MeshArtist

class compas_blender.artists.MeshArtist(mesh)[source]

Bases: compas_blender.artists._artist.BaseArtist

A mesh artist defines functionality for visualising COMPAS meshes in Blender.

Parameters

• mesh (compas.datastructures.Mesh) – A COMPAS mesh.

• settings (dict, optional) – A dict with custom visualisation settings.

Attributes

• mesh (compas.datastructures.Mesh) – The COMPAS mesh associated with the artist.

• settings (dict) – Default settings for color, scale, tolerance, …

Examples

import compas
from compas.datastructures import Mesh
from compas_blender.artists import MeshArtist

mesh = Mesh.from_obj(compas.get('faces.obj'))

MeshArtist(mesh).draw()

Methods

__init__(mesh)	Initialize self.
build(item, **kwargs)	Build an artist corresponding to the item type.
clear()	Clear all objects previously drawn by this artist.
draw()	Draw the mesh using the chosen visualisation settings.
draw_collection(collection)	Draw a collection of items.
draw_edges([edges, color])	Draw a selection of edges.
draw_faces([faces, color])	Draw a selection of faces.
draw_mesh()	Draw the mesh.
draw_vertices([vertices, color])	Draw a selection of vertices.
redraw()	Trigger a redraw.
register(item_type, artist_type)	Register a type of COMPAS object with a Blender artist.