpy.data.scenes.get(blenvy.edit_blueprint_previous_scene)
+            if prev_scene is not None:
+                return "End editing Blueprint"
+            else:
+                if len(selected_objects) == 0: # do not go into creation mode if any object was selected
+                    if blenvy.edit_blueprint_current_scene != "": # if there is already editing in progress, close it first
+                        return "End editing Blueprint"
+                    else: 
+                        return "Create and start editing Blueprint in a new Scene"
+
+        return "Create/Edit start/stop Blueprint in a new Scene"
+
     def execute(self, context):        
         blenvy = context.window_manager.blenvy # type: BlenvyManager    
-        if bpy.context.active_object and bpy.context.active_object.instance_collection:
+        selected_objects = context.selected_objects
+        selected_object = selected_objects[0] if len(selected_objects) > 0 else None
+
+        if selected_object is not None and selected_object.instance_collection:
             if blenvy.edit_blueprint_current_scene != "": # if there is already editing in progress, close it first
                 bpy.ops.window_manager.blenvy_exit_edit_blueprint()
             bpy.ops.window_manager.blenvy_blueprint_edit_start()
         else:
-            blenvy = context.window_manager.blenvy # type: BlenvyManager                
             prev_scene = bpy.data.scenes.get(blenvy.edit_blueprint_previous_scene)
             if prev_scene is not None:
                 bpy.ops.window_manager.blenvy_exit_edit_blueprint()
             else:
-                if len(context.selected_objects) == 0: # do not go into creation mode if any object was selected
+                if len(selected_objects) == 0: # do not go into creation mode if any object was selected
                     if blenvy.edit_blueprint_current_scene != "": # if there is already editing in progress, close it first
                         bpy.ops.window_manager.blenvy_exit_edit_blueprint()
                     bpy.ops.window_manager.blenvy_create_blueprint()
@@ -118,13 +164,12 @@ class BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_create(bpy.types.Operator):
         if len(blenvy.library_scenes_names) > 0:
             library_scene_name = blenvy.library_scenes_names[0]
         else:
-            bpy.data.scenes.new(library_scene_name)
+            scene = bpy.data.scenes.new(library_scene_name)
+            scene.blenvy_scene_type = "Library"
         # automatically add it to the library : find library scene, if any, if not, create it 
         bpy.data.scenes[library_scene_name].collection.children.link(collection)
         
 
-
-
         # create an instance of the blueprint ONLY the current scene we are in is a level scene
         if context.scene.blenvy_scene_type == 'Level':
             source_collection = collection
@@ -143,6 +188,7 @@ class BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_create(bpy.types.Operator):
         new_scene = bpy.context.scene
         new_scene.name = scene_name
         bpy.context.window.scene = new_scene
+        new_scene.blenvy_scene_type = 'None'
 
         new_scene.collection.children.link(collection)
 
@@ -187,58 +233,20 @@ class BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_edit_start(bpy.types.Operator):
         new_scene.name = scene_name
         bpy.context.window.scene = new_scene
         new_scene.collection.children.link(collection)
-
+        new_scene.blenvy_scene_type = 'None'
         # flag the current temporary scene as an active edit
         blenvy.edit_blueprint_current_scene = scene_name
       
-
-        # Assuming you want to focus on the objects from the linked collection
-        # Switch to the new scene context        
-        
-        """blenvy.edit_collection_world_texture = "checker"
-        if blenvy.edit_collection_world_texture != "none":
-            world = bpy.data.worlds.new(bpy.context.scene.name)
-            new_scene.world = world
-            world.use_nodes = True
-            tree = world.node_tree
-
-            if blenvy.edit_collection_world_texture in ["checker", "checker_view"]:
-                checker_texture = tree.nodes.new("ShaderNodeTexChecker")
-                checker_texture.inputs["Scale"].default_value = 20
-                checker_texture.location = Vector((-250, 0))
-                if blenvy.edit_collection_world_texture == "checker_view":
-                    coord = tree.nodes.new("ShaderNodeTexCoord")
-                    coord.location = Vector((-500, 0))
-                    for op in coord.outputs:
-                        op.hide = True
-                    tree.links.new(coord.outputs["Window"], checker_texture.inputs["Vector"])
-                tree.links.new(checker_texture.outputs["Color"], tree.nodes["Background"].inputs["Color"])
-            elif blenvy.edit_collection_world_texture == "gray":
-                tree.nodes["Background"].inputs["Color"].default_value = (.3, .3, .3, 1)"""
-
         # deselect all objects then select the first object in new scene
         bpy.ops.object.select_all(action='DESELECT')        
 
-        # find the root object
-        if len(collection.objects) > 0 :
-            root_obj = collection.objects[0]
-            while root_obj.parent:
-                root_obj = root_obj.parent            
-            
-            # select object and children
-            new_scene.objects[root_obj.name].select_set(True)        
-            # def select_children(parent):
-            #     for child in parent.children:
-            #         child.select_set(True)
-            #         select_children(child)  # Recursively select further descendants
-            # select_children(root_obj);
-
-            # Select the view layer and view the selected objects
-            bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = new_scene.objects[root_obj.name]
-            bpy.context.view_layer.active_layer_collection = bpy.context.view_layer.layer_collection.children[collection.name]
-
-            # zoom to selected
-            bpy.ops.view3d.view_selected()
+        # backup view distance
+        view_distance, view_location = find_viewport_camera()
+        if view_distance is not None:
+            blenvy.edit_blueprint_previous_view_distance = view_distance
+            blenvy.edit_blueprint_previous_view_position = view_location  
+        # focus on objects in the temp scene    
+        bpy.ops.view3d.view_all()
  
         # now that the 3d view has been adapted, we select what we actually need: the collection/blueprint        
         bpy.ops.blenvy.select_item(target_name=collection.name, item_type="COLLECTION", override_scene_name=scene_name)
@@ -260,10 +268,10 @@ class BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_edit_end(bpy.types.Operator):
         # we are done editing the blueprint, reset settings to the way they were before
         blenvy.edit_blueprint_previous_scene = ""
         blenvy.mode = blenvy.edit_blueprint_previous_mode
-
+        set_viewport_camera(blenvy.edit_blueprint_previous_view_distance, blenvy.edit_blueprint_previous_view_position)
 
         if prev_scene is None:
-            print("No scene to return to")
+            self.report({"WARNING"}, "No scene to return to")
             return {'CANCELLED'}
         if blenvy.edit_blueprint_current_scene != "":
             active_edit_scene = bpy.data.scenes.get(blenvy.edit_blueprint_current_scene, None)
@@ -278,17 +286,12 @@ class BLENVY_OT_ui_blueprint_edit_end(bpy.types.Operator):
                         bpy.context.window.scene = prev_scene
                 except: 
                     bpy.context.window.scene = prev_scene
-            """if current_scene.name.startswith("EDITING:"):
-                bpy.data.scenes.remove(bpy.context.scene)
-                bpy.context.window.scene = prev_scene"""
-            blenvy.edit_blueprint_current_scene = ""
 
+            blenvy.edit_blueprint_current_scene = ""
         else:
             blenvy.edit_blueprint_current_scene = ""
-            print("Not in temp scene")
+            self.report({"WARNING"}, "Not currently in Blueprint editing scene")
             return {'CANCELLED'}
         
-        
-
         return {'FINISHED'}
 

tools/blenvy/core/ui/ui.py

@@ -183,3 +183,8 @@ def draw_common_settings_ui(layout, settings):
         remove_operator.scene_type = 'LEVEL'
         remove_operator.scene_name = scene.name
     col.separator()
+
+    # reset settings
+    row = section.row()
+    row.label(text="Reset settings")
+    row.operator("bevy.config_reset")

tools/blenvy/settings.py

@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ def load_settings(name):
             return None
     return None
 
+def clear_settings(name):
+    texts  = bpy.data.texts
+    stored_settings = texts.get(name, None)
+    if stored_settings is not None:
+        stored_settings.clear()
+        texts.remove(texts[name], do_unlink=True)
+
+
 
 # given the input (actual) settings, filters out any invalid/useless params & params that are equal to defaults
 def generate_complete_settings_dict(settings, presets, ignore_list=[], preset_defaults=True):