Hello,
Blender Text Counter has been updated to support both 2.7x and 2.80 and some improvements.
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Nice work Leo
PS what would be nice if user could store some function presets. Thats would be super useful not?
Say you need simple scene frame counter. Just add scene.frame_current and store that value. Next time if you dont remember the code its just one click or 2
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Good idea. I’ll add that in the future update.
Right now there is a strange problem with blender. If you use a driver to animate the “Counter” slider of TextCounter plugin, it will show the animation in the viewport. But when you render it, it doesn’t update!
Anybody knows why?
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I think that due to DependencyGraph. i did some checks with a different addon called AnimateAll and this also showed issue with 2.8
They did do some fixing i believe. Most issue were solved i believe. Have you checking it with 2.81 or 2.82?
I see weird thing, in 2.80 i do get it to work, but 2.81 doesnt update it?!
2.81 give python error, perhaps something changed again?
EDIT
it does work… hahaha i didnt had the addon checked. i also had a small typo i used single quote at the end
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Did you try rendering the animation?
It updates fine in the 3D view but it won’t change the numbers when rending.
I rendered single frame. Let me check okay. Does it matter what engine?
I still think this is a depencygraph issue then
I tried with cycles and it didn’t work.
I see yes. i think its same issue here.
Ill check i can add it to that bug post, they did close it already though i believe.
Could you please post the link here too. I’ll follow up in a week for a new build. maybe it will be fixed by then.
I hope i can find it again, im looking as we speak
Okay found it, this is the bug post
https://developer.blender.org/T68332
ill add this page link and add the file there ok with you?
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FOund an old post with the issue of custom properties dont update on render time. A lot of devs in this one, even Ton popsup 
https://developer.blender.org/T28286
PS i just tried the expression method and that on does work fine.
I the property set to animate?
I found another post about animating custom properties.
https://developer.blender.org/T56636
Keyframing does work fine, its just the driver part which is not working
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Perfect dude, I saw you posted there. I hope someone checks closed tickets also. If not, I’ll open another one in a few days.
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Btw this is probably easy to do with Sverchok or Animation Nodes.
Yes, those plugins can be used. But that’s too much for just making a simple text counter. I made this mainly for UI simulations.
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The bug has been confirmed but they need a new ticket. I’ll open one now.
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That’s good, they closed mine and said it’s and API issue but it’s not. cuz it’s updating in the viewport: https://developer.blender.org/T71167
There is something wrong with the render.