Is it possible to switch to vertex mode (and edge, face mode) via python. I know I can toggle between object mode and edit mode in python with
bpy.ops.object.editmode_toggle()
But how can I explicitly say I want to go in vertex mode?
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asked Feb 16, 2014 at 11:34
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bpy.ops.mesh.select_mode(type="VERT")
bpy.ops.mesh.select_mode(type="EDGE")
bpy.ops.mesh.select_mode(type="FACE")
answered Feb 16, 2014 at 11:40
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$\begingroup$ CoDEmanX's solution is much better because the scene doesn't get reloaded. It will be faster and also easier to use of course. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 30, 2016 at 2:33
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I prefer to not use operators, if they can be avoided. You may use:
bpy.context.tool_settings.mesh_select_mode
Assign a tuple of 3 booleans to set Vertex, Edge, Face selection.
To activate vertex selection mode, use:
bpy.context.tool_settings.mesh_select_mode = (True, False, False)
For edge + face multi-selection mode, use:
bpy.context.tool_settings.mesh_select_mode = (False, True, True)
etc.
When working with the BMesh Module (bmesh), there's also
bm.select_mode
For edge selection, do:
bm.select_mode = {'EDGE'}
For vertex and face selection multi-mode, do:
bm.select_mode = {'VERT', 'EDGE', 'FACE'}
