Blender 2.5 Python 3.2 Vector Translate Euler

updated 21 september 2012 for blender 2.6.

Hoping to figure this thing out in more detail, here's a snippet that seems to work. It also gives most basic insight into how to translate a Vector using Euler (transform?)

import bpy
from mathutils import Vector, Euler

myTrans = Vector((0.0,0.0,.5))
myEuler = Euler((0.0, 0.3, 0.0),'XYZ')
for i in range(14):
    myVec = Vector((0.0, 0.3, 0.0))
    bpy.ops.mesh.extrude_region_move(TRANSFORM_OT_translate={"value":myTrans})
    bpy.ops.transform.rotate(value=(0.3,), axis=myVec)
    myTrans.rotate(myEuler)

- Add a new circle
- select the edges
- run the script.



Here is a slight modification, it produces a spiral

import bpy
from mathutils import Vector, Euler

myTrans = Vector((0.0,0.0,.5))
myEuler = Euler((0.2, 0.3, 0.0),'XYZ')
for i in range(34):

    myVec = Vector((0.2, 0.3, 0.0))
    bpy.ops.mesh.extrude_region_move(TRANSFORM_OT_translate={"value":myTrans})

    bpy.ops.transform.rotate(value=(0.35,), axis=myVec)
    myTrans.rotate(myEuler)    

while, the one below produces a more spring like coil.

import bpy
from mathutils import Vector, Euler

translation = Vector((0.0, 0.0, .5))

for i in range(134):
    t_dict = {"value": translation}
    bpy.ops.mesh.extrude_region_move(TRANSFORM_OT_translate=t_dict)
    bpy.ops.transform.rotate(value=(0.358,), axis=Vector((0.2, 0.3, 0.0)))
    translation.rotate(Euler((0.2, 0.3, 0.0),'XYZ'))
    

i applied some subsurf to it later.