I'm using a python script to generate mesh geometry and to add multiple shape keys in Blender using bmesh. The goal is to have 10 shape keys and each generated vertex is modified by just one of those shape keys.
My first attempt was as follows:
import bpy
import bmesh
# Create mesh.
me = bpy.data.meshes.new('TestMesh')
# Create object.
ob = bpy.data.objects.new('TestObject',me)
# Bmesh.
bm = bmesh.new()
# Add default shape key.
ob.shape_key_add('Basis')
# List of shape keys to loop through after creation.
ShapeKeys = []
# Base name for shape keys.
KeyBaseStr = 'Shape'
# Create 20 vertices.
for iVert in range(1,21):
# Index of shape key to add the vertex to.
iGroup = (iVert-1) % 10
# Check if group shape key has already been created.
if len(ShapeKeys) < (iGroup + 1):
# Name of new shape key.
SetName = KeyBaseStr + '_Set_' + str(iVert)
# Create shape key and append to list.
ShapeKeys.append(bm.verts.layers.shape.new(SetName))
# Shorthand for new key.
sk = ShapeKeys[-1]
print('created shape key #',len(ShapeKeys))
else:
# Select existing shape key.
sk = ShapeKeys[iGroup]
print('using existing shape key #',iGroup+1)
# Add vertex.
bv = bm.verts.new(tuple([iVert, 0, 1]))
# Assign vertex coordinates in selected shape key.
bv[sk] = tuple([0, iVert, 2])
# Bind bmesh to mesh.
bm.to_mesh(me)
# Link object to scene.
scene = bpy.context.scene
scene.objects.link(ob)
# Set as active and selected.
scene.objects.active = ob
ob.select = True
However, running the code results in an object with just one shape key rather than 10. All ten still appear to be created according to what gets printed and the ShapeKey list indeed seems to hold 10 BMLayerItem objects, but seem to not get binded to the mesh or the object. I also tried the same approach but created all of the shape keys layers before any vertices, but it made no difference.
The question is simple, how to add multiple shape keys while also generating geometry one vertex at a time, preferably using bmesh?
Also asked this question on BlenderArtists but received no answers so far:
https://blenderartists.org/t/problem-adding-multiple-shape-keys-with-bmesh/1122506