Questions tagged [text-editor]
Questions about Blenders built-in text editor. The text editor is mostly used for developing python scripts, addons, and code for the Blender Game Engine.
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Get access to images paths with external text editor (SublimeText for Example)
I want to quickly manipulate images paths in blender files with SublimeText as lists.
Maybe I can open blend. files like Zip Archives and edit data-blocks as simple text files?
Maybe I can quickly ...
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How can I change the character width in text editor?
One day I opened Blender, and the text editor character width was diminished. It is hard to read and type on the text editor. I tried to find the menu Paragraph > Character width, but could not ...
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Python Command to change from English to other language
I am new to Blender Python Programming and tried to switch from English to Chinese using code.
However, I am probably not referencing the correct directory.
This is the code I tried:
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Text Editor, Python Module Won't "Unload"
I am writing a Python script for Blender and I'm using the text editor window to run it.
My code includes a line that imports a module (import ILD_Blender) that I have written and need to trouble ...
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Does Blender text editor not support custom module importing?
In VSC, this code works
import bpy
from subp.panel import Panel
Panel.test()
However, in the Blender text editor, Suddenly it doesn't work
ModuleNotFoundError: ...
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I can't edit a Text object in Blender
I have both tabbed into edit mode (with nothing else selected) and used the dropdown menu.
why won't it let me edit the text?
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py file in blender wont show its line breaks
I ran into a strange issue and could need some help. A Javascript file writes a python file, that I can use in blender to setup and animate my scene. everything works fine, and as expected on Windows. ...
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Rename Shape Keys with Python?
I'm trying to go through each shapekey on an object and rename them with script I'd run through the text editor. For example, if I have 3 shapekeys, and I would like to change the names of shapekey 1 &...
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Random Color to 1 Object
I have one wall in the project I am working on. I want the color of this wall to change when I run the code. I did research but couldn't find it.
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Can i open another script from a script in the same blender file?
I want to open + read another script from myScript in the same Blender file.
e.g. i have a csv (in text editor) and want to read that from a script.
because of the comments it tried now this:
MyScript:...
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Wrap Text in Text Editor?
I would like to use the text editor to add comments in my blend files. I would like the text to wrap so that it will automatically fit to the size of the text editor window. Is there a way I can do ...
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Is it possible to edit the selected text via Python in the text editor?
I would like to create some tools for the text editor, for example, I would like to create at this moment a small operator that taking the selected text, transforms it into all lowercase or all ...
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Change the font in the Sequencer Text Effect with Python code
I need to change the font in the Sequencer Text Effect with Python code if it's possible ?!
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Update a script for Unwrapping trees using a python script
I was hoping someone in the community will be able to help with this.
A similar question was posted back in 2017 and the user @Rich Sedman answered with a custom made python script that was able to ...
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How to copy Linesets between scenes?
I want to copy Linesets from one file to another. I appended the required scene from the source file to the target file. Then following THIS ANSWER from blenderartists.org, I tried copy-pasting the ...
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Blender 2.8 Text Editor OSL Script Node Update Disabled
I found out what Open Shading Language was today and was excited to try it out, and it was working at first. But at some point, I found that I could no longer press the "Script Node Update" ...
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How do I create a text datablock and populate it with text with Python?
How do I create a text in the text editor and populate it with text with python? To create a text datablock, I tried
bpy.ops.text.new()
and it worked. When I tried ...
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How to render an image through the text editor?
Is it possible to render an image by calling the camera through a command with the text editor? I have a series of meshes that I want to upload into blender and take an picture one at a time. I want ...
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How to save multiple blender scripts (text-files) at once?
I want to write a script that saves all the text files inside a Blender file. Is there a way I can access the text files as a list and then select them individually?
Heres my script so far:
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Render Function - rename filename
So close yet so far (I think)
A function within an addon am creating is suppose to rename the file ouput using tokens. This is based on the Oscurart tools.
The projects consists of markers on every ...
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Script for loop issue
So I should be missing something simple. (Amateur here...) I am testing snippets of code to create an addon.
The idea is to create markers on the timeline from a list.
The code below works in the ...
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How do I remove test code that sticks to the Info Panel?
I recently done some work on an app, "Goodies Menu" as you'll see. Every one of those items (add-ons) have some veryatation with their, which is why I suspect their is no where that I can find to ...
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The text has some glitches when in camera view and when rendered [2.8]
As you can see, the text has some graphical glitches when in camera view but when not in camera view and when the text is 2D it all looks fine. I'm not sure what the issue here is. I tried extruding ...
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How and where are the Python keywords assigned a syntax highlighting type in blender?
Blender has a colour assigned for Builtins, Symbol, Special, Preprocessor, Reserved, Comment, String and Numbers.
The text editor theme for syntax highlighting
While testing importing Vim ...
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Using python, how do I delete all text in a text block, without using cut?
I need to delete(or replace) all text, but without using Cut, because it copies the text to the clipboard. How do I do this?
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BPy add Path in Textfile from Text-Editor
.hi guys i have a problem by set a path in text line.
I put in a picture, maybe you understand what I mean.
i don't know how to implement the code in such a way that the path is included in the text ...
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Editor and ways recommendation for Python addon development
I am a Vim user and generally happy with it but I see some drags with Blender addon development when I use it. What editors and ways do you use to do your Blender development? Vim oriented solutions ...
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Is it possible to add images in the Text Editor?
A little bit of context:
I've beeng working around some "interoperability" between Blender and other software/hardware like: Pure Data, reacTIVision, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc.
I toyed with doing ...
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How to write a script that executes a list of commands only if a specific object is already inside the scene: Easy question I think!
I was wondering how to write a conditional in a script so that a list of commands runs only if an object IS NOT inside the blender scene currently.
For example if "Cube" is already in the scene I ...
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Video Editing - Text Effect Font [duplicate]
Can we change the Text Effect(Video editing) font as of 2.79 version?
If not, how can a text created by Text Editor be pulled into the Video Timeline Editor?
Thanks,
Anand
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Is automatic "Reload from disk" confirmation in Text Editor possible?
I use an external editor for my scripting. When I return to Blender I want the script in the text editor to reload my changes. Blender does indeed detect the changes (red button) which is great but it ...
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Possible Python Automation With This Particular Material
I just had a quick question. I am starting to get a bit more adequate with Blender in terms of getting to photorealism. In the picture below is a model that I got online and I am wanting to edit the ...
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How do you activate Text Editor in v2.78?
How can I activate the text field in the Text Editor? Video tutorials show more options than I see on my Text Editor ( v2.78 ).
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Having non-English Text in the addon code of blender [duplicate]
I wanna have Persian text in the addon code of blender.For example I want to use this code: layout.label(text="سلام").
What should I've done?
Please help me.
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thumbnails display mode, can we change pangram?
When I open the font libray, in the thumbnails display mode, I asked me if there is any solution to change the language pangram of the representation the font:
I mean: can we change, for exemple, the ...
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Run script stored in text editor/blend file from CLI
What is the correct way to run a script internally stored in the blend file from the CLI?
I'm trying to run a script I have in the text editor. I have it named "Import" in the text editor. The ...
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i wanted to make horizontal gradient text color?
I was trying to make horizontal gradient text. And I made needed nodes, but nodes didn't color of the text.
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Problem about text (letter not complete)
I have a problem with the letter "s" and the number "5" (the same form) with this font on Blender :/
It is not complete and don't appeared on my render.
[Pardon my English]
Thanks
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How do I select and change text
I downloaded a blender intro template for my youtube channel and tried to change the text to my name but I right clicking and pressing tab but I still cant select the text. I need help I am using v2....
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Keyboard language for Blender is different from the keyboard language in other applications
I've encountered a very weird 'feature'...
When I type into text boxes in Blender, it has a different keyboard language layout than my usual one in all other applications on my laptop. (I have a full ...
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How do I add text comments to a blender file?
If I select "Text Editor" in the top left corner dropdown, I get some buttons and other control elements that allow add texts, highlight syntax, run scripts.. but where is the text edit area itself? I'...
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How to prevent indentation errors?
I added a line and am very sure there is no indentation problem. Here is the error report and screenshots of the text so you can see it:
Error: File "C:\Users\info\Desktop\Claas UI.blend\Claas_UI_2....
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Create subscript text
I am creating some physics animations in Blender and looking for a way to create subscript characters in text objects (for all the indices). The only way I figured out is to place two separate Text ...
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Blender text editor and the 'insert' key
I don't know how but in the Text Editor, as I was editing a script, I disabled inserting (i.e. keystrokes overwrite current text instead of inserting a new character). how do I re-enable it?
I've ...
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How to set cursor position in the text editor?
I found bpy.ops.text.set_cursor(), which looks like what I want, however it always sets the cursor to the end of the file.
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How do I open JSON files using the Text Editor
I've been working with Sverchok (awesome add-on), which allows you to import/export data in a few formats, including JSON. The import function in Sverchok's node editor only allows you to utilize text ...
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Printing special characters and latex using python script for geometrical diagram labeling
I am trying to create figures such as this:
Or this:
This clearly requires text to be linked to objects. In addition, there is a large requirement of special characters which would most easily be ...
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Is it possible to drive the contents of an existing text object with a text file?
Recently I have been trying to use Blender to make some screen animation templates. I am running into one major roadblock though in the form of getting large amounts of data into a pre-existing text ...
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Animation with text
I have animation with 3d models and text on same layer. It is possible to move text from x layer to layer which is rendering for a limited time? Rendering process take longer and I don't need text all ...
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Define " as a shortcut
Is it possible to attribute a shortcut has a symbol as the inverted comma or square bracket ?
I edit to give a little more information.
I created an operator who write me directly in the text éditor <...
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