Beginner Blender Python Exercise: Repeating code with for loops

This is a video exercise for Blender Python beginners.
We will write a Python script that will use a Python for loop to repeat code to create a scene.

00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Setup Workspace
01:14 - Write down the steps
03:20 - Import bpy
03:48 - Add a triangle mesh
06:16 - Rotate mesh
11:36 - Convert mesh into a curve
12:14 - Add a bevel to the curve
14:07 - Add a for loop
18:15 - Summary
19:03 - Exercise #1
22:35 - Exercise #2
24:54 - Outro

Intro Music
Fiery Trails - Silent Partner

Background Music
Where To - Birocratic

Outro Music
Geographer - Easy Shake

#blender #python #scripting

[rando]

in case you didnt know: you can use ctrl+f to find and replace in blender API, also alt+p will run the script

[BrettKromkamp]

Another useful tutorial has landed! Good stuff :)

[konradkisiel]

Thank you for the useful tutorials

I found one helpful trick for scripting in Blender text editor.
If you want to enable autocomplete in the text editor follow these steps:
1. Open Blender preferences
2. Go to the Keymap tab
3. Scroll down to Text, open Text(Global)
4. Click on + Add New
5. Select text.autocomplete
6. Bind it with any keyboard key want (I choose Tab key)

Now you have autocomplete enabled in the text editor.

Cheers

[digitaldragondamnati]

This was very helpful for understand not just for loops but also how variables are used! Looking forward to learning more so I can take on my insane idea of writing an MVR importer for blender.

[АмброджодеПредис-зл]

Or just use:
+= i
for z rotation
Thanks for the tutorial!)

[fenyess]

Don't want to start a patreon page or an udemy like course? the videos are very good and I think we should pay more for it.

[daniellunazapata]

Hahahaha, I had 30 min trying to figure out the last exercise but it was hard for me. I didn't know it would be something that simple.

[jmfs]

So the list of numbers in the Python Console ARE the radiuses of each hexagon? The "for i in range(0.1, 10): ...i... 0.1 through 0.9?

[perkonsstudio]

im lost in the "i" part, where i can find a video about math or programming to understand this? thank you

[sudhanrimal]

I had pasted the same code, but my hexagon has a big gap rather than yours whose gap is literally negligible.