Module Scene :: Class Scene

Class Scene

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The Scene object

This object gives access to Scene data in Blender.

Instance Methods

string

getName()
Get the name of this Scene.

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setName(name)
Set the name of this Scene.

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list of integers

getLayers()
Get the layers set for this Scene.

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setLayers(layers)
Set the visible layers for this scene.

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Scene

copy(duplicate_objects=1)
Make a copy of this Scene.

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makeCurrent()
Make this Scene the currently active one in Blender.

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update(full=0)
Update this Scene in Blender.

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RenderData

getRenderingContext()
Get the rendering context for this scene, see Render.

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Blender Radiosity

getRadiosityContext()
Get the radiosity context for this scene, see Radio.

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list of Blender Objects

getChildren()
Get all objects linked to this Scene.

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Blender Object or None

getActiveObject()
Get this scene's active object.

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Blender Object

getCurrentCamera()
Get the currently active Camera for this Scene.

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setCurrentCamera(camera)
Set the currently active Camera in this Scene.

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link(object)
Link an Object to this Scene.

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boolean

unlink(object)
Unlink an Object from this Scene.

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list

getScriptLinks(event)
Get a list with this Scene's script links of type 'event'.

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clearScriptLinks(links=None)
Delete script links from this Scene.

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addScriptLink(text, event)
Add a new script link to this Scene.

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bool

play(mode=0, win='<VIEW3D>')
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Instance Variables
integer (bitmask)	Layers The Scene layers (check also the easier to use layers).
Camera or None	camera The active camera for this scene (can be set)
Vector (wrapped)	cursor the 3d cursor location for this scene.
bool	fakeUser When set to True, this datablock wont be removed, even if nothing is using it.
OpenEXR's half float option	halfFloat boolean
list of integers	layers The Scene layers (check also Layers).
string or None	lib path to the blend file this datablock is stored in (readonly).
string	name unique name within each blend file.
Skip rendering existing image files	noOverwrite boolean
sequence of objects	objects The scene's objects.
OpenEXR's save preview option	preview boolean
IDGroup	properties Returns an IDGroup reference to this datablocks's ID Properties.
RenderData	radiosity The scenes radiosity settings.
RenderData	render The scenes render settings.
bool	tag A temporary tag that to flag data as being used within a loop.
Timeline	timeline The timeline for this scene, named markers are stored here.
enable creating empty image files while they are rendered.	touch boolean
int	users The number of users this datablock has.
World or None	world The world that this scene uses (if any)
OpenEXR's save zbuf option	zbuf boolean

Method Details

setName(name)

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Set the name of this Scene.

Parameters:

name (string) - The new name.

getLayers()

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Get the layers set for this Scene.

Returns: list of integers: a list where each number means the layer with that number is set.

setLayers(layers)

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Set the visible layers for this scene.

Parameters:

layers (list of integers) - a list of integers in the range [1, 20], where each available index makes the layer with that number visible.

Note: if this Scene is the current one, the 3D View layers are also updated, but the screen needs to be redrawn (at least 3D Views and Buttons windows) for the changes to be seen.

copy(duplicate_objects=1)

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Make a copy of this Scene.

Parameters:

duplicate_objects (int) - Defines how the Scene children are duplicated:
- 0: Link Objects;
- 1: Link Object Data;
- 2: Full copy.

Returns: Scene

The copied Blender Scene.

update(full=0)

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Update this Scene in Blender.

Parameters:

full (int) - A bool to control the level of updating:
- 0: sort the base list of objects.
- 1: sort and also regroup, do ipos, keys, script links, etc.

Warning: When in doubt, try with full = 0 first, since it is faster. The "full" update is a recent addition to this method.

getRenderingContext()

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Get the rendering context for this scene, see Render.

Returns: RenderData: the render data object for this scene.

getRadiosityContext()

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Get the radiosity context for this scene, see Radio.

Returns: Blender Radiosity: the radiosity object for this scene.

Note: only the current scene can return a radiosity context.

getChildren()

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Get all objects linked to this Scene. (deprecated). Note: new scripts should use the objects attribute instead. In cases where a list is required use list(scn.objects).

Returns: list of Blender Objects: A list with all Blender Objects linked to this Scene.

Note: Object.Get will return all objects currently in Blender, which means all objects from all available scenes. In most cases (exporter scripts, for example), it's probably better to use this scene.GetChildren instead, since it will only access objects from this particular scene.

Warning: Depricated! use scene.objects instead.

getActiveObject()

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Get this scene's active object.

Returns: Blender Object or None: the active object or None if not available.

Note: the active object, if selected, can also be retrieved with Object.GetSelected -- it is the first item in the returned list. But even when no object is selected in Blender, there can be an active one (if the user enters editmode, for example, this is the object that should become available for edition). So what makes this scene method different from Object.GetSelected()[0] is that it can return the active object even when no objects are selected.

Warning: Depricated! use scene.objects.active instead.

getCurrentCamera()

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Get the currently active Camera for this Scene.

Returns: Blender Object: The currently active Camera object.

Note: The active camera can be any object type, not just a camera object.

setCurrentCamera(camera)

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Set the currently active Camera in this Scene.

Parameters:

camera (Blender Camera) - The new active Camera.

link(object)

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Link an Object to this Scene.

Parameters:

object (Blender Object) - A Blender Object.

unlink(object)

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Unlink an Object from this Scene.

Parameters:

object (Blender Object) - A Blender Object.

Returns: boolean

true if object was found in the scene.

getScriptLinks(event)

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Get a list with this Scene's script links of type 'event'.

Parameters:

event (string) - "FrameChanged", "OnLoad", "OnSave", "Redraw" or "Render".

Returns: list

a list with Blender Text names (the script links of the given 'event' type) or None if there are no script links at all.

clearScriptLinks(links=None)

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Delete script links from this Scene. If no list is specified, all script links are deleted.

Parameters:

links (list of strings) - None (default) or a list of Blender Text names.

addScriptLink(text, event)

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Add a new script link to this Scene.

Using OpenGL functions within a scene ScriptLink will draw graphics over the 3D view. There is an issue with the zoom of the floating panels also scaling graphics drawn by your scriptlink. This makes matching OpenGL graphics to mouse location impossible. Make sure that you use floating point for operations that you would usually use int functions for: glRasterPos2f rather then glRasterPos2i.

The following example shows how you can use the OpenGL model view matrix to obtain the scale value.

Example:

       from Blender import BGL
       view_matrix = BGL.Buffer(BGL.GL_FLOAT, 16)
       BGL.glGetFloatv(BGL.GL_MODELVIEW_MATRIX, view_matrix)
       gl_scale = 1/viewMatrix[0]
       
       # Now that we have the scale we can draw to the correct scale.
       BGL.glRect2f(10*gl_scale, 10*gl_scale, 110*gl_scale, 110*gl_scale)

Parameters:

text (string) - the name of an existing Blender Text.
event (string) - "FrameChanged", "OnLoad", "OnSave", "Redraw" or "Render".

play(mode=0, win=`'<VIEW3D>'`)

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Play a realtime animation. This is the "Play Back Animation" function in Blender, different from playing a sequence of rendered images (for that check Render.RenderData.play).

Parameters:

mode (int) - controls playing:
- 0: keep playing in the biggest 'win' window;
- 1: keep playing in all 'win', VIEW3D and SEQ windows;
- 2: play once in the biggest VIEW3D;
- 3: play once in all 'win', VIEW3D and SEQ windows.
win (int) - window type, see Window.Types. Only some of them are meaningful here: VIEW3D, SEQ, IPO, ACTION, NLA, SOUND. But the others are also accepted, since this function can be used simply as an interruptible timer. If 'win' is not visible or invalid, VIEW3D is tried, then any bigger visible window.

Returns: bool

0 on normal exit or 1 when play back is canceled by user input.

Instance Variable Details

Layers

The Scene layers (check also the easier to use layers). This value is a bitmask with at least one position set for the 20 possible layers starting from the low order bit. The easiest way to deal with these values in in hexadecimal notation. Example:

       scene.Layers = 0x04 # sets layer 3 ( bit pattern 0100 )
       scene.Layers |= 0x01
       print scene.Layers # will print: 5 ( meaning bit pattern 0101)

After setting the Layers value, the interface (at least the 3d View and the Buttons window) needs to be redrawn to show the changes.

Type:: integer (bitmask)

fakeUser

When set to True, this datablock wont be removed, even if nothing is using it. All data has this disabled by default except for Actions.

Type:: bool

layers

The Scene layers (check also Layers). This attribute accepts and returns a list of integer values in the range [1, 20]. Example:

       scene.layers = [3] # set layer 3
       scene.layers = scene.layers.append(1)
       print scene.layers # will print: [1, 3]

Type:: list of integers

lib

path to the blend file this datablock is stored in (readonly).

lib will be None unless you are using external blend files with (File, Append/Link)

Note: the path may be relative, to get the full path use Blender.sys.expandpath

Type:: string or None

name

unique name within each blend file.

The name is case sensitive and 21 characters maximum length.

Note: a blend file may have naming collisions when external library data is used, be sure to check the value of lib.

Note: Setting a value longer then 21 characters will be shortened

Type:: string

objects

The scene's objects. The sequence supports the methods .link(ob), .unlink(ob), and .new(obdata), and can be iterated over.

Type:: sequence of objects

radiosity

The scenes radiosity settings. (read only)

Type:: RenderData

render

The scenes render settings. (read only)

Type:: RenderData

timeline

The timeline for this scene, named markers are stored here. (read only)

Type:: Timeline

users

The number of users this datablock has. (readonly) Zero user datablocks are de-allocated after reloading and saving.

Type:: int

Class Scene

The Scene object

setName(name)

getLayers()

setLayers(layers)

copy(duplicate_objects=1)

update(full=0)

getRenderingContext()

getRadiosityContext()

getChildren()

getActiveObject()

getCurrentCamera()

setCurrentCamera(camera)

link(object)

unlink(object)

getScriptLinks(event)

clearScriptLinks(links=None)

addScriptLink(text, event)

play(mode=0, win='<VIEW3D>')

Layers

fakeUser

layers

lib

name

objects

radiosity

render

tag

timeline

users

play(mode=0, win=`'<VIEW3D>'`)