A Blender add-on to create add-ons! This script will take your Geometry Node group and convert it into a legible Python script.
It automatically handles node layout, default values, sub-node groups, naming, and more!
I think Geometry Nodes is a powerful tool that's fairly accessible to people, and I wanted to create a lightweight, faster way of distributing them than just passing around blend files. It also makes scripting Geometry Nodes easier for add-on creators in cases when Python is needed, as you don't need to recreate the whole node tree from scratch just to add in functionality like a for loop or interfacing with other parts of the software.
NodeToPython is compatible with Blender 3.0-3.3
Download node_to_python.py, and install it to Blender like other add-ons. Then, go to Object > Node to Python, and type in the name of your node group. It will then save an add-on to where your blend file is stored.
- Expansion to Shader and Compositing nodes
- Copy over referenced assets in the scene (Collections, Objects, Materials, Textures, etc.)
- Automatically format code to be PEP8 compliant
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This should work on Unix-like systems (macOS, Linux), but I haven't tested it on Windows yet. If you use Windows, please let me know or create an issue.
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Make sure all your group inputs and outputs have different names, or it won't be able to find the appropriate sockets (this is best practice anyways!)
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As of version 1.0.0, the add-on will not set default values for
- Collections
- Images
- Materials
- Objects
- Textures
as they won't exist in every blend file. In the future, I may have the script automatically recreate these assets, espcially with materials.