Questions tagged [operator]
An operator is a processing unit that is invoked/executed on scene data by the window manager.
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Calling a function in operator to create a button
Hi this is probably very simple but it is proving difficult to archive
I am basically atempting to make a button in the UI tools panel that can run any function I create
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Button with Multiple Operations/Functionality
I would like to code multiple functions (operations?) to a single button that is on a Display panel within the 3D viewport, and which will have toggle functionality. This is what I have so far. I'd ...
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Call operator with tweak popup window
I'm making a panel with buttons to do different actions for modeling. One one of my button I want to merge vertex by distance when I click on it, but merge to center when I CTRL + Click.
I got this ...
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How to make the panel detect that the operator has been executed correctly?
NOTE : There are already two posts concerning this problem but I can't find an answer in them. I enclose the link that leads to it:
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I have in my script, a panel and an operator. ...
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How to simulate keyboard ESC command using Python builtin modules?
For my addon I need a function that simulates just a single ESC button event from the keyboard, using Python. I've tried many things and this seems to be the only way left to abort
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Operators panel missing [duplicate]
I wanted to make my very first blender donut yesterday. I have ver 2 82.7 When I add the torus it pulls up a floating menu where i can amend size and segments. When I click anywhere else this Add ...
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Accessing Transform Operator History inclusive constraint_axis in Python script
Please have a look at this:
I am writing a script wich changes selected verts.
Lets say the user is in Box-select-mode (...or whatever tool), selects something, does some constrained transformation (...
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Low level version of bpy.ops.scene.render_view_add()
Is there a low-level version of bpy.ops.scene.render_view_add() and bpy.ops.scene.render_view_remove() operators ?
My goal is ...
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Is there a low level alternative for bpy.ops.mesh.separate()?
I am dealing with a great model, I have a problem, I want to divide it by parts, but bpy.ops.mesh.separate(type = 'LOOSE') seems to have a big problem, that is not ...
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Is it possible to avoid finding my operator via the search menu?
I was wondering if it was possible to avoid making bpy.ops.myscript.doesomething()available in the search menu of blender?
I think it is not possible, but I would ...
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How to bundle undo steps in Modal operator
Background info: I am creating an addon with an 'Editor' mode. The mode is initiated by an Operator, and while the Modal is running, the user can add/remove/edit objects in the scene. The modal ends ...
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Call an Operator programmatically that uses the context [duplicate]
I'm trying to initialize some properties programmatically in an Operator. These properties belong to each node in a selected material, and therefore I need to access the context. I thought I could ...
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Different operations if operator is pressed with “Ctrl”, “Alt” or “Shift” within the UI? [duplicate]
I saw multiple add-ons that are using alternative operator action when pressing Shift, Alt or Ctrl within the operator interface (I think it's only one of the 3).
I created an operator and draw it in ...
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How to read and print data from a dictionary using a modal operator?
The following code creates a dictionary and prints it at regular intervals:
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Pass data to EnumPropery items callback
I'm struggling to pass a variable to an EnumProperty items callback, resulting in making this variable a global, which I prefer to avoid. I want to be able to access the "plant" from the "...
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Using Grease Pencil (Annotation) from Modal in Blender 2.8
In my addon, I need to do a bunch of stuff while running modal. One of those things is drawing with a grease pencil, and then processing the curve. By grease pencil, I mean just the simple ...
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How to run Outliner operations for 3D view selection?
How can I run an outliner operation based on the user's 3D View objects selection?
Technically: how does the ...
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How to close render 'View Render' after the render by bpy.ops.render.render()?
I would simply like to understand how to close the render window after it is finished and ready.
The save path is already set, so it does not require manual save.
Right now I use this system to ...
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Operator's 'BLOCKING' option not working
I have a tool which opens selected geometry in Substance Painter and then builds the materials in Blender after the user has applied them in Painter.
It includes a separate operator which provides a ...
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Modal Operator Not Updating Driver(s)?
I've been creating an add-on for Blender but discovered a problem. For my add-on, I need to be able to get drivers to update in realtime while a Modal Operator is running. Since the add-on code is ...
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How to assign PointerProperty in Operator through UI?
I have multiple instances of class LayerSettings(bpy.types.PropertyGroup), which is simply a group of variables. These are stored at the scene level (they're a ...
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How can I run Bmesh ops interactively inside an operator with a popup?
I would like to add some bmesh operators to one of my operator class. The operator has pop up menu invoked by return wm.invoke_props_dialog( self) so the values are ...
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give a variable to an operator
For a workflow tool I made a panel in which it displays each separate library that is linked in my file. For each library I want to add some buttons that does stuff to the library in question.
So in ...
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Why do i get this Merge Operator: Enum not found error?
I am recently learning to extend blender and trying to create a custom utilities panel.
I'm trying to add a "merge vertices" button on a panel but I keep getting errors saying;
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Custom tool, modal gizmo, and non-modal operator (2.8)
I’m prototyping an addon that will have several custom Tools and, when those tools are selected, a bunch of custom Gizmos in 3D views for manipulating various aspects of objects created by the addon. ...
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Bake script works individually, but crashes in loop
I am trying to write a script to bake all of my physics in the correct order. The commands work if I issue them to each cache individually, but if I try to bake them all in a loop, I get a ...
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how to avoid operator `collection_instance_add`?
how to create a instance of a collection from a python script / addon
without using the collection_instance_add operator?
with the operator i use something like:
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Pass collectionProperty through operators (Blender 2.8)
I want to pass some created objects by an operator to another operator for modifications.
I tested with CollectionProperty, but can't pass the collection from the first operator to the second one:
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Property set/get example for operator needed [duplicate]
Still trying to wrap a property into my Addon where I can dynamically control the values of the resulting variable. Take the default operator_mesh_add example and alter the definition of the width ...
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Blender property update [duplicate]
I am building an operator, which has multiple properties. One of the things I would like to do is update the min/max and update attributes of the property on-demand.
I understand that I can create a ...
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gbl shader blender 2.8
After adding an draw handler to my operator my terminal is showing the following:
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Context issues while importing Alembic files in a plugin [duplicate]
I keep getting the context is incorrect error and the error is: Operator bpy.ops.wm.alembic_import.poll() failed.
I have tried all the solutions shared in this post and in the official documentation ...
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How to interrupt a rendering which is not displayed in the UI to interact with?
I created a script that renders and saves the selected objects. The script is quite large and I don't think it is necessary to post it completely.
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Getting the context is incorrect error while importing alembics via python
I keep getting the context is incorrect error and the error is: Error: Operator bpy.ops.wm.alembic_import.poll() failed. Can someone tell me the right context or the way to figure it out?
I am ...
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pyNode with button: any way to find which node the button pressed was on?
I want to have a pyNode with some buttons on it that modify the node. Similar to how some of the built-in nodes work (Color Ramp, Curves, etc).
I can easily put a button on the node using an operator,...
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Plot single vertices based on xy coordinates from CSV file
I'm aware there are numerous posts/questions already been raised on this, but upon reading the previous posts, I'm not quite able to find exactly what I'm looking for. So apologies if there's a ...
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How do I determine Shift+Left Click modal operator?
I would like to determine if Left Click + Shift pressed at the same time in event.type in a ...
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Combine and duplicate meshes before exporting them?
I'm writing an add-on that exports objects to FBX file format.
One of its features will be the ability to merge another object for export. So the user selects object ...
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How to exit with keys like “ESC” or “CANC” from for loop?
I was wondering if there was a simple way to get out of a "for loop" in case it gets too long. I was thinking in a keyboard type input as the interface during this cycle is completely freezed.
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(Python) How to add items in context menu in 2.8?
How can I add my operator to existing right-click (context menu) in the shader editor?
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Operator Window
I currently have an operator in a script I'm developing. In this operator, I call bpy.ops.mesh.fill_grid() while in edit mode. I want to get this panel in the ...
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Object creation in modal operator
I'm currently trying to create objects from random arrays, by using timer modal operator. However the code below doesn't work, and I think I miss some knowledge of Blender:
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Python Add-On API: Constructing a new item on each execute()
I have a simple operator (extending bpy.types.Operator) which I'm using as a button, and I intend to have it create a new cube each time execute() is called.
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Cant get modifier info in execute after running modal for the first time
I am writing a script and I am having problems accessing the new modifier created in the invoke() function from the execute() function.
I have tried updating both the viewlayer and the depsgraph but ...
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bpy.ops.object.datalayout_transfer() don't work in Operator
In Blender 2.8 when I run bpy.ops.object.datalayout_transfer() in a Operator I get a error "RuntimeError: Operator bpy.ops.object.datalayout_transfer.poll() failed, context is incorrect" Outsite my ...
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Context Problem in Blender 2.80 python module
I run Blender 2.80 as python module (for running on a server with Django), so there is no gui.
Apparently passing the correct context doesn't seem to work for me in this case.
I have tried many ...
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Automated rendering actions in modal operator is cancelled
I'm trying to render a bunch of actions with a modal operator that is called with a timer. The first action is rendered as expected, and strangely some times the second and third are rendered aswell, ...
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Subscribe to 'Finished' event of modal operator and get result of the operator
I am currently writing a python script and call a modal operator of an external addon like this:
bpy.ops.uvpackmaster2.uv_pack("INVOKE_DEFAULT")
My problem now is, ...
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How to show operator properties when running operator in scripts or console?
I run an operator in the console, but the operator properties are not shown in Tool Panel.
However, if I run the operator from search, the properties will be shown up.
How to show operator ...
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Dual functionality for a single hotkey (S for Scale) - similar to the G hotkey for Move and Slide Move
If you press "S" you activate the scale tool, but I'm trying to create a script where if you press "S" again while the tool is already active... you start to cycle between pivot point modes (median ...
