[Bf-python] Python API interface to Add->Mesh

[Yehoshua Sapir]

By the way... There's an "Scripts>Add" menu in the Scripts panel. Is
this for meant for Python scripts to be included in the Add menu?

On 5/23/06, Willian Padovani Germano <wgermano at superig.com.br> wrote:
> Hi Ken,
>
> Ken Hughes wrote:
> > I'm looking at adding support to the API for creating mesh objects such
> > as cubes, UVspheres, suzannes, etc.  I've pulled the guts out of
> > add_primitiveMesh() and moved into a separate function which can be
> > called from the Mesh API code.
>
> Ah, good addition, this is an old request :).
>
> > My question: how should this be presented in the API?  Something like
> > Mesh.Cube(), Mesh.UVSphere(verts=32), etc., or Mesh.Add(CUBE),
> > Mesh.Add(UVSPHERE,verts=32),. etc?
>
> Mesh.Cube(), etc. looks nicer, but I guess Mesh.Add would be cleaner
> (also easier to learn about in docs), since it groups all possible
> meshes in a single function.
>
> Another possibility is to have a submodule: Mesh.Add or Mesh.Primitives
> or something, to group all the functions:
>
> from Blender import Mesh.Primitives
> cube = Mesh.Primitives.Cube()
>
> # or if the script author prefers:
>
> from Mesh.Primitives import *
> cube = Cube()
> monkey = Suzanne()
>
> --
> Willian
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