add_mesh_pyramid.py

# GPL # "author": "Phil Cote, cotejrp1, (http://www.blenderaddons.com)"

import bpy
import bmesh
from bpy.props import (
        FloatProperty,
        IntProperty,
        StringProperty,
        BoolProperty,
        )
from math import pi
from mathutils import (
        Quaternion,
        Vector,
        )
from bpy_extras import object_utils


def create_step(width, base_level, step_height, num_sides):

    axis = [0, 0, -1]
    PI2 = pi * 2
    rad = width / 2

    quat_angles = [(cur_side / num_sides) * PI2
                        for cur_side in range(num_sides)]

    quaternions = [Quaternion(axis, quat_angle)
                        for quat_angle in quat_angles]

    init_vectors = [Vector([rad, 0, base_level])] * len(quaternions)

    quat_vector_pairs = list(zip(quaternions, init_vectors))
    vectors = [quaternion @ vec for quaternion, vec in quat_vector_pairs]
    bottom_list = [(vec.x, vec.y, vec.z) for vec in vectors]
    top_list = [(vec.x, vec.y, vec.z + step_height) for vec in vectors]
    full_list = bottom_list + top_list

    return full_list


def split_list(l, n):
    """
    split the blocks up.  Credit to oremj for this one.
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/312443/how-do-you-split-a-list-into-evenly-sized-chunks-in-python
    """
    n *= 2
    returned_list = [l[i: i + n] for i in range(0, len(l), n)]
    return returned_list


def get_connector_pairs(lst, n_sides):
    # chop off the verts that get used for the base and top
    lst = lst[n_sides:]
    lst = lst[:-n_sides]
    lst = split_list(lst, n_sides)
    return lst


def pyramid_mesh(self, context):
    all_verts = []

    height_offset = 0
    cur_width = self.width

    for i in range(self.num_steps):
        verts_loc = create_step(cur_width, height_offset, self.height,
                                self.num_sides)
        height_offset += self.height
        cur_width -= self.reduce_by
        all_verts.extend(verts_loc)

    mesh = bpy.data.meshes.new("Pyramid")
    bm = bmesh.new()

    for v_co in all_verts:
        bm.verts.new(v_co)

    def add_faces(n, block_vert_sets):
        for bvs in block_vert_sets:
            for i in range(self.num_sides - 1):
                bm.faces.new([bvs[i], bvs[i + n], bvs[i + n + 1], bvs[i + 1]])
            bm.faces.new([bvs[n - 1], bvs[(n * 2) - 1], bvs[n], bvs[0]])

    # get the base and cap faces done.
    bm.faces.new(bm.verts[0:self.num_sides])
    bm.faces.new(reversed(bm.verts[-self.num_sides:]))  # otherwise normal faces intern... T44619.

    # side faces
    block_vert_sets = split_list(bm.verts, self.num_sides)
    add_faces(self.num_sides, block_vert_sets)

    # connector faces between faces and faces of the block above it.
    connector_pairs = get_connector_pairs(bm.verts, self.num_sides)
    add_faces(self.num_sides, connector_pairs)

    bm.to_mesh(mesh)
    mesh.update()
    
    return mesh


class AddPyramid(bpy.types.Operator,  object_utils.AddObjectHelper):
    bl_idname = "mesh.primitive_steppyramid_add"
    bl_label = "Pyramid"
    bl_description = "Construct a step pyramid mesh"
    bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO', 'PRESET'}

    Pyramid : BoolProperty(name = "Pyramid",
                default = True,
                description = "Pyramid")
    change : BoolProperty(name = "Change",
                default = False,
                description = "change Pyramid")

    num_sides: IntProperty(
            name="Number Sides",
            description="How many sides each step will have",
            min=3,
            default=4
            )
    num_steps: IntProperty(
            name="Number of Steps",
            description="How many steps for the overall pyramid",
            min=1,
            default=10
            )
    width: FloatProperty(
            name="Initial Width",
            description="Initial base step width",
            min=0.01,
            default=2
            )
    height: FloatProperty(
            name="Height",
            description="How tall each step will be",
            min=0.01,
            default=0.1
            )
    reduce_by: FloatProperty(
            name="Reduce Step By",
            description="How much to reduce each succeeding step by",
            min=.01,
            default=.20
            )

    def draw(self, context):
        layout = self.layout

        layout.prop(self, 'num_sides', expand=True)
        layout.prop(self, 'num_steps', expand=True)
        layout.prop(self, 'width', expand=True)
        layout.prop(self, 'height', expand=True)
        layout.prop(self, 'reduce_by', expand=True)

        if self.change == False:
            col = layout.column(align=True)
            col.prop(self, 'align', expand=True)
            col = layout.column(align=True)
            col.prop(self, 'location', expand=True)
            col = layout.column(align=True)
            col.prop(self, 'rotation', expand=True)

    def execute(self, context):
        
        if bpy.context.mode == "OBJECT":
            if context.selected_objects != [] and context.active_object and \
            ('Pyramid' in context.active_object.data.keys()) and (self.change == True):
                obj = context.active_object
                oldmesh = obj.data
                oldmeshname = obj.data.name
                obj.data = pyramid_mesh(self, context)
                for material in oldmesh.materials:
                    obj.data.materials.append(material)
                bpy.data.meshes.remove(oldmesh)
                obj.data.name = oldmeshname
            else:
                mesh = pyramid_mesh(self, context)
                obj = object_utils.object_data_add(context, mesh, operator=self)

            obj.data["Pyramid"] = True
            obj.data["change"] = False
            for prm in PyramidParameters():
                obj.data[prm] = getattr(self, prm)
        
        if bpy.context.mode == "EDIT_MESH":
            active_object = context.active_object
            name_active_object = active_object.name
            bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
            mesh = pyramid_mesh(self, context)
            object_utils.object_data_add(context, mesh, operator=self)
            obj.select_set(True)
            active_object.select_set(True)
            bpy.ops.object.join()
            context.active_object.name = name_active_object
            bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='EDIT')

        return {'FINISHED'}

def PyramidParameters():
    PyramidParameters = [
        "num_sides",
        "num_steps",
        "width",
        "height",
        "reduce_by",
        ]
    return PyramidParameters