Python driven Blender

Getting started

To craft a scene using Python scripts, it is imperative to start Blender from within a terminal. This is the only way that you can see error messages generated by Blender's engine and any output generated by your print statements. In Mac OSX, generate a file called startBlender.command and enter the following into it.

#!/bin/sh
/Applications/Blender/blender.app/Contents/MacOS/blender

Next, go to Finder and double click on the startBlender.command icon. Blender should launch together with a Terminal.app.

In Blender, click on the Screen Layout button (button to the right of Help) in the Information viewport, and select the Scripting mode. This will open the following viewports: Text Editor, Python Console and 3D View.