blendfig 0.0.1

Python plotting library for Blender

blendfig

Overview

blendfig is a Python module to be used with the 3D modeling software Blender. With blendfig you can create surface plots in Blender similarly to the usual Python plotting libraries such as plotly and matplotlib. You can then use Blender's powerful shading, modeling etc. features to create beautiful plots and animations.

Installation

python -m pip install blendfig

Blender comes with its own Python installation so make sure you are using Blender's Python binary. On Windows it is located at C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender <version>\<version>\python\bin\python.exe by default (you may need to run as administrator).

Usage

Syntax is similar to that of plotly.

import blendfig as bf
import numpy as np

x, y = np.mgrid[-1:1:51j, -1:1:51j]
z =(x**2+y**2-1)**2

fig = bf.Figure()
fig.add_trace(bf.Surface(x=x, y=y, z=z))
fig.create()

And after some simple shading