Custom objects in Blender with Python

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ownmesh.jpgIf you want to expand Blenders Add-menu with your own custom objects, this tutorial teaches you how to use simple Python scripting to do just that. The tutorial goes through the process of adding a custom plane to the Add=>Mesh-menu.

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    • bob

      That’s so cool!
      Blenders gui api looks so simple to use.

    • http://www.cuby.co.nr Cuby

      This looks absolutely awesome! Hmmmm, what to add to the menu….

    • Antiwhine

      Yay! Now we can finally add teapots!

    • bimbo

      yeeeha!!!

      I’ve been wondering about this a while ago.

      Thanks!!!!

    • http://drumsofwar.110mb.com/ Felix_Kütt

      yay! someone add cornelius ;)

    • http://www.plumiferos.com malefico

      It would help if we had a script to generate the Mesh generation part of the script out of a real mesh. So if you model a teapot, you could have the vertex coordinates in a text file. Otherwise, it will be a hard hard job :-)

      Thanks for sharing the tutorial !

    • http://e2-productions.com noidtluom

      ahh, a plane, but what about ultra-high-poly-15-subdiv-fractal-etc?

    • daredemo

      to malefico

      just make the script read in the object data. Say, if you have a RenderMan .RIB file with SubsurfMesh made of tri/quad faces: loop through the faces and create them. it’s as simple as that. There are three arrays you’d need to read in.

      I’m sure you can do the same with .obj files, etc. Just insert the .obj data into the script and run the script… though… why not just use importer… anyway…

    • Ideasman42 (Campbell Barton)

      Open BPyAddMesh.py and look at the bottom.

      There is a commented py script that can be used to write your own custom objects,
      This wasnt included because we didnt want people to use this as a way to store a library of their own objects (library manager)

      But if you want. you can copy it into a py file and write your meshes to scripts from the Mesh->Scripts menu.

    • kram1032

      Can you also add a function?
      Like the Sphere function(s) (I don’t think, the whole geometry is saved, for every single possible sphere)
      That would make noidtluom’s suggestion possible :D ( for fractals ” + guiswitch for iterations )