Hello Blender Scripting (Box Car)

Are you ready? Ready to taste the sweet juicy power of Blender scripting? - Testing out Blender scripting for the first time might seem scary - I mean anything new is scary (but also exciting). After you've tried out your first few scripts - you'll be hooked! To get you started, we'll give you a simple script that generates a cube car!

If you haven’t installed it yet, hop over to blender.org and grab the latest version. Make sure you remember what version you’ve got—this can be handy later.

Once you open Blender, you'll see the splash screen (with the version number right there). Click anywhere to dismiss it, and you’re officially inside Blender’s world!

Now, let's run a script:

1. Find the Scripting Workspace – Up top, click Scripting. This is where you can write and run Python scripts inside Blender.

Scripting button is easy to find in Blender - it's at the top of the screen - just click that to go into the scripting workspace.

2. Create a New Script – In the Text Editor, hit New to start fresh.

Add a new script - if you do not add a new script you can't type or run anything - just click the 'new' button and suddenly you can type in your script and click run.

3. Write Some Code – Let’s do something simple! Try this:

<?php
import bpy

# Clear the scene
bpy.ops.object.select_all(action='SELECT')
bpy.ops.object.delete()

# Add a cube
bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_cube_add(size=2, location=(0, 0, 1))

# Positions for the spheres (the "wheels")
wheel_positions = [
    (1, 1, 0),  # Front-right
    (-1, 1, 0), # Front-left
    (1, -1, 0), # Back-right
    (-1, -1, 0) # Back-left
]

# Add spheres at each wheel position
for pos in wheel_positions:
    bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_uv_sphere_add(radius=0.5, location=pos)

print("Car-like object created!")

import bpy

# Clear the scene
bpy.ops.object.select_all(action='SELECT')
bpy.ops.object.delete()

# Add a cube
bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_cube_add(size=2, location=(0, 0, 1))

# Positions for the spheres (the "wheels")
wheel_positions = [
    (1, 1, 0),  # Front-right
    (-1, 1, 0), # Front-left
    (1, -1, 0), # Back-right
    (-1, -1, 0) # Back-left
]

# Add spheres at each wheel position
for pos in wheel_positions:
    bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_uv_sphere_add(radius=0.5, location=pos)

print("Car-like object created!")

4. Run It – Click Run Script or press `Alt + P` while inside the editor. Your cube just jumped—like magic!

You type the script, click run - and tada! You have a new scene with a bubble wheel car in the middle of the scene - and you di... — You type the script, click run - and tada! You have a new scene with a bubble wheel car in the middle of the scene - and you didn't have to do any modeling! Cool!

From here, you can experiment, break things (safely), and start unlocking Blender’s scripting powers. Want to do more? Check out Blender’s API docs or start playing with materials, objects, and modifiers!

Lots of fun things you can do - you could procedurally create a whole city - add building, windows, streets - and do it all with python - you can do so much more - later on you can add materials, animations! This is just the beginning!

As Spock (from Star Trek) once said 'Logic and Knowledge are not enough!' - in the context of Blender scripting - you want to go further - experiment, explore - push the boundaries of what's possible - use your creativity and soul to do something more.

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