Christopher Topalian

Python
Scripting
in

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Blender
for
Humans
by
Christopher Topalian
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Screen Layout - Scripting

Left
Click
Here Left Click
Scripting

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We open the application Blender.

We then click on the Layout button.
We choose Scripting as the layout.
This makes it easy for us to script.
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Console
Left Click
Window

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Left Click
Toggle System Console
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We use this Console to show

Results of our Scripting and
any Error Messages

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New Script

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Left Click
New

We make a New Script by clicking the

button that is named New.
This creates an new script.
We can then type our code into it.
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We Type in our first Code

To Hold
Type Make Ctrl +

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this code Bigger Mouse
Font Wheel
Forwards
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Run Script

Left Click
Run Script

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Next Page Shows the Result ->

We type the code

print('Hi Everyone')
and then we press the Run Script button.
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Result of Our Script in Console

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Result of our Python Code
SHOWN in the
Blender System CONSOLE

We use this Console to show

results of our scripting and to
show any error messages.

In Blender, the Window Menu

allows us to
Toggle System Console.

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Rename ourScript & Save As

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2
3

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Left Click
Text Left Click
Save As

1 Type
ourScript

We Type in the name section ourScript

We then choose the Text Menu.
We choose Save As.
Now our Script is saved in blender.
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Info Window

Info window
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Put Mouse On Horizontal Line
Hold Left Mouse Button
and Drag Downwards

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We show the Info Window by dragging

the Horizontal Line downward.
This window provides useful data.
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Show All OBJECTS in Scene

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Type this
code

Left Click Run Script

Run Script

Result Shown in Console Window

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Show All OBJECTS in Scene

import bpy

ourList = list(bpy.data.objects)

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print(ourList)

Result
[bpy.data.objects['Camera'],
bpy.data.objects['Cube'],
bpy.data.objects['Lamp']]
We have 3 objects in our Scene

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We Have 3 Objects in Our Scene

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Lamp
Cube
name
Cube

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Camera

Location Scale
Rotation

Our Blender Scene is very simple.

It has a Camera,
a Lamp
and a Cube.
We can name these objects
anything we want!
Notice, that Objects have
Location, Rotation and Scale
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Refer to Object by NAME
import bpy
ourObject = bpy.data.objects['Cube']
print(ourObject)

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Returns the TYPE, which is a
bpy_struct, and that it is
an Object named "Cube"

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Refer to Object by NAME
import bpy
ourObject = bpy.data.objects['Lamp']
print(ourObject)

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Returns the TYPE, which is a
bpy_struct, and that it is
an Object named "Lamp"

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Refer to Object by NAME
import bpy
ourObject = bpy.data.objects['Camera']
print(ourObject)

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Returns the TYPE, which is a
bpy_struct, and that it is
an Object named "Camera"

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Get Location of Object by Name

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Get Location of Object by Name
import bpy
ourObject = bpy.data.objects['Cube']
print(ourObject.location)

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Returns the Vector Location
of Our Cube, which is located
at <0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000>

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Hovering Over Elements for Info
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Hover the
Mouse Arrow

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Location of the object.

Python: Object.location
bpy.data.objects["Cube"].location[0]
Hover Tips
Hover the Mouse Arrow over buttons and
other elements in Blender to be shown
the Python scripting reference.
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Get Scale of Object by Name

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Returns the Vector Scale

of Our Cube, which is
<0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000>
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Get Scale of Object by Name
import bpy
ourObject = bpy.data.objects['Cube']
print(ourObject.scale)

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Returns the Vector Scale
of Our Cube, which is
<0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000>

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Hovering Over Elements for Info

Hover

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Here

Scaling of the Object.

Python: Object.scale
bpy.data.objeccts["Cube"].scale[0]

Hover Tips Show Python Reference

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Get Rotation of Object by Name

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Returns the Euler Rotation

of Our Cube, which is
<Euler (x=0.0000, y=0.0000,
z=0.0000), order='XYZ'>

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Get Rotation of Object by Name
import bpy
ourObject = bpy.data.objects['Cube']
print(ourObject.rotation_euler)

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Returns the Euler Rotation
of Our Cube, which is
<Euler (x=0.0000, y=0.0000,
z=0.0000), order='XYZ'>

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Hovering Over Elements for Info

Hover
Mouse

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Arrow
Here

Rotation in Eulers.
Radians: 0.000000
Python: Object.rotation_euler
bpy.data.objects["Cube"].rotation_euler[0]

Hover Tips Show Python Reference

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Get Name of Current Scene

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Returns the Scene name
of Our Current Scene,
which is named Scene

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Get Name of Current Scene
import bpy
ourScene = bpy.data.scenes['Scene'].name
print(ourScene)

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Returns the Scene name
of Our Current Scene,
which is Scene

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Hovering Over Elements for Info

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Hover
Mouse Arrow
Here

Scene data-block, consisting in objects &

defining time and render related settings.
Value: Scene
Python: Scene.name
bpy.data.scenes["Scene"].name

Hover Tips Show Python Reference

Remember, that Blender shows us the
Python reference when we hover our
mouse arrow over an element.

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Set Location of Object
import bpy

ourObject = bpy.data.objects['Cube']
ourObject.location = (5.0, 0.0, 0.0)

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print(ourObject.location)

Moves object to vector location.

This script moves the object named
Cube to the location specified,
X position of 5.0
Y position of 0.0
Z position of 0.0
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