[Bf-committers] Python mesh modifiers

[Ton Roosendaal]

Hi,

A Python modifier is definitely a wanted feature. We've got a separate  
mailing list for the Python team though, you might consider to contact  
them to discuss further development and evaluation/review of code.
http://projects.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-python/

What you can post here is the proposal for how to do a proper python  
integration for modifiers... Daniel can advise on it as well.

Thanks,

-Ton-

On 4 Sep, 2005, at 7:22, Nick M wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I saw the PyTexture SoC project and was inspired by it to try make a
> Python modifier type for meshes. The idea is to link to a regular
> textblock like a scriptlink, and let the script perform arbitrary
> modifications on mesh data. Now, I'm sure this has been thought of
> before, but I haven't found any implementation yet.
>
> Anyway, I am maybe half-way through to making a test build; I was just
> wondering if someone is already working on something like this, or if
> there are any specific caveats (e.g. modifiers are getting revamped,
> or it's a useless feature).
>
> Speaking of useless, I know it is already possible to assign an
> OnRender scriptlink to an object, which does the trick quite well for
> a lot of things (e.g. that MakeHuman subsurface scattering
> thingamajig). Still, calling Python from within a modifier stack
> allows to see results in regular wireframe window and apply other
> modifiers to the output. A streamlined API to convey the mesh data to
> and from the script would of course be necessary.
>
> I can already think of a couple uses for this - for example, convert
> the Discombobulator script to use that API. Heh, of course it would be
> speedier to implement a Discombobulator modifier in native C, but that
> would lose a lot of tweakability. Anyway, if this works, I am hoping
> to implement some example modifier scripts to go with the patch.
>
> Let me know what ya think.
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