In the Blender Python API, a collection does not have a direct pointer to its parent collection. However, we can get the parent collection by searching through the list of children of each collection in the scene until we find the current one.
One of the common hints to get the user attention when performing certain actions is the changed appearance of the mouse pointer. In Blender, using the Python API, we can set the desired view for the cursor when we need.
To make a texture hidden in Blender so that it does not appear in the list of textures when selected in the Image Editor and is not found through the search, the texture name needs to start with a dot.
In Blender, the block of buttons for selecting an image in the Image Editor is placed in the header of the area by default. If necessary, it can also be placed in the user panel.
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In some tools, for example, “eyedropper” or “selection by color”, it is necessary to get the value of the texture pixel that is currently under the mouse cursor. To get pixels data we need to know its coordinates in the texture space.
Remote data storage is becoming more and more useful. Various online libraries of models, materials, textures and assets are becoming more and more popular. Databases are most often used to store data in such libraries. PostgreSQL is one of the most advanced and functional open source databases that we can connect to and work with through the Blender Python API.
Image Comparison Slider is a popular tool for quickly and easily comparing two images. With the “Image Compare Slider” add-on you can get the same functional in Blender.
Viewport Purge Button – Blender 3D add-on that adds the “Purge” button to 3D Viewport area header for clearing the scene from unused objects (meshes, materials, etc).
It doesn’t need to assemble a large and complex shader node tree to make a parallax shader in Blender. The simplest parallax effect can be achieved by connecting just 3 nodes.
Most video formats don’t have a built-in transparency channel, so the black and white mask – a separate video file that determines how one video will be blended on another, can be used for blending such videos.
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