Questions tagged [python]
Python is an object-oriented programming language. In Blender, it is used as a general purpose scripting language and to create add-ons to extend Blender's functionality.
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Python performance with Blender operators
In my script, I have for loop over many cube objects (~1000) and the treatment is very slow. Looking more in details, I notice that in the same amount of loops:
if ...
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Can I run a Python script step by step in Blender?
Can I run a python script step by step with normal blender, a build, external software or an addon?
I'm developing a script (town generator) and I want to to execute the code step by step like a ...
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Why avoid bpy.ops?
Simple and maybe stupid question:
I was reading this lot of time, that
"you should avoid using bpy.ops, or "instead of ...
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What do operator methods do? (poll, invoke, execute, draw & modal)
I've seen the functions called poll and invoke used in scripts. I'm curious what these are for and when they are called.
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Is the Blender GUI package available for other programs?
I really love the look of Blender's built-in GUI, and would potentially like to use these tools in some of my other Python applications. As I understand it, Blender created all of these tools from ...
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Python: Selecting object by name in 2.8
The following:
bpy.data.objects['Cube'].select = True
bpy.context.scene.objects.active = bpy.data.objects['Sphere.017']
don't work in Blender 2.8, they did in 2....
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Is it possible to create image data and save to a file from a script
I'm currently trying to extract textures from a binary file, and ideally I'd like to save each texture to a file or embed in the .blend file. However, before saving ...
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Efficient way to get selected vertices via python (without iterating over the entire mesh)
What's the best/fastest way to construct a list of selected vertices for a mesh object in python?
I want to avoid iterating over every vertex in the mesh if possible, since that seems like a really ...
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How can I get vertex positions from a mesh?
I want to read the vertex x and y coordinates with a script or a function.
How can I do that?
The MeshVertex
appears to have ...
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Is there a way to restart a modified addon?
I'm currently twiddling with an old addon and insert some print statements for debugging. Currently I'm restarting Blender each time to see the new messages. Is there a way to 'refresh' an already ...
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How to implement custom icons for my script/addon?
Is it possible to use different icons other than the default set and how?
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Blender 2.8 API, python, set active object
I'm trying to amend an addon that I made for Blender 2.7X to work with Blender 2.80.
The problem is with
bpy.context.scene.objects.active = some_object
This is ...
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Create an interface which is similar to the material list box
How can I make a Interface which is similar to the Material-Interface within Blender via Python?
It should look like these. Could you guide me to the right direction? I don't think it's in bpy.ops, ...
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Closing "Fibonacci's Hole"
Creating a sphere using the points defined by Spherical Fibonacci Mapping. For the most part it is easy to "skin" by using two consecutive fibonacci numbers as steps to loop on the index. And get ...
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How can I add a cube?
I am trying to add cubes to my scene. I'm sure there are lots of ways to get a cube into the scene (but for the purposes of this question, I have no idea what they are) - Are there any ways to add a ...
