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In Object Mode, when I press N, I get a little box called Transform. At the bottom of this box I can see the X,Y,Z dimensions of my mesh. Is there a way to get these dimensions through a Python script?
Like if I just want the Y dimension (height of object) returned, would I do something like:
bpy.ops.mesh.Transform.dimensions[1]
Some blender basics
The console is a great place to figure stuff out
where C = bpy.context and D = bpy.data for our convenience.
>>> C.object
bpy.data.objects['Cube']
>>> C.object.dimensions
Vector((2.0000009536743164, 2.0000009536743164, 2.0))
>>> C.object.dimensions.y
2.0000009536743164
>>>
The height of an object in blender is its Z dimension. Blender uses Z up and -Y forward.
The buttons in blender run operators. In code these start with bpy.ops The translate operator for example is bpy.ops.transform.translate()
The python console has autocomplete, hence you can peck around and nut somethings out.
NVim button in your screenshot. Is it safe to assume that this is a blender addon for NeoVim integration. If yes can you point me to the addon?
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Jan 24, 2021 at 14:55
pynvim can contact the buffers of open nvim instance and pipe to and from blender quite simply. Was originally GVim but the nvim API is soooo much better, but the editor is a lot slower. (Been using SpaceVim) vi.stackexchange.com/questions/20753/…
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Jan 25, 2021 at 10:59
pynvim. If you find the time to make your tool availible that would be very nice.
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Jan 25, 2021 at 11:43