blender/release/scripts/scripttemplate_metaball_create.py

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#!BPY
"""
Name: 'Metaball Generation'
Blender: 245
Group: 'ScriptTemplate'
Tooltip: 'Script template to make metaballs from a mesh'
"""
from Blender import Window
import bpy
script_data = \
'''#!BPY
"""
Name: 'My Metaball Script'
Blender: 245
Group: 'Misc'
Tooltip: 'Put some useful info here'
"""
# Add a license here if you wish to re-disribute, we recommend the GPL
from Blender import Metaball, Mesh, Window
import bpy
def makeMetaSculpture(sce):
#Create a base mesh for our sculpture to use
monkey = Mesh.Primitives.Monkey()
#Create a new meta datablock to use and give it a name
metaObj = Metaball.New()
metaObj.name = "MetaSuzanne"
#Increase the resolution so it looks better
metaObj.wiresize = 0.2
metaObj.rendersize = 0.1
#The radius for our new meta objects to take
metaRadius = 2.0
for f in monkey.faces:
#Create a new metaball as part of the Meta Object Data
newBall = metaObj.elements.add()
#Make the new ball have the same coordinates as a vertex on our Mesh
newBall.co = f.cent
#Assign the same radius to all balls
newBall.radius = f.area * metaRadius
#Create the new object and put our meta data there
sce.objects.new(metaObj, "MetaSuzanne")
def main():
scene = bpy.data.scenes.active #Get the active scene
Window.WaitCursor(1)
#Call the sculpture making function
makeMetaSculpture(scene)
Window.WaitCursor(0)
#Redraw the Screen When Finished
Window.RedrawAll(1)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
'''
new_text = bpy.data.texts.new('metaball_template.py')
new_text.write(script_data)
bpy.data.texts.active = new_text
Window.RedrawAll()