Silhouette Module Reference

The fx Module

All of Silhouette's built-in functions are defined in the fx module. The easiest way to make use of the module is to use the Python statement from fx import *.

Global Attributes

These attributes are read-only.

Name	Description
actions	The List of Actions
gui	True if running in the GUI, False from the command-line
hooks	The List of Hooks
io_modules	The List of IO Handlers
prefs	The Preferences map
version	The Silhouette version as a float (major.minor)

Global Functions

Name	Description
action(name)	Returns the Action with the given name
activeLayer()	Return the active Layer, or None
activeNode()	Return the active Node, or None
activeProject()	Return the active Project, or None
activeSession()	Return the active Session, or None
addAction(action)	Add a new Action to the action list
askQuestion(text, title=None, okText='OK', cancelText='Cancel')	Display a Question Dialog and return True if the 'ok' button is pressed.
beginUndo(label)	Begin an undo block. Must be followed up with endUndo().
bind(key, function)	Bind the key to a function.
buildPath(path)	Parse and return a path with automatic variable expansion
cut(objects)	Cut the objects into the Clipboard (same as Edit->Cut)
copy(objects)	Copy the objects into the Clipboard (same as Edit->Copy)
delete(objects)	Delete the objects (same as Edit->Delete)
displayError(msg, title=None)	Display an Error Dialog
displayInformation(msg, title=None)	Display an Information Dialog
displayWarning(msg, title=None)	Display a Warning Dialog
endUndo()	End an undo block.
getBind(key)	Return the function or control name the key is bound to, or None.
getLog()	Return the complete text of the log.
log(text)	Add text to the log.
select(objects)	Select the object List.
selection()	Return the selection List.
setActiveLayer(layer)	Sets the active Layer, or None.
showView(view, visible=True)	Shows (or hides) the view by name
status(text)	Display the text in the status bar.
unbind(key)	Unbind the key from its function.
uniqueLabel(label)	Returns a project-wide unique version of the label, appending a number if necessary.
viewVisible(view)	Returns True if view is visible.

Global Constants

Blend Mode Constants

Name	Description
Blend_Add	Add blend mode
Blend_Subtract	Subtract blend mode
Blend_Multiply	Multiply blend mode
Blend_XOR	XOR blend mode

Blur Mode Constants

Name	Description
Blur_Centered	Normal blur centered on the edge
Blur_Inner	Blur on the inside of the edge
Blur_Outer	Blur on the outside of the edge

Depth Constants

Name	Description
Depth_Default	The preferred depth (based on the Session depth)
Depth_8	8 bits per component
Depth_Float16	16 bit half-float per component
Depth_Float32	32 bit float per component

Modifier Constants

Name	Description
ShiftModifier	Modifier flag for the Shift key
ControlModifier	Modifier flag for the Control key
AltModifier	Modifier flag for the Alt key

Stream Constants

Name	Description
Stream_Left	Stream index for the Left view
Stream_Right	Stream index for the Right view
Stream_Depth	Stream index for the Depth view

Stream Mask Constants

Name	Description
StreamMask_Left	Stream mask for the Left view
StreamMask_Right	Stream mask for the Right view
StreamMask_Depth	Stream mask for the Depth view

fx Objects

Name	Description
Action	Base class for Actions
Color	A color
Item	A project item
IOHandler	A data I/O handler
Layer	A layer
MediaFormat	Information about a media I/O module
Node	A node
Object	Base class for all object-model objects
Pipe	A pipe
Point3D	A 3D point
Port	A port
Preferences	The preferences object
Project	A project
Property	A property/parameter
Renderer	A rendering object
RenderDialog	A rendering dialog
RenderInfo	Session rendering options
Session	A session
Shape	A shape
ShapePath	A shape path (one key of shape data)
Source	A file source
Tracker	A point tracker