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Docs: Project Tools Update #156

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Once your project has been setup using the "Project Tools" scripts Blender should be available inside your application's native application launcher. The run Blender script will take the correct blender version for your operating system from `{my_project}/shared/artifacts/blender` and extract it to the local directory. Along with any add-ons in the `{my_project}/shared/artifacts/addons` folder. Your Blender preferences are stored on a per project basis in `{directory-path}` Once your project has been setup using the "Project Tools" scripts Blender should be available inside your application's native application launcher. The run Blender script will take the correct blender version for your operating system from `{my_project}/shared/artifacts/blender` and extract it to the local directory. Along with any add-ons in the `{my_project}/shared/artifacts/addons` folder. Your Blender preferences are stored on a per project basis in `{directory-path}`
### Create Linux Shortcut ### Create Linux Shortcut
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TODO Add INFO box to direct users to TD Guide to set this up for your specific OS
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```bash ```bash
cd {my_project}/svn/tools cd {my_project}/svn/tools
./install_desktop_file.sh ./install_desktop_file.sh
``` ```
1. Search for Blender in your Application Launcher
2. The application with the name `blender {my_project}` without any suffix is the latest build.
::: info Available on Gentoo ::: info Available on Gentoo
To learn more about running the Blender if you are on a Gentoo system please see the [Gentoo guide](/gentoo/user/running-blender.md), including how to run a [debug build](/gentoo/user/running-blender.md#debug-build). To learn more about running the Blender if you are on a Gentoo system please see the [Gentoo guide](/gentoo/user/running-blender.md), including how to run a [debug build](/gentoo/user/running-blender.md#debug-build).
::: :::
#### Launch with Custom Build on Linux
You must run the Create Linux Shortcut step before running a custom build. This will launch blender using your custom binary, but with the Add-On and preferences of your project
1. Navigate to your custom Blender binary
2. Right Click the binary
3. Select `Open with > Blender {my_project}`
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TODO Replace Image with Project-Tools version TODO Replace Image with Project-Tools version