Questions tagged [csv]

A comma-separated values (CSV) file is "a delimited text file that uses a comma to separate values" according to Wikipedia. It stores tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text. Blender itself does not have importers or exporters for CSV files, but the format is used by any number of add-ons for importing and exporting data to other programs. Use this tag for Blender-specific questions about the use of CSV Files.

Wikipedia describes the Comma-separated values (CSV) file format as

a delimited text file that uses a comma to separate values. Each line of the file is a data record. Each record consists of one or more fields, separated by commas.

None of Blender's build-in importers or exporters process CSV files, but there are any number of third-party add-ons that do, usually as a way of exchanging data with other programs that export CSV, a common practice ins scientific programs, for example.

This format is also easy to parse in Python, so there are many third-party Blender Python scripts that use it.

Use this tag for Blender-specific questions about the use of CSV Files.

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Using python, how can I update a text object in a blender animation, every 10 frames, using data from a csv file containing 8million data points?

thank you for reading my question. I would like to animate a text object in a blender file replacing the body text every 10 frames, iterating row by row through data drawn from a large csv file. There are 2 million rows. The csv data is structured…
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"blender.stackexchange.com/questions/258880" this question was addressed using python, but how could this be done in Animation nodes?

Using python, how can I update a text object in a blender animation, every 10 frames, using data from a csv file containing 8million data points? This question was addressed nicely by alambre using python (as requested). @chris proposed an Animation…
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CSV File Data Read

Please help, I have tried a Python forum and although I have had many suggestions none work. I need to import data from a csv file. Here is my code. import bpy ob1 = bpy.data.objects["Base"] ob2 = bpy.data.objects["Middle Arm"] ob3 =…
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moving 3D object using csv file

I am new to blender and I'm trying to move the cube using XYZ csv file. How can I merge the file with the object and make it moving using that file. Can someone help me. Thank you
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rotation values not set correctly with script that uses CSV

I'm just starting to discover the possibilitys of using csv to create an animation, but i have some trouble with getting the correct values from a CSV. My problem is that the RZ values all end up as 114 degrees. while I assumed that they would all…
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csv file reading

I know this was already addressed in this post: How to read a csv file and use the values as x and y points in blender? but I don't have enough reputation yet to comment on it to keep the thread together. Sorry for the noise. I'm running:` #…
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How do I import a CSV file of XYZ Cartesian coordinates with descriptions and point numbers into Blender?

I have a CSV file in the format "point number, X, Y, Z, point description" in meters. These are WGS84 Earth Centered Earth fixed coordinates where the mass center of the earth is the origin at 0,0,0 meters. Is it possible to import this file into…
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How to create an operator that exports location over time

I have a plane floating on an ocean. My script outputs a CSV file with the position of the plane's four corners. How can I use an operator to fill this CSV with the position of the points over time, as the plane floats and moves on the ocean…