ToolSettings(bpy_struct)

base class — bpy_struct

class bpy.types.ToolSettings(bpy_struct)
annotation_stroke_placement_image_editor
  • CURSOR 3D Cursor, Draw stroke at 3D cursor location.
  • VIEW View, Stick stroke to the view .
  • SURFACE Surface, Stick stroke to surfaces.
Type:enum in [‘CURSOR’, ‘VIEW’, ‘SURFACE’], default ‘VIEW’
annotation_stroke_placement_sequencer_preview
  • CURSOR 3D Cursor, Draw stroke at 3D cursor location.
  • VIEW View, Stick stroke to the view .
  • SURFACE Surface, Stick stroke to surfaces.
Type:enum in [‘CURSOR’, ‘VIEW’, ‘SURFACE’], default ‘VIEW’
annotation_stroke_placement_view2d
  • CURSOR 3D Cursor, Draw stroke at 3D cursor location.
  • VIEW View, Stick stroke to the view .
  • SURFACE Surface, Stick stroke to surfaces.
Type:enum in [‘CURSOR’, ‘VIEW’, ‘SURFACE’], default ‘VIEW’
annotation_stroke_placement_view3d

How annotation strokes are orientated in 3D space

  • CURSOR 3D Cursor, Draw stroke at 3D cursor location.
  • VIEW View, Stick stroke to the view .
  • SURFACE Surface, Stick stroke to surfaces.
Type:enum in [‘CURSOR’, ‘VIEW’, ‘SURFACE’], default ‘CURSOR’
annotation_thickness

Thickness of annotation strokes

Type:int in [1, 10], default 3
auto_keying_mode

Mode of automatic keyframe insertion for Objects and Bones

Type:enum in [‘ADD_REPLACE_KEYS’, ‘REPLACE_KEYS’], default ‘ADD_REPLACE_KEYS’
curve_paint_settings
Type:CurvePaintSettings, (readonly, never None)
custom_bevel_profile_preset

Used for defining a profile’s path

Type:CurveProfile, (readonly)
double_threshold

Threshold distance for Auto Merge

Type:float in [0, 1], default 0.001
gpencil_interpolate

Settings for Grease Pencil Interpolation tools

Type:GPencilInterpolateSettings, (readonly)
gpencil_paint
Type:GpPaint, (readonly)
gpencil_sculpt

Settings for stroke sculpting tools and brushes

Type:GPencilSculptSettings, (readonly)
gpencil_selectmode_edit
  • POINT Point, Select only points.
  • STROKE Stroke, Select all stroke points.
  • SEGMENT Segment, Select all stroke points between other strokes.
Type:enum in [‘POINT’, ‘STROKE’, ‘SEGMENT’], default ‘POINT’
gpencil_stroke_placement_view3d
  • ORIGIN Origin, Draw stroke at Object origin.
  • CURSOR 3D Cursor, Draw stroke at 3D cursor location.
  • SURFACE Surface, Stick stroke to surfaces.
  • STROKE Stroke, Stick stroke to other strokes.
Type:enum in [‘ORIGIN’, ‘CURSOR’, ‘SURFACE’, ‘STROKE’], default ‘ORIGIN’
gpencil_stroke_snap_mode
  • NONE All points, Snap to all points.
  • ENDS End points, Snap to first and last points and interpolate.
  • FIRST First point, Snap to first point.
Type:enum in [‘NONE’, ‘ENDS’, ‘FIRST’], default ‘NONE’
image_paint
Type:ImagePaint, (readonly)
keyframe_type

Type of keyframes to create when inserting keyframes

  • KEYFRAME Keyframe, Normal keyframe - e.g. for key poses.
  • BREAKDOWN Breakdown, A breakdown pose - e.g. for transitions between key poses.
  • MOVING_HOLD Moving Hold, A keyframe that is part of a moving hold.
  • EXTREME Extreme, An ‘extreme’ pose, or some other purpose as needed.
  • JITTER Jitter, A filler or baked keyframe for keying on ones, or some other purpose as needed.
Type:enum in [‘KEYFRAME’, ‘BREAKDOWN’, ‘MOVING_HOLD’, ‘EXTREME’, ‘JITTER’], default ‘KEYFRAME’
lock_markers

Prevent marker editing

Type:boolean, default False
lock_object_mode

Restrict select to the current mode

Type:boolean, default True
mesh_select_mode

Which mesh elements selection works on

Type:boolean array of 3 items, default (True, True, True)
normal_vector

Normal Vector used to copy, add or multiply

Type:float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
particle_edit
Type:ParticleEdit, (readonly)
proportional_edit_falloff

Falloff type for proportional editing mode

  • SMOOTH Smooth, Smooth falloff.
  • SPHERE Sphere, Spherical falloff.
  • ROOT Root, Root falloff.
  • INVERSE_SQUARE Inverse Square, Inverse Square falloff.
  • SHARP Sharp, Sharp falloff.
  • LINEAR Linear, Linear falloff.
  • CONSTANT Constant, Constant falloff.
  • RANDOM Random, Random falloff.
Type:enum in [‘SMOOTH’, ‘SPHERE’, ‘ROOT’, ‘INVERSE_SQUARE’, ‘SHARP’, ‘LINEAR’, ‘CONSTANT’, ‘RANDOM’], default ‘SMOOTH’
proportional_size

Display size for proportional editing circle

Type:float in [1e-05, 5000], default 1.0
sculpt
Type:Sculpt, (readonly)
show_uv_local_view

Display only faces with the currently displayed image assigned

Type:boolean, default False
snap_elements

Type of element to snap to

  • INCREMENT Increment, Snap to increments of grid.
  • VERTEX Vertex, Snap to vertices.
  • EDGE Edge, Snap to edges.
  • FACE Face, Snap to faces.
  • VOLUME Volume, Snap to volume.
  • EDGE_MIDPOINT Edge Center, Snap to the middle of edges.
  • EDGE_PERPENDICULAR Edge Perpendicular, Snap to the nearest point on an edge.
Type:enum set in {‘INCREMENT’, ‘VERTEX’, ‘EDGE’, ‘FACE’, ‘VOLUME’, ‘EDGE_MIDPOINT’, ‘EDGE_PERPENDICULAR’}, default {‘INCREMENT’}
snap_node_element

Type of element to snap to

  • GRID Grid, Snap to grid.
  • NODE_X Node X, Snap to left/right node border.
  • NODE_Y Node Y, Snap to top/bottom node border.
  • NODE_XY Node X / Y, Snap to any node border.
Type:enum in [‘GRID’, ‘NODE_X’, ‘NODE_Y’, ‘NODE_XY’], default ‘GRID’
snap_target

Which part to snap onto the target

  • CLOSEST Closest, Snap closest point onto target.
  • CENTER Center, Snap transformation center onto target.
  • MEDIAN Median, Snap median onto target.
  • ACTIVE Active, Snap active onto target.
Type:enum in [‘CLOSEST’, ‘CENTER’, ‘MEDIAN’, ‘ACTIVE’], default ‘CLOSEST’
snap_uv_element

Type of element to snap to

  • INCREMENT Increment, Snap to increments of grid.
  • VERTEX Vertex, Snap to vertices.
Type:enum in [‘INCREMENT’, ‘VERTEX’], default ‘INCREMENT’
statvis
Type:MeshStatVis, (readonly, never None)
transform_pivot_point

Pivot center for rotation/scaling

  • BOUNDING_BOX_CENTER Bounding Box Center, Pivot around bounding box center of selected object(s).
  • CURSOR 3D Cursor, Pivot around the 3D cursor.
  • INDIVIDUAL_ORIGINS Individual Origins, Pivot around each object’s own origin.
  • MEDIAN_POINT Median Point, Pivot around the median point of selected objects.
  • ACTIVE_ELEMENT Active Element, Pivot around active object.
Type:enum in [‘BOUNDING_BOX_CENTER’, ‘CURSOR’, ‘INDIVIDUAL_ORIGINS’, ‘MEDIAN_POINT’, ‘ACTIVE_ELEMENT’], default ‘MEDIAN_POINT’
unified_paint_settings
Type:UnifiedPaintSettings, (readonly, never None)
use_auto_normalize

Ensure all bone-deforming vertex groups add up to 1.0 while weight painting

Type:boolean, default False
use_edge_path_live_unwrap

Changing edges seam re-calculates UV unwrap

Type:boolean, default False
use_gpencil_draw_additive

When creating new frames, the strokes from the previous/active frame are included as the basis for the new one

Type:boolean, default False
use_gpencil_draw_onback

When draw new strokes, the new stroke is drawn below of all strokes in the layer

Type:boolean, default False
use_gpencil_select_mask_point

Only sculpt selected stroke points

Type:boolean, default False
use_gpencil_select_mask_segment

Only sculpt selected stroke points between other strokes

Type:boolean, default False
use_gpencil_select_mask_stroke

Only sculpt selected stroke

Type:boolean, default False
use_gpencil_stroke_endpoints

Only use the first and last parts of the stroke for snapping

Type:boolean, default False
use_gpencil_thumbnail_list

Show compact list of color instead of thumbnails

Type:boolean, default False
use_gpencil_weight_data_add

When creating new strokes, the weight data is added according to the current vertex group and weight, if no vertex group selected, weight is not added

Type:boolean, default False
use_keyframe_cycle_aware

For channels with cyclic extrapolation, keyframe insertion is automatically remapped inside the cycle time range, and keeps ends in sync

Type:boolean, default False
use_keyframe_insert_auto

Automatic keyframe insertion for Objects and Bones

Type:boolean, default True
use_keyframe_insert_keyingset

Automatic keyframe insertion using active Keying Set only

Type:boolean, default False
use_mesh_automerge

Automatically merge vertices moved to the same location

Type:boolean, default False
use_mesh_automerge_and_split

Automatically split edges and faces

Type:boolean, default False
use_multipaint

Paint across the weights of all selected bones, maintaining their relative influence

Type:boolean, default False
use_proportional_action

Proportional editing in action editor

Type:boolean, default False
use_proportional_connected

Proportional Editing using connected geometry only

Type:boolean, default False
use_proportional_edit

Proportional edit mode

Type:boolean, default False
use_proportional_edit_mask

Proportional editing mask mode

Type:boolean, default False
use_proportional_edit_objects

Proportional editing object mode

Type:boolean, default False
use_proportional_fcurve

Proportional editing in FCurve editor

Type:boolean, default False
use_proportional_projected

Proportional Editing using screen space locations

Type:boolean, default False
use_record_with_nla

Add a new NLA Track + Strip for every loop/pass made over the animation to allow non-destructive tweaking

Type:boolean, default False
use_snap

Snap during transform

Type:boolean, default False
use_snap_align_rotation

Align rotation with the snapping target

Type:boolean, default False
use_snap_backface_culling

Exclude back facing geometry from snapping

Type:boolean, default False
use_snap_grid_absolute

Absolute grid alignment while translating (based on the pivot center)

Type:boolean, default False
use_snap_peel_object

Consider objects as whole when finding volume center

Type:boolean, default False
use_snap_project

Project individual elements on the surface of other objects

Type:boolean, default False
use_snap_rotate

Rotate is affected by the snapping settings

Type:boolean, default False
use_snap_scale

Scale is affected by snapping settings

Type:boolean, default False
use_snap_self

Snap onto itself (Edit Mode Only)

Type:boolean, default False
use_snap_translate

Move is affected by snapping settings

Type:boolean, default True
use_transform_data_origin

Manipulate object data

Type:boolean, default False
use_transform_pivot_point_align

Manipulate origins (object, pose and weight paint mode only)

Type:boolean, default False
use_transform_skip_children

Don’t transform children

Type:boolean, default False
use_uv_select_sync

Keep UV and edit mode mesh selection in sync

Type:boolean, default False
uv_relax_method

Algorithm used for UV relaxation

  • LAPLACIAN Laplacian, Use Laplacian method for relaxation.
  • HC HC, Use HC method for relaxation.
Type:enum in [‘LAPLACIAN’, ‘HC’], default ‘LAPLACIAN’
uv_sculpt
Type:UvSculpt, (readonly)
uv_sculpt_all_islands

Brush operates on all islands

Type:boolean, default False
uv_sculpt_lock_borders

Disable editing of boundary edges

Type:boolean, default False
uv_select_mode

UV selection and display mode

  • VERTEX Vertex, Vertex selection mode.
  • EDGE Edge, Edge selection mode.
  • FACE Face, Face selection mode.
  • ISLAND Island, Island selection mode.
Type:enum in [‘VERTEX’, ‘EDGE’, ‘FACE’, ‘ISLAND’], default ‘VERTEX’
vertex_group_subset

Filter Vertex groups for Display

  • ALL All, All Vertex Groups.
  • BONE_DEFORM Deform, Vertex Groups assigned to Deform Bones.
  • OTHER_DEFORM Other, Vertex Groups assigned to non Deform Bones.
Type:enum in [‘ALL’, ‘BONE_DEFORM’, ‘OTHER_DEFORM’], default ‘ALL’
vertex_group_user

Display unweighted vertices

  • NONE None.
  • ACTIVE Active, Show vertices with no weights in the active group.
  • ALL All, Show vertices with no weights in any group.
Type:enum in [‘NONE’, ‘ACTIVE’, ‘ALL’], default ‘NONE’
vertex_group_weight

Weight to assign in vertex groups

Type:float in [0, 1], default 1.0
vertex_paint
Type:VertexPaint, (readonly)
weight_paint
Type:VertexPaint, (readonly)
workspace_tool_type

Action when dragging in the viewport

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