Knife tool with bmesh API

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I need to find the intersection curve between two (open) meshes, and I can do that interactively with the knife tool. In search for a way to do it from a script, I came across the following highly relevant question: Using knife_tool from python api

There is one answer, which simply refers to the BMesh API. However, I find no immediate candidate for the knife_tool from bpy.ops.mesh in bmesh.ops.mesh. Is there a way to script mesh intersection cutting from bmesh, or at all?

The attached screendump illustrates a cut in the cylinder mesh from the intersecting sphere mesh. I obtain it interactively with the cylinder mesh edges selected, then by Ctrl+F and choosing "Intersect (Knife)".

I can probably get by with bpy.ops.mesh.intersect. But if BMesh is the future, I would like to know how to do it with bmesh.ops.mesh. — Morten Lind, Aug 20 '18 at 14:20
@Leander, you are more than welcome to add to the question, or present you findings and perspectives! — Morten Lind, Jun 04 '19 at 09:11

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 19 '19 at 12:42

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Could be this?

# Select all vertices in Edit Mode
bpy.ops.mesh.select_all(action='SELECT')

# Do intersect
bpy.ops.mesh.intersect()
bpy.ops.mesh.intersect(mode='SELECT')

answered May 19 '19 at 12:42

cogitas3d

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Thanks, @cogitas3d. I eventually ended up doing just that. However, that is not a BMesh operation, and it does not end up producing a BMesh. I have to convert the result to a BMesh afterwards. – Morten Lind May 21 '19 at 05:46

Knife tool with bmesh API

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