Lamp Data

This module provides control over Lamp Data objects in Blender.

Example:

       from Blender import Lamp, Scene
       l = Lamp.New('Spot')            # create new 'Spot' lamp data
       l.setMode('Square', 'Shadow')   # set these two lamp mode flags
       scn = Scene.GetCurrent()
       ob = scn.objects.new(l)

Classes
	Lamp This object gives access to Lamp-specific data in Blender.

Functions

Blender Lamp

New(type='Lamp', name='LampData')
Create a new Lamp Data object.

Blender Lamp or a list of Blender Lamps

Get(name=None)
Get the Lamp Data object(s) from Blender.

Variables
read-only dictionary	BufferTypes The lamp shadowbuffer types.
read-only dictionary	Falloffs The lamp falloff types.
read-only dictionary	Modes The lamp modes.
read-only dictionary	Types The lamp types.
	__package__ = `None`

Function Details

New(type=`'Lamp'`, name=`'LampData'`)

Create a new Lamp Data object.

Parameters:

type (string) - The Lamp type: 'Lamp', 'Sun', 'Spot', 'Hemi', 'Area', or 'Photon'.
name (string) - The Lamp Data name.

Returns: Blender Lamp

The created Lamp Data object.

Get(name=None)

Get the Lamp Data object(s) from Blender.

Parameters:

name (string) - The name of the Lamp Data.

Returns: Blender Lamp or a list of Blender Lamps

It depends on the name parameter:

(name): The Lamp Data object with the given name;
(): A list with all Lamp Data objects in the current scene.

Variables Details

BufferTypes

The lamp shadowbuffer types.

'Regular'
'Irregular'

'Halfway'

Example:

       from Blender import Lamp, Object
       # Change the mode of selected lamp objects.
       for ob in Object.GetSelected():   # Loop through the current selection
               if ob.getType() == "Lamp":      # if this is a lamp.
                       lamp = ob.getData()           # get the lamp data.
                       if lamp.type == Lamp.Types["Spot"]:  # Lamp type is not a flag
                               lamp.mode &= ~Lamp.Modes["RayShadow"] # Disable RayShadow.
                               lamp.mode |= Lamp.Modes["Shadows"]    # Enable Shadowbuffer shadows

Type:: read-only dictionary

Falloffs

The lamp falloff types.

CONSTANT - Constant falloff
INVLINEAR - Inverse linear
INVSQUARE - Inverse square
CUSTOM - Custom curve
LINQUAD - Lin/Quad weighted

Type:: read-only dictionary

Modes

The lamp modes. Modes may be ORed together.

'Shadows'
'Halo'
'Layer'
'Quad'
'Negative'
'OnlyShadow'
'Sphere'
'Square'
'NoDiffuse'
'NoSpecular'
'RayShadow'

Type:: read-only dictionary

Types

The lamp types.

'Lamp': 0
'Sun' : 1
'Spot': 2
'Hemi': 3
'Area': 4
'Photon': 5

Type:: read-only dictionary

Module Lamp