Module Metaball :: Class Metaball

Class Metaball

The Metaball object

This metaball gives access to generic data from all metaballs in Blender.

Method Summary
a list of 24 floats(8 points, 3 coordinates)	`getBbox()` Retreives the bounding box of a metaball object
a list of 3 floats	`getLoc()` Retreives the location of a metaball object
float	`getMetadata(name, num)` Retrieves the metadata of a metaball object.
float	`getMetalen(pos)` Retreives the len parameter of a metaelem object
float	`getMetas(pos)` Retreives the s parameter of a metaelem object
int	`getMetatype(pos)` Retreives the type of a metaelem object
float	`getMetax(pos)` Retreives the x parameter of a metaelem object
float	`getMetay(pos)` Retreives the y parameter of a metaelem object
float	`getMetaz(pos)` Retreives the z parameter of a metaelem object
string	`getName()` Retreives the name of a metaball object
int	`getNMetaElems()` Retreives the number of metaelems (elementary spheres or cylinders) of a metaball object
float	`getRendersize()` Retreives the rendersize of a metaball object
a list of 3 floats	`getRot()` Retreives the rotation of a metaball object
a list of 3 floats	`getSize()` Retreives the size of a metaball object
float	`getThresh()` Retreives the threshold of a metaball object
float	`getWiresize()` Retreives the wiresize of a metaball object
PyNone	`setLoc(newloc)` Sets the location of a metaball object
PyNone	`setMetadata(name, num, val)` The setMetadata function has the same semantics as getMetadata, except that it needs the parameter value, and always returns PyNone.
PyNone	`setMetalen(pos, newlen)` Sets the len parameter of a metaelem object
PyNone	`setMetas(pos, news)` Sets the s parameter of a metaelem object
PyNone	`setMetatype(pos, newtype)` Sets the type of a metaelem object
PyNone	`setMetax(pos, newx)` Sets the x parameter of a metaelem object
PyNone	`setMetay(pos, newy)` Sets the y parameter of a metaelem object
PyNone	`setMetaz(pos, newz)` Sets the z parameter of a metaelem object
PyNone	`setName(name)` Sets the name of a metaball object
PyNone	`setRendersize(newsize)` Sets the render size of a metaball object
PyNone	`setRot(newrot)` Sets the rotation of a metaball object
PyNone	`setSize(newsize)` Sets the size of a metaball object
PyNone	`setThresh(threshold)` Sets the threshold of a metaball object
PyNone	`setWiresize(newsize)` Sets the wire size of a metaball object

Class Variable Summary
	`loc`: The location of the metaball.
	`name`: The name of the metaball.
	`rot`: The rotation of the metaball.
	`size`: The size of the metaball.

Method Details

getBbox()

Retreives the bounding box of a metaball object

Returns:: the bounding box of a metaball object
(type=a list of 24 floats(8 points, 3 coordinates))

getLoc()

Retreives the location of a metaball object

Returns:: locationof a metaball object
(type=a list of 3 floats)

getMetadata(name, num)

Retrieves the metadata of a metaball object. A metaball is composed of one or several elementary objects, spheres or cylinders, which interact to create the smooth surface everybody knows. The get/set Metadata functions allow users to read/write the parameters of these elementary objects, called metaelements.

Parameters:: name - the name of the property to be read. The accepted values are :"type", "x", "y", "z", "expx", "expy", "expz", "rad", "rad2", "s", "len".
(type=string); num - the position of the metaelem to be accessed.
(type=int)

Returns:: the metaelement parameter value, generally a float, except for the parameter "type", which returns an int.
(type=float)

getMetalen(pos)

Retreives the len parameter of a metaelem object

Parameters:: pos
(type=int @param : the position of the metaelement)

Returns:: len parameter of the metaelem object
(type=float)

getMetas(pos)

Retreives the s parameter of a metaelem object

Parameters:: pos
(type=int @param : the position of the metaelement)

Returns:: s parameter of the metaelem object
(type=float)

getMetatype(pos)

Retreives the type of a metaelem object

Parameters:: pos
(type=int @param : the position of the metaelement)

Returns:: type of the metaelem object
(type=int)

getMetax(pos)

Retreives the x parameter of a metaelem object

Parameters:: pos
(type=int @param : the position of the metaelement)

Returns:: x parameter of the metaelem object
(type=float)

getMetay(pos)

Retreives the y parameter of a metaelem object

Parameters:: pos
(type=int @param : the position of the metaelement)

Returns:: y parameter of the metaelem object
(type=float)

getMetaz(pos)

Retreives the z parameter of a metaelem object

Parameters:: pos
(type=int @param : the position of the metaelement)

Returns:: z parameter of the metaelem object
(type=float)

getName()

Retreives the name of a metaball object

Returns:: the name of a metaball object
(type=string)

getNMetaElems()

Retreives the number of metaelems (elementary spheres or cylinders) of a metaball object

Returns:: number of metaelems of a metaball object
(type=int)

getRendersize()

Retreives the rendersize of a metaball object

Returns:: render size a metaball object
(type=float)

getRot()

Retreives the rotation of a metaball object

Returns:: rotationof a metaball object
(type=a list of 3 floats)

getSize()

Retreives the size of a metaball object

Returns:: size a metaball object
(type=a list of 3 floats)

getThresh()

Retreives the threshold of a metaball object

Returns:: threshold of the metaball object
(type=float)

getWiresize()

Retreives the wiresize of a metaball object

Returns:: wire size a metaball object
(type=float)

setLoc(newloc)

Sets the location of a metaball object

Parameters:: newloc - the new location
(type=list of 3 floats)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

setMetadata(name, num, val)

The setMetadata function has the same semantics as getMetadata, except that it needs the parameter value, and always returns PyNone.

Parameters:: name - the name of the property to be read. The accepted values are :"type", "x", "y", "z", "expx", "expy", "expz", "rad", "rad2", "s", "len".
(type=string); num - the position of the metaelem to be accessed.
(type=int); val - the new value of the parameter.
(type=float, except if name is "type".)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

setMetalen(pos, newlen)

Sets the len parameter of a metaelem object

Parameters:: pos
(type=int @param : the position of the metaelement); newlen - the new x parameter value
(type=float)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

setMetas(pos, news)

Sets the s parameter of a metaelem object

Parameters:: pos
(type=int @param : the position of the metaelement); news - the new x parameter value
(type=float)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

setMetatype(pos, newtype)

Sets the type of a metaelem object

Parameters:: pos
(type=int @param : the position of the metaelement); newtype - the new type
(type=int)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

setMetax(pos, newx)

Sets the x parameter of a metaelem object

Parameters:: pos
(type=int @param : the position of the metaelement); newx - the new x parameter value
(type=float)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

setMetay(pos, newy)

Sets the y parameter of a metaelem object

Parameters:: pos
(type=int @param : the position of the metaelement); newy - the new y parameter value
(type=float)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

setMetaz(pos, newz)

Sets the z parameter of a metaelem object

Parameters:: pos
(type=int @param : the position of the metaelement); newz - the new z parameter value
(type=float)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

setName(name)

Sets the name of a metaball object

Parameters:: name - the new name
(type=string)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

setRendersize(newsize)

Sets the render size of a metaball object

Parameters:: newsize - the new size
(type=float)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

setRot(newrot)

Sets the rotation of a metaball object

Parameters:: newrot - the new rotation
(type=list of 3 floats)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

setSize(newsize)

Sets the size of a metaball object

Parameters:: newsize - the new size
(type=list of 3 floats)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

setThresh(threshold)

Sets the threshold of a metaball object

Parameters:: threshold - the new size
(type=float)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

setWiresize(newsize)

Sets the wire size of a metaball object

Parameters:: newsize - the new size
(type=float)

Returns:: PyNone
(type=PyNone)

Class Variable Details

loc

The location of the metaball.

name

The name of the metaball.

rot

The rotation of the metaball.

size

The size of the metaball.

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