MetaBall(ID)

base classes — bpy_struct, ID

class bpy.types.MetaBall(ID)

Metaball data-block to defined blobby surfaces

animation_data

Animation data for this data-block

Type: AnimData, (readonly)

cycles

Cycles mesh settings

Type: CyclesMeshSettings, (readonly)

elements

Metaball elements

Type: MetaBallElements bpy_prop_collection of MetaElement, (readonly)

is_editmode

True when used in editmode

Type: boolean, default False, (readonly)

materials

Type: IDMaterials bpy_prop_collection of Material, (readonly)

render_resolution

Polygonization resolution in rendering

Type: float in [0.005, 10000], default 0.2

resolution

Polygonization resolution in the 3D viewport

Type: float in [0.005, 10000], default 0.4

texspace_location

Texture space location

Type: float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

texspace_size

Texture space size

Type: float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

threshold

Influence of metaball elements

Type: float in [0, 5], default 0.6

update_method

Metaball edit update behavior

UPDATE_ALWAYS Always – While editing, update metaball always.
HALFRES Half – While editing, update metaball in half resolution.
FAST Fast – While editing, update metaball without polygonization.
NEVER Never – While editing, don’t update metaball at all.

Type: enum in [‘UPDATE_ALWAYS’, ‘HALFRES’, ‘FAST’, ‘NEVER’], default ‘UPDATE_ALWAYS’

use_auto_texspace

Adjust active object’s texture space automatically when transforming object

Type: boolean, default True

transform(matrix)

Transform metaball elements by a matrix

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

update_gpu_tag(): update_gpu_tag

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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