Change Log

Changes in Blender’s Python API between releases.

5.1 to 5.2

bpy.types.AnnotationStroke

Added

• bpy.types.AnnotationStroke.display_mode

bpy.types.AssetMetaData

Added

• bpy.types.AssetMetaData.preferred_import_method

• bpy.types.AssetMetaData.use_preferred_import_method

bpy.types.AssetRepresentation

Added

• bpy.types.AssetRepresentation.is_online

• bpy.types.AssetRepresentation.owner_asset_library

bpy.types.BlendData

Added

• bpy.types.BlendData.all_ids

bpy.types.Brush

Added

• bpy.types.Brush.minimum_distance

• bpy.types.Brush.project_ray_direction_type

Removed

• automasking_boundary_edges_propagation_steps

• automasking_cavity_blur_steps

• automasking_cavity_factor

• automasking_start_normal_falloff

• automasking_start_normal_limit

• automasking_view_normal_falloff

• automasking_view_normal_limit

• use_automasking_boundary_edges

• use_automasking_boundary_face_sets

• use_automasking_cavity

• use_automasking_cavity_inverted

• use_automasking_custom_cavity_curve

• use_automasking_face_sets

• use_automasking_topology

• use_automasking_view_normal

• use_automasking_view_occlusion

Renamed

• automasking_cavity_curve -> bpy.types.Brush.mesh_automasking_settings

• use_automasking_start_normal -> bpy.types.Brush.use_bidirectional

bpy.types.BrushGpencilSettings

Added

• bpy.types.BrushGpencilSettings.conversion_threshold

• bpy.types.BrushGpencilSettings.curve_type

• bpy.types.BrushGpencilSettings.fill_gap_factor

• bpy.types.BrushGpencilSettings.fill_internal_gaps

• bpy.types.BrushGpencilSettings.fill_solver

bpy.types.ColorStrip

Added

• bpy.types.ColorStrip.height

• bpy.types.ColorStrip.width

bpy.types.CompositorNodeOutputFile

Added

• bpy.types.CompositorNodeOutputFile.use_file_extension

bpy.types.CompositorNodeTree

Added

• bpy.types.CompositorNodeTree.is_strip_modifier

bpy.types.CyclesRenderLayerSettings

Added

• bpy.types.CyclesRenderLayerSettings.denoising_pass_follow_reflections

• bpy.types.CyclesRenderLayerSettings.denoising_pass_use_albedo_roughness_weighting

bpy.types.CyclesRenderSettings

Added

• bpy.types.CyclesRenderSettings.debug_texture_cache_preserve_unused

• bpy.types.CyclesRenderSettings.debug_use_texture_cache_eviction

• bpy.types.CyclesRenderSettings.texture_resolution

• bpy.types.CyclesRenderSettings.texture_resolution_render

• bpy.types.CyclesRenderSettings.use_pixel_jitter

bpy.types.CyclesWorldSettings

Added

• bpy.types.CyclesWorldSettings.use_shadows

bpy.types.FileAssetSelectParams

Added

• bpy.types.FileAssetSelectParams.asset_access

bpy.types.FunctionNodeInputString

Added

• bpy.types.FunctionNodeInputString.textbox_state

bpy.types.FunctionNodeInputVector

Added

• bpy.types.FunctionNodeInputVector.vector_dimensions

bpy.types.GreasePencil

Added

• bpy.types.GreasePencil.unit_test_compare

bpy.types.GreasePencilLayerMasks

Added

• bpy.types.GreasePencilLayerMasks.add

• bpy.types.GreasePencilLayerMasks.remove

bpy.types.GreasePencilLineartModifier

Added

• bpy.types.GreasePencilLineartModifier.fill_strokes

bpy.types.IDOverrideLibraryPropertyOperation

Added

• bpy.types.IDOverrideLibraryPropertyOperation.label

• bpy.types.IDOverrideLibraryPropertyOperation.tooltip

bpy.types.LightProbePlane

Added

• bpy.types.LightProbePlane.parallax_distance

bpy.types.MaskLayer

Added

• bpy.types.MaskLayer.fill_solver

bpy.types.MaterialGPencilStyle

Added

• bpy.types.MaterialGPencilStyle.placement_count

• bpy.types.MaterialGPencilStyle.placement_density

• bpy.types.MaterialGPencilStyle.placement_mode

• bpy.types.MaterialGPencilStyle.placement_radius_spacing

• bpy.types.MaterialGPencilStyle.random_hue_factor

• bpy.types.MaterialGPencilStyle.random_noise_scale

• bpy.types.MaterialGPencilStyle.random_rotation_factor

• bpy.types.MaterialGPencilStyle.random_saturation_factor

• bpy.types.MaterialGPencilStyle.random_size_factor

• bpy.types.MaterialGPencilStyle.random_strength_factor

• bpy.types.MaterialGPencilStyle.random_value_factor

• bpy.types.MaterialGPencilStyle.use_randomization

bpy.types.Menu

Function Arguments

• bpy.types.Menu.draw_preset (self, context), was (self, _context)

• bpy.types.Menu.path_menu (self, searchpaths, operator, props_default, prop_filepath, filter_ext, filter_path, display_name, add_operator, add_operator_props, translate, recursive_paths), was (self, searchpaths, operator, props_default, prop_filepath, filter_ext, filter_path, display_name, add_operator, add_operator_props, translate)

bpy.types.MovieClipProxy

Removed

• build_record_run

• timecode

bpy.types.Node

Added

• bpy.types.Node.panel_states

Function Arguments

• bpy.types.Node.poll (ntree), was (_ntree)

bpy.types.NodeCustomGroup

Function Arguments

• bpy.types.NodeCustomGroup.poll (ntree), was (_ntree)

bpy.types.NodeTreeInterfacePanel

Added

• bpy.types.NodeTreeInterfacePanel.identifier

bpy.types.NodesModifier

Added

• bpy.types.NodesModifier.is_input_used

• bpy.types.NodesModifier.is_input_visible

• bpy.types.NodesModifier.properties

Removed

• bl_system_properties_get

bpy.types.Object

Added

• bpy.types.Object.parent_bone_head_tail_factor

• bpy.types.Object.visible_raycast

bpy.types.Paint

Removed

• eraser_brush_asset_reference

Renamed

• eraser_brush -> bpy.types.Paint.mesh_automasking_settings

bpy.types.Panel

Added

• bpy.types.Panel.bl_icon

• bpy.types.Panel.bl_icon_value

bpy.types.PreferencesExperimental

Removed

• use_geometry_nodes_lists

Renamed

• use_geometry_bundle -> bpy.types.PreferencesExperimental.use_collection_importer

• use_geometry_bundle -> bpy.types.PreferencesExperimental.use_remote_asset_libraries

bpy.types.PreferencesFilePaths

Added

• bpy.types.PreferencesFilePaths.save_modified_images

• bpy.types.PreferencesFilePaths.texture_cache_directory

bpy.types.PreferencesSystem

Added

• bpy.types.PreferencesSystem.geometry_nodes_stack_limit

• bpy.types.PreferencesSystem.show_panel_tabs_compact

Removed

• image_draw_method

bpy.types.PreferencesView

Added

• bpy.types.PreferencesView.asset_access

• bpy.types.PreferencesView.date_format

• bpy.types.PreferencesView.time_format

bpy.types.RaytraceEEVEE

Added

• bpy.types.RaytraceEEVEE.backface_radiance_scale

• bpy.types.RaytraceEEVEE.use_backface_hit

bpy.types.RenderSettings

Added

• bpy.types.RenderSettings.anisotropic_filter

• bpy.types.RenderSettings.save_output

• bpy.types.RenderSettings.use_auto_generate_texture_cache

• bpy.types.RenderSettings.use_texture_cache

bpy.types.SCENE_UL_gltf2_filter_action

Added

• bpy.types.SCENE_UL_gltf2_filter_action.filter_items

bpy.types.Scene

Added

• bpy.types.Scene.allow_preroll

• bpy.types.Scene.playback_loop_mode

bpy.types.SceneEEVEE

Removed

• fast_gi_thickness_far

bpy.types.SceneStrip

Added

• bpy.types.SceneStrip.view_layer

bpy.types.Sculpt

Removed

• automasking_boundary_edges_propagation_steps

• automasking_cavity_blur_steps

• automasking_cavity_curve

• automasking_cavity_curve_op

• automasking_cavity_factor

• automasking_start_normal_falloff

• automasking_start_normal_limit

• automasking_view_normal_falloff

• automasking_view_normal_limit

• use_automasking_boundary_edges

• use_automasking_boundary_face_sets

• use_automasking_cavity

• use_automasking_cavity_inverted

• use_automasking_custom_cavity_curve

• use_automasking_face_sets

• use_automasking_start_normal

• use_automasking_topology

• use_automasking_view_normal

• use_automasking_view_occlusion

bpy.types.SequencerCompositorModifierData

Added

• bpy.types.SequencerCompositorModifierData.properties

• bpy.types.SequencerCompositorModifierData.show_group_selector

bpy.types.SequencerPreviewOverlay

Added

• bpy.types.SequencerPreviewOverlay.composition_guide_color

• bpy.types.SequencerPreviewOverlay.show_composition_center

• bpy.types.SequencerPreviewOverlay.show_composition_center_diagonal

• bpy.types.SequencerPreviewOverlay.show_composition_golden

• bpy.types.SequencerPreviewOverlay.show_composition_golden_tria_a

• bpy.types.SequencerPreviewOverlay.show_composition_golden_tria_b

• bpy.types.SequencerPreviewOverlay.show_composition_guides

• bpy.types.SequencerPreviewOverlay.show_composition_harmony_tri_a

• bpy.types.SequencerPreviewOverlay.show_composition_harmony_tri_b

• bpy.types.SequencerPreviewOverlay.show_composition_thirds

bpy.types.SequencerTimelineOverlay

Added

• bpy.types.SequencerTimelineOverlay.thumbnail_display_style

Removed

• show_thumbnails

bpy.types.SequencerToolSettings

Added

• bpy.types.SequencerToolSettings.snap_to_all_channels

bpy.types.ShaderNodeRaycast

Added

• bpy.types.ShaderNodeRaycast.active_index

• bpy.types.ShaderNodeRaycast.active_item

• bpy.types.ShaderNodeRaycast.sample_attribute_items

bpy.types.SpaceImageEditor

Added

• bpy.types.SpaceImageEditor.show_gizmo_active_node

bpy.types.SpaceNodeOverlay

Added

• bpy.types.SpaceNodeOverlay.passepartout_alpha

• bpy.types.SpaceNodeOverlay.show_render_size

bpy.types.SpaceOutliner

Added

• bpy.types.SpaceOutliner.scroll_to_active

bpy.types.SpaceSequenceEditor

Added

• bpy.types.SpaceSequenceEditor.show_scrubbing_region

bpy.types.SpreadsheetRowFilter

Added

• bpy.types.SpreadsheetRowFilter.value_float4

bpy.types.Strip

Added

• bpy.types.Strip.connections

Removed

• use_linear_modifiers

bpy.types.StripModifier

Added

• bpy.types.StripModifier.show_preview

bpy.types.StripProxy

Removed

• build_record_run

• timecode

bpy.types.StripsMeta

Function Arguments

• bpy.types.StripsMeta.new_movie (name, filepath, channel, frame_start, fit_method, stream), was (name, filepath, channel, frame_start, fit_method)

• bpy.types.StripsMeta.new_sound (name, filepath, channel, frame_start, stream), was (name, filepath, channel, frame_start)

bpy.types.StripsTopLevel

Function Arguments

• bpy.types.StripsTopLevel.new_movie (name, filepath, channel, frame_start, fit_method, stream), was (name, filepath, channel, frame_start, fit_method)

• bpy.types.StripsTopLevel.new_sound (name, filepath, channel, frame_start, stream), was (name, filepath, channel, frame_start)

bpy.types.TextStrip

Added

• bpy.types.TextStrip.abs_space_line

• bpy.types.TextStrip.space_line

• bpy.types.TextStrip.textbox_state

• bpy.types.TextStrip.use_absolute_line_spacing

bpy.types.ThemeUserInterface

Added

• bpy.types.ThemeUserInterface.link

bpy.types.ThemeView3D

Added

• bpy.types.ThemeView3D.grid_axis_brightness

bpy.types.UILayout

Added

• bpy.types.UILayout.link

• bpy.types.UILayout.template_collection_importer

• bpy.types.UILayout.textbox

Function Arguments

• bpy.types.UILayout.prop (data, property, text, text_ctxt, translate, icon, placeholder, expand, slider, toggle, icon_only, event, full_event, emboss, index, icon_value, invert_checkbox, text_align), was (data, property, text, text_ctxt, translate, icon, placeholder, expand, slider, toggle, icon_only, event, full_event, emboss, index, icon_value, invert_checkbox)

• bpy.types.UILayout.template_palette (data, property), was (data, property, color)

bpy.types.USERPREF_UL_asset_libraries

Added

• bpy.types.USERPREF_UL_asset_libraries.filter_items

Function Arguments

• bpy.types.USERPREF_UL_asset_libraries.draw_item (self, context, layout, _data, item, _icon, _active_data, _active_propname, _index), was (self, _context, layout, _data, item, _icon, _active_data, _active_propname, _index)

bpy.types.UVLoopLayers

Added

• bpy.types.UVLoopLayers.active_render

• bpy.types.UVLoopLayers.active_render_index

bpy.types.UserAssetLibrary

Added

• bpy.types.UserAssetLibrary.remote_url

• bpy.types.UserAssetLibrary.use_remote_url

bpy.types.WindowManager

Added

• bpy.types.WindowManager.asset_library_status_begin_loading

• bpy.types.WindowManager.asset_library_status_failed_loading

• bpy.types.WindowManager.asset_library_status_finished_loading

• bpy.types.WindowManager.asset_library_status_ping_asset_file_failed

• bpy.types.WindowManager.asset_library_status_ping_asset_file_progress

• bpy.types.WindowManager.asset_library_status_ping_asset_file_succeeded

• bpy.types.WindowManager.asset_library_status_ping_finished_download_queue

• bpy.types.WindowManager.asset_library_status_ping_loaded_new_pages

• bpy.types.WindowManager.asset_library_status_ping_loaded_new_preview

• bpy.types.WindowManager.asset_library_status_ping_metafiles_in_place

• bpy.types.WindowManager.asset_library_status_ping_still_loading

• bpy.types.WindowManager.is_event_handling_break

• bpy.types.WindowManager.register_node_group_operators

• bpy.types.WindowManager.reports

bpy.types.XrSessionSettings

Added

• bpy.types.XrSessionSettings.viewfinder_crosshair_enabled

• bpy.types.XrSessionSettings.viewfinder_enabled

• bpy.types.XrSessionSettings.viewfinder_hand

• bpy.types.XrSessionSettings.viewfinder_passepartout_opacity

• bpy.types.XrSessionSettings.viewfinder_passepartout_overscan

• bpy.types.XrSessionSettings.viewfinder_scale

bpy.types.XrSessionState

Added

• bpy.types.XrSessionState.viewfinder