PolyhedronArtist

class compas_blender.artists.PolyhedronArtist(*args, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: BlenderArtist, ShapeArtist

Artist for drawing polyhedron shapes in Blender.

Parameters

• polyhedron (compas.geometry.Polyhedron) – A COMPAS polyhedron.

• collection (str or bpy.types.Collection) – The Blender scene collection the object(s) created by this artist belong to.

• **kwargs (dict, optional) – Additional keyword arguments. For more info, see compas_blender.artists.BlenderArtist and compas.artists.ShapeArtist.

Examples

Use the Blender artist explicitly.

from compas.geometry import Polyhedron
from compas_blender.artists import PolyhedronArtist

polyhedron = Polyhedron.from_platonicsolid(12)

artist = PolyhedronArtist(polyhedron)
artist.draw()

Or, use the artist through the plugin mechanism.

from compas.geometry import Polyhedron
from compas.artists import Artist

polyhedron = Polyhedron.from_platonicsolid(12)

artist = Artist(polyhedron)
artist.draw()

Methods

draw	Draw the polyhedron associated with the artist.

Inherited Methods

build	Build an artist corresponding to the item type.
build_as	Build an artist with the given type.
clear	Clear all objects from the view.
draw_collection	Drawing method for drawing an entire collection of objects.
redraw	Redraw the view.
register	Register an artist type to a data type.