How can I add a Vertex from a script? I'd like to create a line from the extrusion of a vertex. This is my script now:
import bpy
location = bpy.context.scene.cursor_location # Get Cursor location
bpy.ops.object.editmode_toggle() # Enter Edit Mode
# Here goes the script I'm looking for!
bpy.ops.mesh.extrude_region_move() # Extrude vertex
You can pass a list of vertex coordinates to Mesh.from_pydata(vertices, edges, faces) However, you also have to create a new mesh as well as a new object datablock and link them together properly:
Blender 2.8x
import bpy
def point_cloud(ob_name, coords, edges=[], faces=[]):
"""Create point cloud object based on given coordinates and name.
Keyword arguments:
ob_name -- new object name
coords -- float triplets eg: [(-1.0, 1.0, 0.0), (-1.0, -1.0, 0.0)]
"""
# Create new mesh and a new object
me = bpy.data.meshes.new(ob_name + "Mesh")
ob = bpy.data.objects.new(ob_name, me)
# Make a mesh from a list of vertices/edges/faces
me.from_pydata(coords, edges, faces)
# Display name and update the mesh
ob.show_name = True
me.update()
return ob
# Create the object
pc = point_cloud("point-cloud", [(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)])
# Link object to the active collection
bpy.context.collection.objects.link(pc)
# Alternatively Link object to scene collection
#bpy.context.scene.collection.objects.link(pc)
Blender 2.7x
import bpy
def point_cloud(ob_name, coords, edges=[], faces=[]):
"""Create point cloud object based on given coordinates and name.
Keyword arguments:
ob_name -- new object name
coords -- float triplets eg: [(-1.0, 1.0, 0.0), (-1.0, -1.0, 0.0)]
"""
# Create new mesh and a new object
me = bpy.data.meshes.new(ob_name + "Mesh")
ob = bpy.data.objects.new(ob_name, me)
# Make a mesh from a list of vertices/edges/faces
me.from_pydata(coords, edges, faces)
# Display name and update the mesh
ob.show_name = True
me.update()
return ob
# Create the object
pc = point_cloud("point-cloud", [(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)])
# Link object to the scene
bpy.context.scene.objects.link(pc)
