View3DShading(bpy_struct)

base class — bpy_struct

class bpy.types.View3DShading(bpy_struct)

Settings for shading in the 3D viewport

background_color

Color for custom background color

Type:float array of 3 items in [0, 1], default (0.05, 0.05, 0.05)
background_type

Way to draw the background

  • THEME Theme, Use the theme for background color.
  • WORLD World, Use the world for background color.
  • VIEWPORT Viewport, Use a custom color limited to this viewport only.
Type:enum in [‘THEME’, ‘WORLD’, ‘VIEWPORT’], default ‘THEME’
cavity_ridge_factor

Factor for the cavity ridges

Type:float in [0, 250], default 1.0
cavity_type

Way to draw the cavity shading

  • WORLD World, Cavity shading computed in world space, useful for larger-scale occlusion.
  • SCREEN Screen, Curvature-based shading, useful for making fine details more visible.
  • BOTH Both, Use both effects simultaneously.
Type:enum in [‘WORLD’, ‘SCREEN’, ‘BOTH’], default ‘WORLD’
cavity_valley_factor

Factor for the cavity valleys

Type:float in [0, 250], default 1.0
color_type

Color Type

  • MATERIAL Material, Show material color.
  • SINGLE Single, Show scene in a single color.
  • OBJECT Object, Show object color.
  • RANDOM Random, Show random object color.
  • VERTEX Vertex, Show active vertex color.
  • TEXTURE Texture, Show texture.
Type:enum in [‘MATERIAL’, ‘SINGLE’, ‘OBJECT’, ‘RANDOM’, ‘VERTEX’, ‘TEXTURE’], default ‘MATERIAL’
curvature_ridge_factor

Factor for the curvature ridges

Type:float in [0, 2], default 1.0
curvature_valley_factor

Factor for the curvature valleys

Type:float in [0, 2], default 1.0
light

Lighting Method for Solid/Texture Viewport Shading

  • STUDIO Studio, Display using studio lighting.
  • MATCAP MatCap, Display using matcap material and lighting.
  • FLAT Flat, Display using flat lighting.
Type:enum in [‘STUDIO’, ‘MATCAP’, ‘FLAT’], default ‘FLAT’
object_outline_color

Color for object outline

Type:float array of 3 items in [0, 1], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
selected_studio_light

Selected StudioLight

Type:StudioLight, (readonly)
shadow_intensity

Darkness of shadows

Type:float in [0, 1], default 0.5
show_backface_culling

Use back face culling to hide the back side of faces

Type:boolean, default False
show_cavity

Show Cavity

Type:boolean, default False
show_object_outline

Show Object Outline

Type:boolean, default False
show_shadows

Show Shadow

Type:boolean, default False
show_specular_highlight

Render specular highlights

Type:boolean, default False
show_xray

Show whole scene transparent

Type:boolean, default False
show_xray_wireframe

Show whole scene transparent

Type:boolean, default False
single_color

Color for single color mode

Type:float array of 3 items in [0, 1], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
studio_light

Studio lighting setup

Type:enum in [‘DEFAULT’], default ‘DEFAULT’
studiolight_background_alpha

Show the studiolight in the background

Type:float in [0, 1], default 0.0
studiolight_rotate_z

Rotation of the studiolight around the Z-Axis

Type:float in [-3.14159, 3.14159], default 0.0
type

Method to display/shade objects in the 3D View

  • WIREFRAME Wireframe, Display the object as wire edges.
  • SOLID Solid, Display in solid mode.
  • MATERIAL Look Dev, Display in Look Dev mode.
  • RENDERED Rendered, Display render preview.
Type:enum in [‘WIREFRAME’, ‘SOLID’, ‘MATERIAL’, ‘RENDERED’], default ‘WIREFRAME’
use_dof

Use depth of field on viewport using the values from the active camera

Type:boolean, default False
use_scene_lights

Render lights and light probes of the scene

Type:boolean, default False
use_scene_world

Use scene world for lighting

Type:boolean, default False
use_world_space_lighting

Make the lighting fixed and not follow the camera

Type:boolean, default False
wireframe_color_type

Color Type

  • MATERIAL Material, Show material color.
  • SINGLE Single, Show scene in a single color.
  • OBJECT Object, Show object color.
  • RANDOM Random, Show random object color.
  • VERTEX Vertex, Show active vertex color.
  • TEXTURE Texture, Show texture.
Type:enum in [‘MATERIAL’, ‘SINGLE’, ‘OBJECT’, ‘RANDOM’, ‘VERTEX’, ‘TEXTURE’], default ‘MATERIAL’
xray_alpha

Amount of alpha to use

Type:float in [0, 1], default 0.5
xray_alpha_wireframe

Amount of alpha to use

Type:float in [0, 1], default 0.5
classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass(id, default=None)
Parameters:id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
Returns:The RNA type or default when not found.
Return type:bpy.types.Struct subclass
classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass_py(id, default=None)
Parameters:id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
Returns:The class or default when not found.
Return type:type

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