object_list.py

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#  ObjectList, a Blender add-on
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bl_info = {
    "name": "ObjectList",
    "author": "Michel Anders (varkenvarken)",
    "version": (0, 0, 20250924144433),
    "blender": (4, 4, 0),
    "location": "View3D > Object > Object List",
    "description": "create a comma separated list with object mesh info",
    "warning": "",
    "wiki_url": "",
    "tracker_url": "",
    "category": "Object",
}

from csv import DictWriter

import bpy
import bmesh


def object_list(context):
    bm = bmesh.new()

    # get all objects in a scene and remember selected/active status
    objects = context.scene.objects[:]
    selection_status = {ob: ob.select_get() for ob in objects}
    active_object = context.active_object

    bpy.ops.object.select_all(action="DESELECT")

    # try to convert each object to a mesh while keeping the orginal
    for ob in objects:
        ob.select_set(True)
        bpy.ops.object.convert(target="MESH", keep_original=True)

        # if we have an extra object, the conversion was successful
        # (Note even a mesh will be converted to a mesh, which is a bit wasteful)
        for ob2 in context.scene.objects:
            if ob2 not in objects:

                # yield a dictionary of mesh data
                tris, faces, edges, verts = 0, 0, 0, 0
                bm.from_mesh(ob2.data)
                tris = len(bm.calc_loop_triangles())
                verts = len(bm.verts)
                edges = len(bm.edges)
                faces = len(bm.faces)

                # note that names etc come from the original object
                # and we make sure to copy string to prevent dangling references that might crash Blender
                info = {
                    "Name": ob.name[:],
                    "Type": ob.type[:],
                    "Tris": tris,
                    "Faces": faces,
                    "Edges": edges,
                    "Verts": verts,
                    "Datablock name": ob.data.name[:] if ob.data else None,
                    "Users": ob.data.users,
                }
                for i,c in enumerate(ob.users_collection, start=1):
                    info[f"Collection {i}"] = c.name[:]

                yield info

                # clear the bmesh, it will be reused for the next object
                bm.clear()

                # remove the duplicated mesh object and its data block
                data = ob2.data
                bpy.data.objects.remove(ob2)
                bpy.data.meshes.remove(data)

    # restore the selection and active status
    for ob in objects:
        ob.select_set(selection_status[ob])
    bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = active_object

    # and remove the bmesh object
    bm.free()


class ObjectList(bpy.types.Operator):
    bl_idname = "object.object_list"
    bl_label = "ObjectList"
    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}

    def execute(self, context):

        # get a list of dicts that describe each object that is convertible to a mesh
        oblist = list(object_list(bpy.context))

        # add a new text object and a dictwriter that references it
        # (a text object has a write() method so can be uses by the dictwriter directly
        t = bpy.data.texts.new(name="Object list.csv")
        dictwriter = DictWriter(
            t,
            fieldnames=[
                "Name",
                "Type",
                "Tris",
                "Faces",
                "Edges",
                "Verts",
                "Datablock name",
                "Users",
                "Collection 1",
                "Collection 2",
                "Collection 3",
            ],
        )
        # write out the data
        dictwriter.writeheader()
        dictwriter.writerows(oblist)

        return {"FINISHED"}


def menu_func(self, context):
    self.layout.operator(
        ObjectList.bl_idname,
        text="Create a comma separated list with object mesh info",
        icon="INFO",
    )


classes = (ObjectList,)


def register():
    for c in classes:
        bpy.utils.register_class(c)
    bpy.types.VIEW3D_MT_object.append(menu_func)


def unregister():
    bpy.types.VIEW3D_MT_object.remove(menu_func)
    for c in classes:
        bpy.utils.unregister_class(c)