==Python API==

layerMask access for bone and armatures
Window.PoseMode() similar to Window.EditMode()

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Armature.py b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Armature.py
index 157e8b28656..0dbaf28d6f8 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Armature.py
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Armature.py
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ class Armature:
 	@type mirrorEdit: Bool
 	@ivar autoIK: Adds temporary IK chains while grabbing bones
 	@type autoIK: Bool
+	@ivar layerMask: Layer bitmask
+		Example::
+			# set armature to layers 14 and 16
+			armature.layerMask = (1<<13) + (1<<15)
+	@type layerMask: Int
 	"""
 
 	def __init__(name = 'myArmature'):
@@ -282,6 +287,11 @@ class Bone:
 	@type headRadius: Float
 	@ivar tailRadius: The radius of this bones head (used for envalope bones)
 	@type tailRadius: Float
+	@ivar layerMask: Layer bitmask
+		Example::
+			# set bone to layers 14 and 16
+			bone.layerMask = (1<<13) + (1<<15)
+	@type layerMask: Int
 	"""
 
 	def hasParent():
diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Window.py b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Window.py
index d59b5ec9fa6..b5145d34ca2 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Window.py
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Window.py
@@ -284,6 +284,20 @@ def EditMode(enable = -1, undo_msg = 'From script', undo = 1):
       because the normal mesh will be rebuilt based on its unchanged edit mesh.
   """
 
+def PoseMode(enable = -1):
+  """
+  Get and optionally set the current pose mode status: in or out.
+  @type enable: int
+  @param enable: get/set current status:
+      - -1: just return current status (default);
+      -  0: leave edit mode;
+      -  1: enter edit mode.
+
+  @return: 0 if Blender is not in edit mode right now, 1 otherwise. 
+  @warn: This uses the active armature objects posemode status, enabling pose
+      mode for non armature objects will always fail.
+  """
+
 def ViewLayers (layers = [], winid = None):
   """
   Get and optionally set the currently visible layers in all 3d Views.