Setting clip start and end via python in all workspaces

Question

Using this post, I was able to change the clipping in the current workspace.

I would like all workspaces to have the same clipping. I came up with the following logic, which does not work properly.

min_clip = 1
max_clip = 500
for workspace in bpy.data.workspaces:
            bpy.context.window.workspace = workspace
            for area in bpy.context.screen.areas:
                if area.type == 'VIEW_3D':
                    for space in area.spaces:
                        if space.type == 'VIEW_3D':
                            space.clip_start = min_clip
                            space.clip_end = max_clip

It still only changes the clipping in the Scripting workspace.

Thanks alot

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 08 '22 at 09:03

Don't change context to iterate over context, just iterate over the workspaces:

import bpy
from bpy import data as D
min_clip = 1
max_clip = 500
for workspace in D.workspaces:
    for screen in workspace.screens:
        for area in screen.areas:
            if area.type == 'VIEW_3D':
                for space in area.spaces:
                    if space.type == 'VIEW_3D':
                        space.clip_start = min_clip
                        space.clip_end = max_clip

If you don't like stacking indentation:

import bpy
from bpy import data as D
min_clip = 1
max_clip = 500
screens = (s for w in D.workspaces for s in w.screens)
V3Dareas = (a for s in screens for a in s.areas if a.type=='VIEW_3D')
V3Dspaces = (s for a in V3Dareas for s in a.spaces if s.type=='VIEW_3D')
for space in V3Dspaces:
    space.clip_start = min_clip
    space.clip_end = max_clip

I think nested for / ifs are way easier to read than double for comprehensions :) — Gorgious, Jun 08 '22 at 09:17
@Gorgious those generator expressions fit my standards of readability, though barely... :) — Markus von Broady, Jun 08 '22 at 09:27

Setting clip start and end via python in all workspaces

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