work: save startup because I'm sick of the arnoldesque materials

scripts/addons/flamenco/preferences.py

@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ class FlamencoPreferences(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
         items=_project_finder_enum_items,
     )
 
+    bat_bypass: bpy.props.BoolProperty(  # type: ignore
+        name="Bypass BAT",
+        description=(
+            "When enabled, submission skips Blender Asset Tracer: paths in the blend "
+            "are written as absolute, then the blend is uploaded or copied without a BAT pack. "
+            "When disabled, Flamenco uses the normal BAT pack (Shaman or job storage)"
+        ),
+        default=True,
+    )
+
     # Property that gets its value from the above _job_storage, and cannot be
     # set. This makes it read-only in the GUI.
     job_storage_for_gui: bpy.props.StringProperty(  # type: ignore
@@ -118,6 +128,10 @@ class FlamencoPreferences(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
         else:
             text_row(col, str(project_root))
 
+        col = layout.column(align=True)
+        col.label(text="Submission")
+        col.prop(self, "bat_bypass")
+
     def project_root(self) -> Path:
         """Use the configured project finder to find the project root directory."""