Module Metaball :: Class Metaball

Class Metaball

The Metaball object

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

Instance Methods

Metaball

__copy__()
Return a copy of this metaball object data.

Instance Variables
MetaElemSeq	elements Element iterator of MetaElemSeq type.
bool	fakeUser When set to True, this datablock wont be removed, even if nothing is using it.
string or None	lib path to the blend file this datablock is stored in (readonly).
list	materials List of up to 16 Materials or None types Only the first material of the mother-ball used at the moment.
string	name unique name within each blend file.
IDGroup	properties Returns an IDGroup reference to this datablocks's ID Properties.
float	rendersize render resolution.
bool	tag A temporary tag that to flag data as being used within a loop.
float	thresh Threshold setting for this metaball.
int	update The update method to use for this metaball.
int	users The number of users this datablock has.
float	wiresize display resolution.

Method Details

copy()

Return a copy of this metaball object data.

Returns: Metaball: Metaball

Instance Variable Details

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

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

rendersize

render resolution. Value clamped between 0.05 and 1.0.

A lower value results in more polygons.

Type:: float

thresh

Threshold setting for this metaball. Value clamped between 0.0 and 5.0.

Type:: float

users

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

Type:: int

wiresize

display resolution. Value clamped between 0.05 and 1.0.