#!/usr/bin/env python3 import pathlib import sys import bpy def clear_preview_range(): window = bpy.context.window screen = window.screen area = next(candidate for candidate in screen.areas if candidate.type == "DOPESHEET_EDITOR") region = next(candidate for candidate in area.regions if candidate.type == "WINDOW") with bpy.context.temp_override(window=window, screen=screen, area=area, region=region): if not bpy.ops.anim.previewrange_clear.poll(): raise RuntimeError("ANIM_OT_previewrange_clear poll failed in animation editor context") result = bpy.ops.anim.previewrange_clear() if "FINISHED" not in result: raise RuntimeError(f"ANIM_OT_previewrange_clear returned {result}") def main(): arguments = sys.argv[sys.argv.index("--") + 1 :] if len(arguments) != 1: raise SystemExit("usage: blender -b --factory-startup --python M16-GAP-00200.py -- OUTPUT") bpy.ops.wm.read_factory_settings(use_empty=True) mesh = bpy.data.meshes.new("WebGapAnimPreviewRangeClearMesh") mesh.from_pydata( [(-1.0, -1.0, 0.0), (1.0, -1.0, 0.0), (1.0, 1.0, 0.0), (-1.0, 1.0, 0.0)], [], [(0, 1, 2, 3)], ) obj = bpy.data.objects.new("WebGapAnimPreviewRangeClearObject", mesh) bpy.context.scene.collection.objects.link(obj) bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = obj obj.select_set(True) scene = bpy.context.scene scene.frame_start = 1 scene.frame_end = 8 scene.use_preview_range = True scene.frame_preview_start = 2 scene.frame_preview_end = 6 bpy.ops.wm.save_as_mainfile( filepath=str(pathlib.Path(arguments[0]).resolve()), check_existing=False, compress=True ) if __name__ == "__main__": main()