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--- workshops:blender:python_tools_in_blender [2015/06/19 00:58] – created Julien Deswaef
+++ workshops:blender:python_tools_in_blender [2015/06/20 19:27] (current) – Julien Deswaef
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+====== Python tools in Blender ======
-<code=python>
+===== The Scripting layout =====
->>> for objects in bpy.data.objects:
+Blender has a handy "Scripting" layout ready for you, with
-...     print(objects.name)
+  * **Info panel** expanded to see what Python commands are being called when manipulating the interface
-...
+  * **Text editor** to write your scripts
-Camera
+  * **Console** to explore commands
-Cube
+  * And the panels we know from the "Default" layout: **3D View**, **Outliner** and **Properties**
-Lamp
->>> for object in bpy.data.objects:
+In the Menu, ''Help > Python API Reference'' will open a browser window pointing to the Blender Python API documentation. You want to keep this open at all time when scripting.
-...     print(object)
-...
+===== Accessing data =====
-<bpy_struct, Object("Camera")>
+Some examples of how to navigate in Blender data from the console.
-<bpy_struct, Object("Cube")>
-<bpy_struct, Object("Lamp")>
+<code=python>
+# With the default scene when starting Blender
->>> for object in bpy.data.objects:
+for objects in bpy.data.objects:
-...     print(object.location)
+    print(objects.name)
-...
+# Camera
-<Vector (7.9362, -7.1326, 3.8174)>
+# Cube
-<Vector (0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000)>
+# Lamp
-<Vector (4.0762, 1.0055, 5.9039)>
->>> a = 10
+for object in bpy.data.objects:
->>> print(a)
+    print(object.location)
+# <Vector (7.9362, -7.1326, 3.8174)>
+# <Vector (0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000)>
+# <Vector (4.0762, 1.0055, 5.9039)>
->>> for object in bpy.data.objects:
+for object in bpy.data.objects:
-...     print(object.location.x)
+    print(object.location.x)
-...
+# 7.93615198135376
-.93615198135376
+# 0.0
-.0
+# 4.076245307922363
-.076245307922363
 </code>