Blender: Python Scripting

Extend the possibilities in Blender with Python scripting. Learn how to script common animation tasks, customize the interface, and even build add-ons to sell to other users.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should already know
• Using the exercise files

1. Controlling Blender through Code

• Set up Blender and the console window
• Use the Python console and script editor
• Importing and exploring bpy
• What's a Blender operator
• What's a Blender property
• Developer tooltips and the info window
• Diving further into context and data
• ✓Challenge: Create a simple script
• ✓Solution: Create a simple script

2. Create Blender Scripts

• Write scripts and use templates
• Great coders steal
• Auto running scripts
• How to use and avoid the text editor

3. Customize Blender Interfaces

• Panels and menus introduction
• Panel structure
• Draw elements
• Using the built-in templates, dissect example panel
• Append to existing panels
• Example menu structure
• ✓Challenge: Create a panel layout
• ✓Solution: Create a panel layout

4. Build Your Own Add-On

• What's an add-on?
• What our add-on will do
• Building the add-on framework
• Creating an operator framework
• Creating redo-last properties
• Appending to a menu
• Fnishing and publishing your add-on
• ✓Challenge: Create another operator
• ✓Solution: Create another operator

Conclusion

• Next steps