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The Blender.Effect submodule
INTRODUCTION
The module effect allows you to access all the data of an effect. An effect can modify an object (typically a mesh) in three different ways.
a) the build effect : makes the mesh appear progressivly.
b) the wave effect : waves appear on the mesh (which should be fine-grained)
c) the particle effect : every vertex of the mesh emits particles, which can themselves emit new particles. This effect is the most parametrizable.
In the blender internals, the effect object is just a placeholder for the "real" effect, which can be a wave, particle or build effect. The python API follows this structure : the Effect module grants access to (the few) data which are shared between all effects. It has three submodules : Wave, Build, Particle , which grant r/w access to the real parameters of these effects.
Example:
import Blender
listffects = Blender.Effect.Get()
print listeffects
eff = listeffects[0]
#we suppose the first effect is a build effect
print eff.getLen()
eff.setLen(500)
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Function Summary | ||
Blender Effect or a list of Blender Effects | Get(objname, position) Get an Effect from Blender. | |
Blender Effect | New(type) Creates a new Effect. | |
Get(objname, position) Get an Effect from Blender.
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