2. Creating an NPart object

To create a NPart object, first the corresponding Model object must be present (see The Model Object).

With the graphical user interface, this is done in several steps:

  1. Make sure that the Model object is selected.

  2. Select Object->Create empty NPart.... This will create a new, empty NPart object, whose editor will be displayed.

Using the Python environment, and assuming that the Model object is referenced by the variable "m": 

p = NPart(m)

At this point, nothing is extracted and displayed. When

  • the default Scene object is present (by default, if otherwise not specified on the command-line whens starting baspl++),

  • and the default Scene object's automatic_add setting is active (by default),

the newly created NPart object is automatically added to the default Scene object. Thus, as soon as the NPart object contains a mesh, it will be displayed in the default Scene object.