MetaBall(ID)#

base classes — bpy_struct, ID

class bpy.types.MetaBall(ID)#

Metaball data-block to define 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:

mathutils.Vector of 3 items in [-inf, inf], default (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)

texspace_size#

Texture space size

Type:

mathutils.Vector of 3 items in [-inf, inf], default (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)

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 (mathutils.Matrix of 4 * 4 items in [-inf, inf]) – Matrix

update_gpu_tag()#

update_gpu_tag

classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass(id, default=None)#
Parameters:

id (str) – 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 (str) – The RNA type identifier.

Returns:

The class or default when not found.

Return type:

type

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