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+# Blender Tools with Unreal/Unity
+
+## Description
+
+A series of tools used to store vertex data in various ways. The data can then used in a game engine to animate meshes via a vertex shader.
+
+### Mesh Morpher
+
+Used to store vertex offsets between a meshes shape keys in it's UV layers. Optionally vertex normals from it's second shape key can be stored in it's vertex colors.
+
+### Vertex Animation
+
+Used to store vertex offsets and normals of selected mesh objects per frame into image textures.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+These tools can be installed as add-ons or ran as scripts. Each tool has a panel located in the 3D View's sidebar under the Unreal Tools tab.
+
+### Installing as an Add-on
+
+* First download and unzip files into desired directory.
+
+* While in Blender open the user preferences window.
+
+**Edit > Preferences**
+
+* Navigate the the **add-ons** tab.
+
+* Click the option to **install**.
+
+* A file browser will open.
+
+* Navigate to directory containing the tools.
+
+* Select the tool you want install.
+
+* Then click **install add-on**.
+
+### Running as a Script
+
+* First download and unzip files into desired directory.
+
+* While in Blender use the text editor to open the tool you want to use.
+
+* Then either click the run script operator (the **arrow** icon in header) or use **alt+p** shortcut.