PolyhedronArtist

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

Bases: BlenderArtist, ShapeArtist

Artist for drawing polyhedron shapes in Blender.

Parameters
  • polyhedron (Polyhedron) – A COMPAS polyhedron.

  • collection (str | 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 BlenderArtist and 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.