This was my original attempt to go about this problem. This however, did
not give back the data that I need. Using the get_path() method returns the
vertices for the 2d protection of the 3d functions. The data that I need is
the raw 3d data for the function.
James
On Jun 26, 2013 12:42 PM, "Erik Bray" wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 8:52 AM, James Cline
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to use matplotlib to create obj file that I can render in
> > blender. I have already created the code to create the file itself. I am
> > currently trying to find the best place to put my code into. I have tried
> > editing the axes3d file and was able to create a working file. However,
> I am
> > worried there will be too much code recreation at this level. I have
> also
> > attempted to edit the art3d file to try to have less code generation.
> > However, I was unable to find all of the data for the points. Any help or
> > ideas on where to put the code would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > If anymore information is needed please let me know, this is my first
> post
> > so I apologize if I left something out.
>
> I'm not an expert on Matplotlib's 3D toolkit, but it sounds to me like
> you're trying to insert your code directly into Matplotlib itself
> somewhere? And I don't think that's what you want to be doing. If
> you already have code to write the blender format then in order to
> dump, say, the polygons for the model call .get_children() on the
> Axes3D object and look for the Poly3DCollection. Then call
> .get_paths() on that it will return a list of all the polygons in the
> model and the vertices that define them. Check the documentation for
> the Path class for understanding these.
>
> Erik
>
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