Writing the Latte Express add-on

The Latte Express add-on creates a new lattice around the active object and sets up the modifier.

It’s useful for creating basic rigs for cartoon deformation, or stylized objects. The add-on consists of an operator class and a menu entry.

Setting the environment

We create a Python script for our add-on:

1. Create a PythonScriptingBlender/ch11/addons folder. We can use the file manager or the file tab of our programmer editor, for example, VS Code.
2. Create a new file in that folder and name it lattice_express.py. We can do that using the file manager or the New File button in an IDE.
3. Open the file in your editor of choice.
4. Set the Scripts path to PythonScriptingBlender/ch11 in the Blender File Paths preferences and restart Blender.

Now we can write the add-on and load it in Blender.

Writing the Latte Express information

Like other add-ons, Latte Express starts with a blank line, followed by the bl_info dictionary...