Part 3: Delivering Output

This section covers the final stages of the 3D pipeline: deformation and rendering.

Chapter 11, Object Modifiers

This chapter covers object modifiers and their use in animation.

Here’s a summary of the topics discussed in the chapter.

Adding object modifiers

Modifiers are grouped into four categories: Modify, Generate, Deform, and Physics. They are created by clicking the Add Modifier button in the Modifiers property.

Adding modifiers in Python

The new() method of the object.modifiers collection requires the type modifier as an argument. A list of the possible type keywords can be found by accessing the bpy.types.ObjectModifiers.bl_rna.functions["new"] function and querying its parameters["type"].enum_items.

Writing the Latte Express add-on

This add-on sets up a Lattice modifier to deform an object using a three-dimensional grid cage. It finds the center of the model by querying its bounding box and has...