Requirements

BlenderNEURON requires NEURON (7.6+) with Python (click to download)

Ensure that one of these commands work on your machine:

  • In terminal: nrngui -python

–OR–

  • In Python: from neuron import h

Installation Steps

  1. Install BlenderNEURON:
    • Option 1: Open the terminal and run pip install blenderneuron
    • Option 2: Download and extract the BlenderNEURON ZIP file into a directory that will be accessible when you run NEURON Python
  2. Start BlenderNEURON for NEURON:
    • Load your model in NEURON (example here: Getting Started)
    • In NEURON Python, run from blenderneuron import neuronstart
    • BlenderNEURON should be running within NEURON
  3. Start BlenderNEURON for Blender:
    • Install Blender (Versions 5.2+) at this link
    • Open Blender. Then Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Down Icon in Upper Right Corner > Install from Disk
    • Point to the BlenderNEURON ZIP file
    • Checked box next to ‘BlenderNEURON’ indicates successful addon installation
    • BlenderNEURON tab should be in the sidebar (toggle with ‘N’)

Now Try the Getting Started Tutorial

Previous Versions

v.2.1.2 (Requires Blender 4+)

v.2.0.4 (Requires Blender 2.79)

v0.1.6 (Requires Blender 2.79)