# It is used by fileselect_add if it is present.ĭescription='Filepath used for importing the file', # This is usually obtained from the ImportHelper mixin ''' Import an STL and do things with it''' # This class is the same as the above class, except it makes these things # The invoke function calls context.window_manager.fileselect_add # It adds a StringProperty named 'filepath' # Here's what the ImportHelper class does as a mix-in:

The ImportHelper class is not well documented, so I wrote this example to help explain it: #. # Register and add to the 'file selector' menu (required to use F3 search 'Text Import Operator' for quick access).īpy.types.TOPBAR_MT_file_import.append(menu_func_import)īpy.utils.unregister_class(ImportSomeData)īpy.types.TOPBAR_MT_file_import.remove(menu_func_import)īpy.ops.import_test.some_data('INVOKE_DEFAULT') (ImportSomeData.bl_idname, text='Text Import Operator') # Only needed if you want to add into a dynamic menu. Return read_some_data(context, self.filepath, e_setting) ('OPT_B', 'Second Option', 'Description two'),

('OPT_A', 'First Option', 'Description one'), # to the class instance from the operator settings before calling. # List of operator properties, the attributes will be assigned Maxlen=255, # Max internal buffer length, longer would be clamped. '''This appears in the tooltip of the operator and in the generated docs'''īl_idname = 'import_test.some_data' # important since its how _test.some_data is constructed # invoke() function which calls the file selector.įrom bpy_extras.io_utils import ImportHelperįrom bpy.props import StringProperty, BoolProperty, EnumPropertyĬlass ImportSomeData(Operator, ImportHelper):

# ImportHelper is a helper class, defines filename and

Where would I start inputting my code to utilize the files I selected and what here is unnecessary noise? import bpyĭef read_some_data(context, filepath, use_some_setting):į = open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') Could anyone help me make sense of the import file template that Blender 3.2 gives for Python scripting? It seems a lot of this code is unnecessary for the function of opening a dialog box and selecting images.

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