Questions tagged [operator]
An operator is a processing unit that is invoked/executed on scene data by the window manager.
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How to I render this .wrl using the python api (bpy)
I have been trying to render this wrl files like this one using this code:
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How should operator id_remap be used?
I'm trying to use id_remap on some materials, but Blender crashes when I try to use the operator. I've tried many different ways to invoke it. Right now I have:
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Code works in Console, not as registered Operator
I made a scene with a cube and a sphere.
The sphere has a "displace" modifier on it, which I want to apply while having the cube (or nothing at all) selected.
Executing the following lines one by one ...
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How do I pass an argument to an operator that is called inside a panel?
I would like to be able to pass aarguments to operators that I am calling from panels/buttons but I do not know how to do that. At the moment I use "global" variables but they tend to make the code a ...
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How to check from the script that modal operator is running?
Or at least it would be great if there is any way to know that modal operator was cancelled
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Can't get the active_object in Operator
I try to get the active object by "bpy.context.scene.objects.active" in my operator, but I receive a error 'Context' object has no attribute 'objects', what's wrong?My scripts is as follow:
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Blender Python: Running multiple timers
I have a bit of a weird problem that I simply cannot seem to get around. I want to run 2 timers, each set to a different interval.
The problem that I'm having is that both classes receive each others ...
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Trying to make a pie menu with custom operator
Trying to understand how i can add the operator i made to a pie menu for me to use, when i run it nothing shows. Treat me like a noob at coding, thank you for your time
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Calling bpy.ops.wm.revert_mainfile() operator multiple times in one script
I have a script which iterates over objects in the scene. Each iteration removes the rigid body property from the given object (bpy.ops.rigidbody.object_remove()), ...
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I can't use Blender hair tool add-on
I want to use to hair tool add-on, but doesn't work.
It seem to not use operator, so I search on the web, though I can't find it.
Why can't use operator and how can I use hair tool ?
I use blender 2....
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How can I use a boolean property inside of a custom operator class?
Hi Blender/Python users,
I am working on an add-on where I'm trying to make an operator class as a button that runs a different set of commands depending on whether custom boolean properties are ...
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Keep getting .poll() Context is Incorrect Error even though I set the correct context
I keep getting "Context is incorrect" errors even though I use an override.
Here is the .blend: http://pasteall.org/blend/index.php?id=50312
It has one of my models I am coding some Animation ...
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Get operator information while user is doing operator
In my example I am working with a resizing operator,
bpy.context.active_operator.properties.value[0]
Gives the x-scale, and so on. However, the scale operator ...
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How to create toggle button use python in blender
I want to make a toggle button for my custom operator. It works similar to checkbox: once the button is clicked, the operator keeps running until the button gets another click, so will the button ...
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How to access the operator instance members?
I'm testing Blender's scripting, with this simple operator from the documentation:
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Get an executable list of executed operators in python
What is it for:
I’m writing an addon for blender which will have to store operators that have been executed since a custom button has been pressed, until another button is pressed.
What do I need:
If ...
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Good practice to develop Blender Addon : Execute/Invoke command (INVOKE DEFAULT, FINISHED, etc.)
How can I use the "execution content" at the end of execute/invoke command (INVOKE_DEFAULT, FINISHED) ? (https://docs.blender.org/api/blender_python_api_2_63_17/bpy.ops.html#execution-context)
Could ...
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Good practice to develop Blender Addon : Objects and operations
I understand there is many kinds of "objects". The objects themselves such as cube, sphere, etc. (that are meshes), lights and camera, but also particle emitters, materials, node_tree, etc.
The first ...
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Commands from serial port to blender controls
I'd like to make some extra keyboard on Arduino to send some commands to Blender. Some commands just duplicating existing shortcuts, some of them I need to start custom python scripts during ...
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object set_origin not working
I have been looking at similar questions yet the following script is not returning any error but the origin of the object is not changed. What did I not set right? The context seems ok since I have ...
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What do bl_undo_group and bl_translation_context properties do?
Both Operator and Macro struct's have the properties:
bl_undo_group
bl_translation_context
Other than being string values no other information seems available for these properties.
Can anyone ...
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Cancel Blender operators from python
Is it possible to cancel a recently run operator from a handler, if it fails to pass some condition?
I basicaly want to restrict some objects which have a custom property from editing, so I want to ...
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How to extend an Operator
I tried to extend my own Operator but it doesn't work.
What am I doing wrong?
If I add this operator I get "Test"
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Python: How to select one 'BoolVectorProperty' value at a time unless 'shift' key is held
I am trying to overwrite the bpy.ops.object.move_to_layer operator in Blender so that I can move other objects when the selected objects are moved.
When I try to ...
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Why are these buttons performing the same operation?
I'm writing a simple script that will help me use Blender better.
One script sets everything up that's needed for retopology. The second just makes a hexagon and fan fills its face.
Individually, I ...
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How to create a operator to import different categories 3d object?
I am not sure how write the question in a clear way.
I am giving more details on the question here.
I am going to create three buttons to import different 3D models.
For example, the first one is for ...
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Draw callback still running after add-on reload
I have an operator that activates/deactivates an overlay on the 3D view, for that I used:
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Creating an operator that dinamically updates the viewport a certain number of times per second
I want to create an operator to preview a physic animation in real time.
I have this set of object and I wanted to move them for example using a basic equation like this:
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Is there any way I can prevent the 'object.mode_set()` operator from setting the 'CROSSHAIR' cursor?
Have a look at this simple modal operator:
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How to find python source code for an operator preset
I'm new to python and Blender and sometimes I find strange things. My problem is I'm trying to understand an operator behavior but something's missing.
I'm in this situation:
I select a mesh outside ...
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How to check operator status
How to know if an operator (like view3d.rotate) is running? has the blender something like the "active operator" global variable?
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How to run a modal operator for/in several 3D Views (video of problem included)
When i invoke a modal operator (it highlights faces under the mouse cursor via raycast and bgl) from the tool shelf, it is running in/for the 3D View, the tool shelf is in but not in other 3D Views ...
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How to generate temporary operators with dynamic properties?
During the development of an add-on I had to generate an operator based on the information in a dictionary. As I didn't find anything on that topic, I thought it might be useful to add my solution for ...
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Calling modal operator from prop update function ---> wrong context (how to change context for modal operator)
I have a modal operator to get the face index under mouse position from raycast (close to the "operator_modal_view3d_raycast.py" template).
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triggering custom event in modal operator
im developing some tools in order to communicate externally with blender.
The chosen approach is socket communication, the tools run requests through a client and blender has a server started from the ...
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python scripting - how to stop my modal operator code from getting the old data?
i was working on a code to print this word (extruded) for every time i use extrude region tool
bpy.ops.mesh.extrude_region_move
so i created this code
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search for unknown operator 'BPY_OT_OPS_OT_mesh.dissolve_limited()
The menu for this code is in the the video sequencer. It just brings in an image file into the video sequencer. It works except that I get search for unknown operator 'BPY_OT_OPS_OT_mesh....
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Button-sized icons in operator?
I essentially want to make buttons with an image inside, similar to how template_icon_view works, but with the functionality of an operator button.
I haven't found any way to resize icons, or to ...
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Multithreading with Python
I'm trying to write a marching cubes operator for the blender smoke simulator. The main part already works based on someone else's previous work. However is the code single threaded and as such rather ...
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Custom image format importer
I've created an importer for an obscure texture format and I can invoke it as an operator successfully. Because I'm chaining two addons together, (a model importer that also automatically imports ...
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Adding a 'SUN' via lamp_add() actually adds a 'HEMI'. Bug?
If I fire the operator afterwards from a button, it doesn't work properly. I've other operators with other lamp types and those are working quite well as expected. But this one stole me a hour or two. ...
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Extension of standard operator
How can I add additional code for already existing operator? For example, I want to add into bpy.ops.wm.save_mainfile this string:
print("My code")
I know that I ...
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Python: Operator Undo Method
Is there a way to call your own undo and or redo method when your operator is being 'undone'?
I already used this bpy built-in method:
bl_info = {'UNDO'}
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Invoke operator from another operator
I have an operator that needs the file to be saved before it can continue (it uploads the file but that's not relevant). Rather than just give an error message that the user needs to save the file ...
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Force a Blender operator to always start with default values
I'm writing an operator for which it is crucial that every time it gets called all the properties are set to their default values.
The ops.object.delete has 1 param. use_global. It is always false, ...
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How to avoid fence post issues when changing modal operators?
Is there a recommended option for avoiding fence-post issues (as in waiting for input) when exiting or changing a modal operator in Blender? It's been something I've been trying to find a nice ...
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Creating a list selector in a popup/dialog
For an import/export plugin I'd like to create a long list of objects to select from. This is fairly easy to do in a panel with a template list, but it's not quite what I want - it's too small and ...
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how do I get an operator's relative X, Y, Width, and Height screen orientation/size?
After countless failed attempts at trying to get a working template_curve_mapping, I have deemed it as inferior and broken, and decided to try my hand at a raw attempt with bgl, using an invisible ...
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How to create an operator to control the Radius of a spline and add a hotkey
Blender has a hotkey to control the Tilt of a curve (Ctrl+T) but does not for the Radius.
When looking for Radius under User Preferences> Input I can't find it.
I was told it's because unlike the Tilt,...
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TCP Server inside Blender [closed]
I'm trying to implement a tcp server inside blender with a time operator using asyncio. but the code always crash the UI. I know there is a way to do this inside blender since some people have ...
