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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Get/Set coordinates for UV vertices using Python
I got this UV map, and I want to set the position coordinates for all the four vertices to x=0.5 and y=0.5 (in the center of the ...
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How to handle creating a node group in a script?
I am attempting to make a python script that creates a nodegroup based on some scene properties, however the group_make operator needs to be in a node editor ...
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Auto-run scripts security options
We have a preferences option to enable auto-run of python scripts when opening blend files. We can also add paths that are excluded from auto-running scripts. Then we have a cli options to enable or ...
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Python: vertex normal according to World
If i get a normal of a vertex - i'll get it in local coordinates.
For example:
bpy.context.object.data.vertices[0].normal
If an object will have rotation or ...
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Object creation slows over time [duplicate]
I know that this has been asked before, but the answers that others have received did not help me much. When creating objects through Python, using bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_cube_add() there is an ...
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Create curve from Numpy Array using Python
I have looked through previous questions on this and many other boards and I cannot seem to find a previous answer.
I have a largish Numpy generated ndarray that represents a harmonograph output (...
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Same Video on each face, but with different time delay?
iam looking for a way to - like the title says - i want to put the same video on each face, but with different time delay.
In other words, i want to create a kind of videowall.
i found THIS:
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Add Nodes to Material with Python
I have edited a script that creates some nodes, but the only problem is, it always created a new material. I want it to either add the nodes on the existing material, or a pre-defined material. Here ...
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create mesh then add vertices to it in python
I would like to create a mesh, then interactively add vertices (afterwards, possibly through a loop) to it through python.
Is that possible?
I can't find enough info from other answers to really get ...
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Rotate objects around their origin along a global axis (scripted) without bpy.ops
I have read so much about Blender rotation in the last two hours that my head is spinning, but I can not understand how to rotate strictly in global coordinates without using ...
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Python - Set material to material slot
I am using the Blender Internal render engine. I have an material slot with no material assigned to it. How can I assign a material to a slot using python? This should work in edit mode as well. ...
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How can I get the camera's projection matrix?
As asked.
I need a way to get the projection matrix of the active camera, via python.
EDIT: I think this question is different from the one asked here, because getting a matrix is different from ...
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Workflow for developing add-on/script
I'm trying to figure out a good workflow for developing scripts and add-ons in Blender. Here's what I'm currently doing as I try my luck with a PyNode add-on:
Open blender
Create a text editor panel
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Is it possible to use bpy.props.PointerProperty to store a pointer to an object?
If the user renames an object, the reference via string key is lost.
Is it possible to store a pointer to an object in a property assigned to a class of bpy.types
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