Armature(ID)¶

base classes — bpy_struct, ID

class bpy.types.Armature(ID)¶

Armature data-block containing a hierarchy of bones, usually used for rigging characters

animation_data¶

Animation data for this data-block

Type: AnimData, (readonly)

bones¶

Type: ArmatureBones bpy_prop_collection of Bone, (readonly)

display_type¶

OCTAHEDRAL Octahedral, Display bones as octahedral shape (default).
STICK Stick, Display bones as simple 2D lines with dots.
BBONE B-Bone, Display bones as boxes, showing subdivision and B-Splines.
ENVELOPE Envelope, Display bones as extruded spheres, showing deformation influence volume.
WIRE Wire, Display bones as thin wires, showing subdivision and B-Splines.

Type: enum in [‘OCTAHEDRAL’, ‘STICK’, ‘BBONE’, ‘ENVELOPE’, ‘WIRE’], default ‘OCTAHEDRAL’

edit_bones¶

Type: ArmatureEditBones bpy_prop_collection of EditBone, (readonly)

is_editmode¶

True when used in editmode

Type: boolean, default False, (readonly)

layers¶

Armature layer visibility

Type: boolean array of 32 items, default (True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True)

layers_protected¶

Protected layers in Proxy Instances are restored to Proxy settings on file reload and undo

Type: boolean array of 32 items, default (False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False)

pose_position¶

Show armature in binding pose or final posed state

POSE Pose Position, Show armature in posed state.
REST Rest Position, Show Armature in binding pose state (no posing possible).

Type: enum in [‘POSE’, ‘REST’], default ‘POSE’

show_axes¶

Display bone axes

Type: boolean, default False

show_bone_custom_shapes¶

Display bones with their custom shapes

Type: boolean, default False

show_group_colors¶

Display bone group colors

Type: boolean, default True

show_names¶

Display bone names

Type: boolean, default False

use_mirror_x¶

Apply changes to matching bone on opposite side of X-Axis

Type: boolean, default False

transform(matrix)¶

Transform armature bones by a matrix

Parameters: matrix (float multi-dimensional array of 4 * 4 items in [-inf, inf]) – Matrix

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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