Python Scripting in Blender

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook (June 9, 2023)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1803234229
• ISBN-13: 978-1803234229

eBook Description:

Python Scripting in Blender: Learn how to use Python scripts in Blender 3.3 to automate tasks, optimize your workflow, think like a 3D programmer, and start creating your tools quickly

Blender, a powerful open source 3D software, can be extended and powered up using the Python programming language. This book teaches you how to automate laborious operations using scripts, and expand the set of available commands, graphic interfaces, tools, and event responses, which will enable you to add custom features to meet your needs and bring your creative ideas to life.

The book begins by covering essential Python concepts and showing you how to create a basic add-on. You’ll then gain a solid understanding of the entities that affect the look of Blender’s objects such as modifiers, constraints, and materials. As you advance, you’ll get to grips with the animation system in Blender and learn how to set up its behavior using Python. The examples, tools, patterns, and best practices present throughout the book will familiarize you with the Python API and build your knowledge base, along with enabling you to produce valuable code that empowers the users and is ready for publishing or production.

• Understand the principles of 3D and programming, and learn how they operate in Blender
• Build engaging and navigation-friendly user interfaces that integrate with the native look and feel
• Respect coding guidelines and deliver readable and compliant code without the loss of originality
• Package your extensions into a complete add-on, ready for installation and distribution
• Create interactive tools with a direct response to the user’s action
• Code comfortably and safely using version control

By the end of this Python Scripting in Blender book, you’ll be able to successfully design add-ons that integrate seamlessly with the software and its ecosystem.