[BPY:] Adding a group instance

Coding Python Support
1

Let’s say I have a group, called, very originally “Group”
It’s got some objects in it.
How can I make an instance of this group from bpy and place it at a certain location?
Something like:


groupToAdd = bpy.data.groups["Group"]
bpy.data.addInstance(groupToAdd, location)

I’ve hunted through google and the API and haven’t found anything

2

The simplest way is to create an Empty, activate the dupligroup feature and assign your group to it.


import bpy
ob_mt = bpy.data.objects.new("mt_dupe",None)
bpy.data.scenes[0].objects.link(ob_mt)
ob_mt.dupli_type = 'GROUP'
grp = bpy.data.groups[0]    #Assume our group is the first one.
ob_mt.dupli_group = grp

Add an object to a group and give this a try.

3

Or use the op


context = bpy.context
bpy.ops.object.group_instance_add(group="Group", location=(1,2,3))
empty = context.object