Choose the package that match the version of Python bundle with Blender, you can determine it by opening the Python console in Blender. On Windows, the most easiest way to install GDAL Python Binding is to use the packages build by Christoph Gohlke and available here. Sudo apt-get install python-pip python3-pip It can be solved by reinstalling Numpy with pip : Warning : Currently, Numpy will fails if your distribution does not support Python 3.6. Installing through this way, Blender will use the version of Python existing on the system instead of it's own bundle version. Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:thomas-schiex/blender Install Blender from a repository instead of ready to use tarballs from. Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable GDAL binary and Python binding are available through ubuntugis repository Futhermore, installing GDAL with Blender can be really tricky because Blender bundle it's how Python installation.

QGIS is a powerful open source desktop GIS software, this is an essential tool for working with BlenderGIS because it will help prepare the data for a smooth import. However, if you want to deal with heterogeneous data formats, projections or extents, the most straightforward strategy is to preprocess your data with QGIS before trying the import into Blender. GDAL can be useful for advanced users who need more support for GIS specific fomats and reprojection tasks directly in Blender. If the addon does not works as expected, installing GDAL will not solve the issue. GDAL is an optional dependency, most of the functionalities of BlenderGIS are available without it.

Bindings in other languages, including Python, are also available. The developer oriented library is available as a C/C++ API. GDAL is available as a set of commandline utilities (ready to use binaries files). GDAL is a popular and powerful geospatial data processing library.

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