Object Operators

bpy.ops.object.add(type='EMPTY', view_align=False, enter_editmode=False, location=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), rotation=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), layers=(False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False))

Add an object to the scene

Parameters:

• type (enum in [‘MESH’, ‘CURVE’, ‘SURFACE’, ‘META’, ‘FONT’, ‘ARMATURE’, ‘LATTICE’, ‘EMPTY’, ‘CAMERA’, ‘LAMP’], (optional)) – Type
• view_align (boolean, (optional)) – Align to View, Align the new object to the view
• enter_editmode (boolean, (optional)) – Enter Editmode, Enter editmode when adding this object
• location (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Location for the newly added object
• rotation (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Rotation, Rotation for the newly added object
• layers (boolean array of 20 items, (optional)) – Layer

bpy.ops.object.add_named(linked=False, name="Cube")

Add named object

Parameters:

• linked (boolean, (optional)) – Linked, Duplicate object but not object data, linking to the original data
• name (string, (optional)) – Name, Object name to add

bpy.ops.object.add_named_cursor(name="Cube", VIEW3D_OT_cursor3d=None, OBJECT_OT_add_named=None)

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:

• name (string, (optional)) – Name, Object name to add.
• VIEW3D_OT_cursor3d (VIEW3D_OT_cursor3d, (optional)) – Set 3D Cursor, Set the location of the 3D cursor
• OBJECT_OT_add_named (OBJECT_OT_add_named, (optional)) – Add Named Object, Add named object

bpy.ops.object.align(align_mode='OPT_2', relative_to='OPT_4', align_axis=set())

Align Objects

Parameters:

• align_mode (enum in [‘OPT_1’, ‘OPT_2’, ‘OPT_3’], (optional)) – Align Mode:
• relative_to (enum in [‘OPT_1’, ‘OPT_2’, ‘OPT_3’, ‘OPT_4’], (optional)) – Relative To:
• align_axis (enum set in {‘X’, ‘Y’, ‘Z’}, (optional)) – Align, Align to axis

File :

startup/bl_operators/object_align.py:272

bpy.ops.object.armature_add(view_align=False, enter_editmode=False, location=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), rotation=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), layers=(False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False))

Add an armature object to the scene

Parameters:

• view_align (boolean, (optional)) – Align to View, Align the new object to the view
• enter_editmode (boolean, (optional)) – Enter Editmode, Enter editmode when adding this object
• location (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Location for the newly added object
• rotation (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Rotation, Rotation for the newly added object
• layers (boolean array of 20 items, (optional)) – Layer

bpy.ops.object.bake_image()

Bake image textures of selected objects

bpy.ops.object.camera_add(view_align=False, enter_editmode=False, location=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), rotation=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), layers=(False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False))

Add a camera object to the scene

Parameters:

• view_align (boolean, (optional)) – Align to View, Align the new object to the view
• enter_editmode (boolean, (optional)) – Enter Editmode, Enter editmode when adding this object
• location (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Location for the newly added object
• rotation (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Rotation, Rotation for the newly added object
• layers (boolean array of 20 items, (optional)) – Layer

bpy.ops.object.constraint_add(type='')

Add a constraint to the active object

Parameters:type (enum in [‘COPY_LOCATION’, ‘COPY_ROTATION’, ‘COPY_SCALE’, ‘COPY_TRANSFORMS’, ‘LIMIT_DISTANCE’, ‘LIMIT_LOCATION’, ‘LIMIT_ROTATION’, ‘LIMIT_SCALE’, ‘MAINTAIN_VOLUME’, ‘TRANSFORM’, ‘CLAMP_TO’, ‘DAMPED_TRACK’, ‘IK’, ‘LOCKED_TRACK’, ‘SPLINE_IK’, ‘STRETCH_TO’, ‘TRACK_TO’, ‘ACTION’, ‘CHILD_OF’, ‘FLOOR’, ‘FOLLOW_PATH’, ‘PIVOT’, ‘RIGID_BODY_JOINT’, ‘SCRIPT’, ‘SHRINKWRAP’], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.object.constraint_add_with_targets(type='')

Add a constraint to the active object, with target (where applicable) set to the selected Objects/Bones

Parameters:type (enum in [‘COPY_LOCATION’, ‘COPY_ROTATION’, ‘COPY_SCALE’, ‘COPY_TRANSFORMS’, ‘LIMIT_DISTANCE’, ‘LIMIT_LOCATION’, ‘LIMIT_ROTATION’, ‘LIMIT_SCALE’, ‘MAINTAIN_VOLUME’, ‘TRANSFORM’, ‘CLAMP_TO’, ‘DAMPED_TRACK’, ‘IK’, ‘LOCKED_TRACK’, ‘SPLINE_IK’, ‘STRETCH_TO’, ‘TRACK_TO’, ‘ACTION’, ‘CHILD_OF’, ‘FLOOR’, ‘FOLLOW_PATH’, ‘PIVOT’, ‘RIGID_BODY_JOINT’, ‘SCRIPT’, ‘SHRINKWRAP’], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.object.constraints_clear()

Clear all the constraints for the active Object only

bpy.ops.object.constraints_copy()

Copy constraints to other selected objects.

bpy.ops.object.convert(target='MESH', keep_original=False)

Convert selected objects to another type

Parameters:

• target (enum in [‘CURVE’, ‘MESH’], (optional)) – Target, Type of object to convert to
• keep_original (boolean, (optional)) – Keep Original, Keep original objects instead of replacing them

bpy.ops.object.delete()

Delete selected objects

bpy.ops.object.drop_named_material(name="Material")

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:name (string, (optional)) – Name, Material name to assign.

bpy.ops.object.duplicate(linked=False, mode='TRANSLATION')

Duplicate selected objects

Parameters:

• linked (boolean, (optional)) – Linked, Duplicate object but not object data, linking to the original data
• mode (enum in [‘INIT’, ‘DUMMY’, ‘TRANSLATION’, ‘ROTATION’, ‘RESIZE’, ‘TOSPHERE’, ‘SHEAR’, ‘WARP’, ‘SHRINKFATTEN’, ‘TILT’, ‘TRACKBALL’, ‘PUSHPULL’, ‘CREASE’, ‘MIRROR’, ‘BONE_SIZE’, ‘BONE_ENVELOPE’, ‘CURVE_SHRINKFATTEN’, ‘BONE_ROLL’, ‘TIME_TRANSLATE’, ‘TIME_SLIDE’, ‘TIME_SCALE’, ‘TIME_EXTEND’, ‘BAKE_TIME’, ‘BEVEL’, ‘BWEIGHT’, ‘ALIGN’, ‘EDGESLIDE’, ‘SEQSLIDE’], (optional)) – Mode

bpy.ops.object.duplicate_move(OBJECT_OT_duplicate=None, TRANSFORM_OT_translate=None)

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:

• OBJECT_OT_duplicate (OBJECT_OT_duplicate, (optional)) – Duplicate Objects, Duplicate selected objects
• TRANSFORM_OT_translate (TRANSFORM_OT_translate, (optional)) – Translate, Translate selected items

bpy.ops.object.duplicate_move_linked(OBJECT_OT_duplicate=None, TRANSFORM_OT_translate=None)

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:

• OBJECT_OT_duplicate (OBJECT_OT_duplicate, (optional)) – Duplicate Objects, Duplicate selected objects
• TRANSFORM_OT_translate (TRANSFORM_OT_translate, (optional)) – Translate, Translate selected items

bpy.ops.object.duplicates_make_real()

Make dupli objects attached to this object real

bpy.ops.object.editmode_toggle()

Toggle object’s editmode

bpy.ops.object.effector_add(type='FORCE', view_align=False, enter_editmode=False, location=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), rotation=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), layers=(False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False))

Add an empty object with a physics effector to the scene

Parameters:

• type (enum in [‘FORCE’, ‘WIND’, ‘VORTEX’, ‘MAGNET’, ‘HARMONIC’, ‘CHARGE’, ‘LENNARDJ’, ‘TEXTURE’, ‘GUIDE’, ‘BOID’, ‘TURBULENCE’, ‘DRAG’], (optional)) – Type
• view_align (boolean, (optional)) – Align to View, Align the new object to the view
• enter_editmode (boolean, (optional)) – Enter Editmode, Enter editmode when adding this object
• location (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Location for the newly added object
• rotation (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Rotation, Rotation for the newly added object
• layers (boolean array of 20 items, (optional)) – Layer

bpy.ops.object.explode_refresh(modifier="")

Refresh data in the Explode modifier

Parameters:modifier (string, (optional)) – Modifier, Name of the modifier to edit

bpy.ops.object.forcefield_toggle()

Toggle object’s force field

bpy.ops.object.game_property_clear()

Undocumented (contribute)

bpy.ops.object.game_property_copy(operation='COPY', property='')

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:

• operation (enum in [‘REPLACE’, ‘MERGE’, ‘COPY’], (optional)) – Operation
• property (enum in [], (optional)) – Property, Properties to copy

bpy.ops.object.game_property_new()

Create a new property available to the game engine

bpy.ops.object.game_property_remove(index=0)

Remove game property

Parameters:index (int in [0, inf], (optional)) – Index, Property index to remove

bpy.ops.object.group_add()

Add an object to a new group

bpy.ops.object.group_instance_add(group='', view_align=False, location=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), rotation=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), layers=(False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False))

Add a dupligroup instance

Parameters:

• group (enum in [], (optional)) – Group
• view_align (boolean, (optional)) – Align to View, Align the new object to the view
• location (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Location for the newly added object
• rotation (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Rotation, Rotation for the newly added object
• layers (boolean array of 20 items, (optional)) – Layer

bpy.ops.object.group_link(group='')

Add an object to an existing group

Parameters:group (enum in [], (optional)) – Group

bpy.ops.object.group_remove()

Undocumented (contribute)

bpy.ops.object.hide_render_clear()

Reveal the render object by setting the hide render flag

bpy.ops.object.hide_render_clear_all()

Reveal all render objects by setting the hide render flag

File :startup/bl_operators/object.py:563

bpy.ops.object.hide_render_set(unselected=False)

Hide the render object by setting the hide render flag

Parameters:unselected (boolean, (optional)) – Unselected, Hide unselected rather than selected objects.

bpy.ops.object.hide_view_clear()

Reveal the object by setting the hide flag

bpy.ops.object.hide_view_set(unselected=False)

Hide the object by setting the hide flag

Parameters:unselected (boolean, (optional)) – Unselected, Hide unselected rather than selected objects.

bpy.ops.object.hook_add_newob()

Hook selected vertices to the first selected Object

bpy.ops.object.hook_add_selob()

Hook selected vertices to the first selected Object

bpy.ops.object.hook_assign(modifier='')

Assign the selected vertices to a hook

Parameters:modifier (enum in [], (optional)) – Modifier, Modifier number to assign to.

bpy.ops.object.hook_recenter(modifier='')

Set hook center to cursor position

Parameters:modifier (enum in [], (optional)) – Modifier, Modifier number to assign to.

bpy.ops.object.hook_remove(modifier='')

Remove a hook from the active object

Parameters:modifier (enum in [], (optional)) – Modifier, Modifier number to remove.

bpy.ops.object.hook_reset(modifier='')

Recalculate and clear offset transformation

Parameters:modifier (enum in [], (optional)) – Modifier, Modifier number to assign to.

bpy.ops.object.hook_select(modifier='')

Selects effected vertices on mesh

Parameters:modifier (enum in [], (optional)) – Modifier, Modifier number to remove.

bpy.ops.object.isolate_type_render()

Hide unselected render objects of same type as active by setting the hide render flag

File :startup/bl_operators/object.py:543

bpy.ops.object.join()

Join selected objects into active object

bpy.ops.object.join_shapes()

Merge selected objects to shapes of active object

bpy.ops.object.join_uvs()

Copy UV Layout to objects with matching geometry

File :startup/bl_operators/object.py:465

bpy.ops.object.lamp_add(type='POINT', view_align=False, location=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), rotation=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), layers=(False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False))

Add a lamp object to the scene

Parameters:

• type (enum in [‘POINT’, ‘SUN’, ‘SPOT’, ‘HEMI’, ‘AREA’], (optional)) – Type
• view_align (boolean, (optional)) – Align to View, Align the new object to the view
• location (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Location for the newly added object
• rotation (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Rotation, Rotation for the newly added object
• layers (boolean array of 20 items, (optional)) – Layer

bpy.ops.object.location_clear()

Clear the object’s location

bpy.ops.object.logic_bricks_copy()

Copy logic bricks to other selected objects.

bpy.ops.object.make_dupli_face()

Make linked objects into dupli-faces

File :startup/bl_operators/object.py:532

bpy.ops.object.make_links_data(type='OBDATA')

Make links from the active object to other selected objects

Parameters:type (enum in [‘OBDATA’, ‘MATERIAL’, ‘ANIMATION’, ‘DUPLIGROUP’, ‘MODIFIERS’], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.object.make_links_scene(scene='')

Make linked data local to each object

Parameters:scene (enum in [], (optional)) – Scene

bpy.ops.object.make_local(type='SELECTED_OBJECTS')

Make library linked datablocks local to this file

Parameters:type (enum in [‘SELECTED_OBJECTS’, ‘SELECTED_OBJECTS_DATA’, ‘ALL’], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.object.make_single_user(type='SELECTED_OBJECTS', object=False, obdata=False, material=False, texture=False, animation=False)

Make linked data local to each object

Parameters:

• type (enum in [‘SELECTED_OBJECTS’, ‘ALL’], (optional)) – Type
• object (boolean, (optional)) – Object, Make single user objects
• obdata (boolean, (optional)) – Object Data, Make single user object data
• material (boolean, (optional)) – Materials, Make materials local to each datablock
• texture (boolean, (optional)) – Textures, Make textures local to each material
• animation (boolean, (optional)) – Object Animation, Make animation data local to each object

bpy.ops.object.material_slot_add()

Add a new material slot or duplicate the selected one

bpy.ops.object.material_slot_assign()

Assign the material in the selected material slot to the selected vertices

bpy.ops.object.material_slot_copy()

Copies materials to other selected objects

bpy.ops.object.material_slot_deselect()

Deselect vertices assigned to the selected material slot

bpy.ops.object.material_slot_remove()

Remove the selected material slot

bpy.ops.object.material_slot_select()

Select vertices assigned to the selected material slot

bpy.ops.object.meshdeform_bind(modifier="")

Bind mesh to cage in mesh deform modifier

Parameters:modifier (string, (optional)) – Modifier, Name of the modifier to edit

bpy.ops.object.metaball_add(type='BALL', view_align=False, enter_editmode=False, location=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), rotation=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), layers=(False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False))

Add an metaball object to the scene

Parameters:

• type (enum in [‘BALL’, ‘CAPSULE’, ‘PLANE’, ‘ELLIPSOID’, ‘CUBE’], (optional)) – Primitive
• view_align (boolean, (optional)) – Align to View, Align the new object to the view
• enter_editmode (boolean, (optional)) – Enter Editmode, Enter editmode when adding this object
• location (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Location for the newly added object
• rotation (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Rotation, Rotation for the newly added object
• layers (boolean array of 20 items, (optional)) – Layer

bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT', toggle=False)

Sets the object interaction mode

Parameters:

• mode (enum in [‘OBJECT’, ‘EDIT’, ‘SCULPT’, ‘VERTEX_PAINT’, ‘WEIGHT_PAINT’, ‘TEXTURE_PAINT’, ‘PARTICLE_EDIT’, ‘POSE’], (optional)) – Mode
• toggle (boolean, (optional)) – Toggle

bpy.ops.object.modifier_add(type='SUBSURF')

Add a modifier to the active object

Parameters:type (enum in [‘ARRAY’, ‘BEVEL’, ‘BOOLEAN’, ‘BUILD’, ‘DECIMATE’, ‘EDGE_SPLIT’, ‘MASK’, ‘MIRROR’, ‘MULTIRES’, ‘SCREW’, ‘SOLIDIFY’, ‘SUBSURF’, ‘UV_PROJECT’, ‘ARMATURE’, ‘CAST’, ‘CURVE’, ‘DISPLACE’, ‘HOOK’, ‘LATTICE’, ‘MESH_DEFORM’, ‘SHRINKWRAP’, ‘SIMPLE_DEFORM’, ‘SMOOTH’, ‘WARP’, ‘WAVE’, ‘CLOTH’, ‘COLLISION’, ‘EXPLODE’, ‘FLUID_SIMULATION’, ‘PARTICLE_INSTANCE’, ‘PARTICLE_SYSTEM’, ‘SMOKE’, ‘SOFT_BODY’, ‘SURFACE’], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.object.modifier_apply(apply_as='DATA', modifier="")

Apply modifier and remove from the stack

Parameters:

• apply_as (enum in [‘DATA’, ‘SHAPE’], (optional)) – Apply as, How to apply the modifier to the geometry
• modifier (string, (optional)) – Modifier, Name of the modifier to edit

bpy.ops.object.modifier_convert(modifier="")

Convert particles to a mesh object

Parameters:modifier (string, (optional)) – Modifier, Name of the modifier to edit

bpy.ops.object.modifier_copy(modifier="")

Duplicate modifier at the same position in the stack

Parameters:modifier (string, (optional)) – Modifier, Name of the modifier to edit

bpy.ops.object.modifier_move_down(modifier="")

Move modifier down in the stack

Parameters:modifier (string, (optional)) – Modifier, Name of the modifier to edit

bpy.ops.object.modifier_move_up(modifier="")

Move modifier up in the stack

Parameters:modifier (string, (optional)) – Modifier, Name of the modifier to edit

bpy.ops.object.modifier_remove(modifier="")

Remove a modifier from the active object

Parameters:modifier (string, (optional)) – Modifier, Name of the modifier to edit

bpy.ops.object.move_to_layer(layers=(False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False))

Move the object to different layers

Parameters:layers (boolean array of 20 items, (optional)) – Layer

bpy.ops.object.multires_base_apply(modifier="")

Modify the base mesh to conform to the displaced mesh

Parameters:modifier (string, (optional)) – Modifier, Name of the modifier to edit

bpy.ops.object.multires_external_pack()

Pack displacements from an external file

bpy.ops.object.multires_external_save(filepath="", check_existing=True, filter_blender=False, filter_image=False, filter_movie=False, filter_python=False, filter_font=False, filter_sound=False, filter_text=False, filter_btx=True, filter_collada=False, filter_folder=True, filemode=9, relative_path=False, modifier="")

Save displacements to an external file

Parameters:

• filepath (string, (optional)) – File Path, Path to file
• check_existing (boolean, (optional)) – Check Existing, Check and warn on overwriting existing files
• filter_blender (boolean, (optional)) – Filter .blend files
• filter_image (boolean, (optional)) – Filter image files
• filter_movie (boolean, (optional)) – Filter movie files
• filter_python (boolean, (optional)) – Filter python files
• filter_font (boolean, (optional)) – Filter font files
• filter_sound (boolean, (optional)) – Filter sound files
• filter_text (boolean, (optional)) – Filter text files
• filter_btx (boolean, (optional)) – Filter btx files
• filter_collada (boolean, (optional)) – Filter COLLADA files
• filter_folder (boolean, (optional)) – Filter folders
• filemode (int in [1, 9], (optional)) – File Browser Mode, The setting for the file browser mode to load a .blend file, a library or a special file
• relative_path (boolean, (optional)) – Relative Path, Select the file relative to the blend file
• modifier (string, (optional)) – Modifier, Name of the modifier to edit

bpy.ops.object.multires_higher_levels_delete(modifier="")

Deletes the higher resolution mesh, potential loss of detail

Parameters:modifier (string, (optional)) – Modifier, Name of the modifier to edit

bpy.ops.object.multires_reshape(modifier="")

Copy vertex coordinates from other object

Parameters:modifier (string, (optional)) – Modifier, Name of the modifier to edit

bpy.ops.object.multires_subdivide(modifier="")

Add a new level of subdivision

Parameters:modifier (string, (optional)) – Modifier, Name of the modifier to edit

bpy.ops.object.origin_clear()

Clear the object’s origin

bpy.ops.object.origin_set(type='GEOMETRY_ORIGIN', center='MEDIAN')

Set the object’s origin, by either moving the data, or set to center of data, or use 3d cursor

Parameters:

• type (enum in [‘GEOMETRY_ORIGIN’, ‘ORIGIN_GEOMETRY’, ‘ORIGIN_CURSOR’], (optional)) – Type
• center (enum in [‘MEDIAN’, ‘BOUNDS’], (optional)) – Center

bpy.ops.object.parent_clear(type='CLEAR')

Clear the object’s parenting

Parameters:type (enum in [‘CLEAR’, ‘CLEAR_KEEP_TRANSFORM’, ‘CLEAR_INVERSE’], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.object.parent_no_inverse_set()

Set the object’s parenting without setting the inverse parent correction

bpy.ops.object.parent_set(type='OBJECT')

Set the object’s parenting

Parameters:type (enum in [‘OBJECT’, ‘ARMATURE’, ‘ARMATURE_NAME’, ‘ARMATURE_AUTO’, ‘ARMATURE_ENVELOPE’, ‘BONE’, ‘CURVE’, ‘FOLLOW’, ‘PATH_CONST’, ‘LATTICE’, ‘VERTEX’, ‘TRIA’], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.object.particle_system_add()

Add a particle system

bpy.ops.object.particle_system_remove()

Remove the selected particle system

bpy.ops.object.paths_calculate()

Calculate paths for the selected bones

bpy.ops.object.paths_clear()

Clear path caches for selected bones

bpy.ops.object.posemode_toggle()

Enables or disables posing/selecting bones

bpy.ops.object.proxy_make(object="", type='DEFAULT')

Add empty object to become local replacement data of a library-linked object

Parameters:

• object (string, (optional)) – Proxy Object, Name of lib-linked/grouped object to make a proxy for.
• type (enum in [‘DEFAULT’], (optional)) – Type, Group object

bpy.ops.object.quick_explode(style='EXPLODE', amount=100, frame_duration=50, frame_start=1, frame_end=10, velocity=1.0, fade=True)

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:

• style (enum in [‘EXPLODE’, ‘BLEND’], (optional)) – Explode Style
• amount (int in [2, 10000], (optional)) – Amount of pieces
• frame_duration (int in [1, 300000], (optional)) – Duration
• frame_start (int in [1, 300000], (optional)) – Start Frame
• frame_end (int in [1, 300000], (optional)) – End Frame
• velocity (float in [0, 300000], (optional)) – Outwards Velocity
• fade (boolean, (optional)) – Fade, Fade the pieces over time.

File :

startup/bl_operators/object_quick_effects.py:131

bpy.ops.object.quick_fluid(style='BASIC', initial_velocity=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), show_flows=False, start_baking=False)

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:

• style (enum in [‘INFLOW’, ‘BASIC’], (optional)) – Fluid Style
• initial_velocity (float array of 3 items in [-100, 100], (optional)) – Initial Velocity, Initial velocity of the fluid
• show_flows (boolean, (optional)) – Render Fluid Objects, Keep the fluid objects visible during rendering.
• start_baking (boolean, (optional)) – Start Fluid Bake, Start baking the fluid immediately after creating the domain object.

File :

startup/bl_operators/object_quick_effects.py:392

bpy.ops.object.quick_fur(density='MEDIUM', view_percentage=10, length=0.1)

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Parameters:

• density (enum in [‘LIGHT’, ‘MEDIUM’, ‘HEAVY’], (optional)) – Fur Density
• view_percentage (int in [1, 100], (optional)) – View %
• length (float in [0.001, 100], (optional)) – Length

File :

startup/bl_operators/object_quick_effects.py:62

bpy.ops.object.quick_smoke(style='STREAM', show_flows=False)

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:

• style (enum in [‘STREAM’, ‘PUFF’, ‘FIRE’], (optional)) – Smoke Style
• show_flows (boolean, (optional)) – Render Smoke Objects, Keep the smoke objects visible during rendering.

File :

startup/bl_operators/object_quick_effects.py:276

bpy.ops.object.randomize_transform(random_seed=0, use_delta=False, use_loc=True, loc=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), use_rot=True, rot=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), use_scale=True, scale_even=False, scale=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0))

Randomize objects loc/rot/scale

Parameters:

• random_seed (int in [0, 1000], (optional)) – Random Seed, Seed value for the random generator
• use_delta (boolean, (optional)) – Transform Delta, Randomize delta transform values instead of regular transform
• use_loc (boolean, (optional)) – Randomize Location, Randomize the location values
• loc (float array of 3 items in [-100, 100], (optional)) – Location, Maximun distance the objects can spread over each axis
• use_rot (boolean, (optional)) – Randomize Rotation, Randomize the rotation values
• rot (float array of 3 items in [-180, 180], (optional)) – Rotation, Maximun rotation over each axis
• use_scale (boolean, (optional)) – Randomize Scale, Randomize the scale values
• scale_even (boolean, (optional)) – Scale Even, Use the same scale value for all axis
• scale (float array of 3 items in [-100, 100], (optional)) – Scale, Maximum scale randomization over each axis

File :

startup/bl_operators/object_randomize_transform.py:131

bpy.ops.object.rotation_clear()

Clear the object’s rotation

bpy.ops.object.scale_clear()

Clear the object’s scale

bpy.ops.object.select_all(action='TOGGLE')

Change selection of all visible objects in scene

Parameters:action (enum in [‘TOGGLE’, ‘SELECT’, ‘DESELECT’, ‘INVERT’], (optional)) – Action, Selection action to execute

bpy.ops.object.select_by_layer(extend=False, layers=1)

Select all visible objects on a layer

Parameters:

• extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend selection instead of deselecting everything first.
• layers (int in [1, 20], (optional)) – Layer

bpy.ops.object.select_by_type(extend=False, type='MESH')

Select all visible objects that are of a type

Parameters:

• extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend selection instead of deselecting everything first.
• type (enum in [‘MESH’, ‘CURVE’, ‘SURFACE’, ‘META’, ‘FONT’, ‘ARMATURE’, ‘LATTICE’, ‘EMPTY’, ‘CAMERA’, ‘LAMP’], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.object.select_camera()

Select object matching a naming pattern

File :startup/bl_operators/object.py:84

bpy.ops.object.select_grouped(extend=False, type='CHILDREN_RECURSIVE')

Select all visible objects grouped by various properties

Parameters:

• extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend selection instead of deselecting everything first.
• type (enum in [‘CHILDREN_RECURSIVE’, ‘CHILDREN’, ‘PARENT’, ‘SIBLINGS’, ‘TYPE’, ‘LAYER’, ‘GROUP’, ‘HOOK’, ‘PASS’, ‘COLOR’, ‘PROPERTIES’], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.object.select_hierarchy(direction='PARENT', extend=False)

Select object relative to the active objects position in the hierarchy

Parameters:

• direction (enum in [‘PARENT’, ‘CHILD’], (optional)) – Direction, Direction to select in the hierarchy
• extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend the existing selection

File :

startup/bl_operators/object.py:114

bpy.ops.object.select_inverse()

Invert selection of all visible objects

bpy.ops.object.select_linked(extend=False, type='OBDATA')

Select all visible objects that are linked

Parameters:

• extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend selection instead of deselecting everything first.
• type (enum in [‘OBDATA’, ‘MATERIAL’, ‘TEXTURE’, ‘DUPGROUP’, ‘PARTICLE’, ‘LIBRARY’, ‘LIBRARY_OBDATA’], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.object.select_mirror(extend=False)

Select the Mirror objects of the selected object eg. L.sword -> R.sword

Parameters:extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend selection instead of deselecting everything first.

bpy.ops.object.select_name(name="", extend=False)

Select an object with this name

Parameters:

• name (string, (optional)) – Name, Object name to select.
• extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend selection instead of deselecting everything first.

bpy.ops.object.select_pattern(pattern="*", case_sensitive=False, extend=True)

Select object matching a naming pattern

Parameters:

• pattern (string, (optional)) – Pattern, Name filter using ‘*’ and ‘?’ wildcard chars
• case_sensitive (boolean, (optional)) – Case Sensitive, Do a case sensitive compare
• extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend, Extend the existing selection

File :

startup/bl_operators/object.py:35

bpy.ops.object.select_random(percent=50.0, extend=False)

Set select on random visible objects

Parameters:

• percent (float in [0, 100], (optional)) – Percent, Percentage of objects to select randomly
• extend (boolean, (optional)) – Extend Selection, Extend selection instead of deselecting everything first.

bpy.ops.object.select_same_group(group="")

Select object in the same group

Parameters:group (string, (optional)) – Group, Name of the group to select.

bpy.ops.object.shade_flat()

Display faces ‘smooth’ (using vertext normals)

bpy.ops.object.shade_smooth()

Display faces ‘flat’

bpy.ops.object.shape_key_add(from_mix=True)

Add shape key to the object

Parameters:from_mix (boolean, (optional)) – From Mix, Create the new shape key from the existing mix of keys.

bpy.ops.object.shape_key_clear()

Clear weights for all shape keys

bpy.ops.object.shape_key_mirror()

Undocumented (contribute)

bpy.ops.object.shape_key_move(type='UP')

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:type (enum in [‘UP’, ‘DOWN’], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.object.shape_key_remove()

Remove shape key from the object

bpy.ops.object.shape_key_transfer(mode='OFFSET', use_clamp=False)

Copy another selected objects active shape to this one by applying the relative offsets

Parameters:

• mode (enum in [‘OFFSET’, ‘RELATIVE_FACE’, ‘RELATIVE_EDGE’], (optional)) – Transformation Mode, Method to apply relative shape positions to the new shape
• use_clamp (boolean, (optional)) – Clamp Offset, Clamp the transformation to the distance each vertex moves in the original shape.

File :

startup/bl_operators/object.py:391

bpy.ops.object.slow_parent_clear()

Clear the object’s slow parent

bpy.ops.object.slow_parent_set()

Set the object’s slow parent

bpy.ops.object.subdivision_set(level=1, relative=False)

Sets a Subdivision Surface Level (1-5)

Parameters:

• level (int in [-100, 100], (optional)) – Level
• relative (boolean, (optional)) – Relative, Apply the subsurf level as an offset relative to the current level

File :

startup/bl_operators/object.py:173

bpy.ops.object.text_add(view_align=False, enter_editmode=False, location=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), rotation=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), layers=(False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False))

Add a text object to the scene

Parameters:

• view_align (boolean, (optional)) – Align to View, Align the new object to the view
• enter_editmode (boolean, (optional)) – Enter Editmode, Enter editmode when adding this object
• location (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Location, Location for the newly added object
• rotation (float array of 3 items in [-inf, inf], (optional)) – Rotation, Rotation for the newly added object
• layers (boolean array of 20 items, (optional)) – Layer

bpy.ops.object.track_clear(type='CLEAR')

Clear tracking constraint or flag from object

Parameters:type (enum in [‘CLEAR’, ‘CLEAR_KEEP_TRANSFORM’], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.object.track_set(type='DAMPTRACK')

Make the object track another object, either by constraint or old way or locked track

Parameters:type (enum in [‘DAMPTRACK’, ‘TRACKTO’, ‘LOCKTRACK’], (optional)) – Type

bpy.ops.object.transform_apply(location=False, rotation=False, scale=False)

Apply the object’s transformation to its data

Parameters:

• location (boolean, (optional)) – Location
• rotation (boolean, (optional)) – Rotation
• scale (boolean, (optional)) – Scale

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_add()

Undocumented (contribute)

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_assign(new=False)

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:new (boolean, (optional)) – New, Assign vertex to new vertex group.

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_blend()

Undocumented (contribute)

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_clean(limit=0.01, all_groups=False, keep_single=False)

Remove Vertex Group assignments which aren’t required

Parameters:

• limit (float in [0, 1], (optional)) – Limit, Remove weights under this limit.
• all_groups (boolean, (optional)) – All Groups, Clean all vertex groups.
• keep_single (boolean, (optional)) – Keep Single, Keep verts assigned to at least one group when cleaning.

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_copy()

Undocumented (contribute)

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_copy_to_linked()

Copy Vertex Groups to all users of the same Geometry data

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_copy_to_selected()

Copy Vertex Groups to other selected objects with matching indices

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_deselect()

Undocumented (contribute)

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_invert(auto_assign=True, auto_remove=True)

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:

• auto_assign (boolean, (optional)) – Add Weights, Add verts from groups that have zero weight before inverting.
• auto_remove (boolean, (optional)) – Remove Weights, Remove verts from groups that have zero weight after inverting.

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_levels(offset=0.0, gain=1.0)

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:

• offset (float in [-1, 1], (optional)) – Offset, Value to add to weights.
• gain (float in [0, inf], (optional)) – Gain, Value to multiply weights by.

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_mirror(mirror_weights=True, flip_group_names=True)

Mirror all vertex groups, flip weights and/or names, editing only selected vertices, flipping when both sides are selected otherwise copy from unselected

Parameters:

• mirror_weights (boolean, (optional)) – Mirror Weights, Mirror weights.
• flip_group_names (boolean, (optional)) – Flip Groups, Flip vertex group names.

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_move(direction='UP')

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:direction (enum in [‘UP’, ‘DOWN’], (optional)) – Direction, Direction to move, UP or DOWN

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_normalize()

Undocumented (contribute)

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_normalize_all(lock_active=True)

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:lock_active (boolean, (optional)) – Lock Active, Keep the values of the active group while normalizing others.

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_remove(all=False)

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:all (boolean, (optional)) – All, Remove from all vertex groups.

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_remove_from(all=False)

Undocumented (contribute)

Parameters:all (boolean, (optional)) – All, Remove from all vertex groups.

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_select()

Undocumented (contribute)

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_set_active(group='')

Set the active vertex group

Parameters:group (enum in [], (optional)) – Group, Vertex group to set as active.

bpy.ops.object.vertex_group_sort()

Sorts vertex groups alphabetically

bpy.ops.object.vertex_parent_set()

Parent selected objects to the selected vertices

bpy.ops.object.visual_transform_apply()

Apply the object’s visual transformation to its data