I'd like to write an operator to set the correct pole angle for IKs, so adding a pole target won't move the rig. As I'd like to add a button next to the pole angle property field in the UI, found out the panel (BONE_PT_constraints), but constraints are listed into sub-layouts in the panel, as the source code has shown.
I don't want to tamper with Blender's original code. Instead, I'd like to go the add-on approach. Thus, using the traditional append-function-to-class approach will only allow me to add controls after the list of constraints.
How to run through the list of sub-layouts so to add the button?
The code I'm using right now follows:
import bpy
import mathutils
import bmesh
def dandrea_IKConstraint_panel(self, context):
self.layout.operator("constraint.dandrea_adjust_pole", icon='CURSOR', text="Cursor > Selection") #test button
#for s in self.layout.introspect().split(','):
# self.layout.label(s)
class dandrea_adjust_pole(bpy.types.Operator):
"""Adds functionality to the IK constraint panel."""
bl_idname = "constraint.dandrea_adjust_pole"
bl_label = "Adjust pole"
@classmethod
def poll(cls, context):
#implement poll
return True
def execute(self, context):
#implement execute
print ("done.")
return {'FINISHED'}
def register():
bpy.utils.register_class(dandrea_adjust_pole)
bpy.types.BONE_PT_constraints.append(dandrea_IKConstraint_panel)
def unregister():
bpy.utils.unregister_class(dandrea_adjust_pole)
bpy.types.BONE_PT_constraints.remove(dandrea_IKConstraint_panel)
if __name__ == "__main__":
unregister()
register()
