Troubleshooting

BlenderGIS Blender 5 Compatibility Fixes (2026) Blender 5.x is here, and like every major Blender release, it broke a few things for addon developers. BlenderGIS — the free, open-source (GPL-3.0) GIS addon by domlysz — is no exception. GitHub issues reflect a cluster of Blender 5.x reports: cache folder errors, Get OSM failures, and image…

Fix Shapefile Not Aligning with Basemap in BlenderGIS (2026) You imported a shapefile into BlenderGIS and it landed kilometers away from your basemap — or sits at a strange offset while everything else lines up. Before you nudge it by hand (do not), understand this: misaligned shapefiles are a coordinate reference system (CRS) problem, not…

How to Increase Basemap Resolution in BlenderGIS (2026) Your imported satellite basemap looks like a blurry smudge when you zoom in, and your scene’s realism suffers for it. Blurry basemaps are one of the most common BlenderGIS frustrations — but the problem is rarely the addon. It is almost always the zoom level, the data…

Fix BlenderGIS ‘Get OSM’ Not Working (2026) You pressed Get OSM in the BlenderGIS panel, waited, and got… nothing. No buildings, no roads, or an error message instead. This is one of the most reported BlenderGIS problems, and the good news is that most failures come down to a handful of causes you can work…

BlenderGIS Basemap Measurement Accuracy: Web Mercator Distortion Explained You import a satellite basemap into BlenderGIS, measure a distance you know is 4,000 meters — and Blender says it’s barely 2,800. Nothing is broken. You’re seeing Web Mercator projection distortion, and at higher latitudes it is severe enough to ruin any measurement-based modeling. Here’s how the…

BlenderGIS Imported Mesh Too Small or Wrong Scale: Causes and Fixes You import a shapefile or raster into BlenderGIS and the result looks absurd: the X and Y extents are microscopic, while the Z (elevation) dimension looks roughly right — or the whole model is squashed into a sliver you can barely see. You didn’t…

Fix BlenderGIS “No ImageIO” Error: Manual Freeimage Library Fix You install BlenderGIS, tick the checkbox to enable it, and Blender throws an error about imageio or freeimage — the addon refuses to load. This is one of the most common first-run failures for new BlenderGIS users, and it has nothing to do with your Blender…

Fix BlenderGIS DEM Import Freeze: Why Blender Hangs and How to Import Large Terrain Files You hit “import terrain” in BlenderGIS, the progress bar stalls, and Blender stops responding. The window says “Not Responding,” the mouse spins, and you can’t tell whether the import is working or dead. This guide explains why BlenderGIS freezes on…

BlenderGIS Troubleshooting Hub: Fix Common Errors Fast Something broken in BlenderGIS? Find your symptom in the table below, check the likely cause, and jump straight to the step-by-step fix. This hub covers every error the community hits most: install failures, blank basemaps, Overpass 406 errors, API key problems, and the classic macOS struct.error. Symptom →…

Fix the BlenderGIS “Overpass Unknown HTTP Status Code 406” Error You drew an area, asked BlenderGIS to import OpenStreetMap buildings and roads — and got unknown http status code 406 instead. The Overpass server actively refused your query. Here is what causes it and how to get your data imported. What the 406 Error Means…