create_pointcloud_object

create_pointcloud_object(positions=None, name='PointCloud', collection=None)

Create a new Blender point cloud object.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
positions	np.ndarray	The point positions as a numpy array with shape (N, 3). If None, creates an empty point cloud object. Defaults to None.	`None`
name	str	The name of the object. Defaults to ‘PointCloud’.	`'PointCloud'`
collection	`bpy`.types.Collection	The collection to link the object to. Defaults to None, which links it to a collection named “Collection”, created if needed.	`None`

Returns

Name	Type	Description
	Object	The created point cloud object.

Examples

import numpy as np
from databpy import create_pointcloud_object

# Create point cloud with 100 random points
positions = np.random.random((100, 3))
pc_obj = create_pointcloud_object(positions, name="MyPC")
print(len(pc_obj.data.points))  # 100