import bpy def write_some_data(context, filepath, use_some_setting): print("running write_some_data...") f = open(filepath, 'w') f.write("Hello World %s" % use_some_setting) f.close() return {'FINISHED'} # ExportHelper is a helper class, defines filename and # invoke() function which calls the file selector. from bpy_extras.io_utils import ExportHelper from bpy.props import StringProperty, BoolProperty, EnumProperty class ExportSomeData(bpy.types.Operator, ExportHelper): '''This appears in the tooltip of the operator and in the generated docs.''' bl_idname = "export.some_data" # this is important since its how bpy.ops.export.some_data is constructed bl_label = "Export Some Data" # ExportHelper mixin class uses this filename_ext = ".txt" filter_glob = StringProperty( default="*.txt", options={'HIDDEN'}, ) # List of operator properties, the attributes will be assigned # to the class instance from the operator settings before calling. use_setting = BoolProperty( name="Example Boolean", description="Example Tooltip", default=True, ) type = EnumProperty( name="Example Enum", description="Choose between two items", items=(('OPT_A', "First Option", "Description one"), ('OPT_B', "Second Option", "Description two")), default='OPT_A', ) @classmethod def poll(cls, context): return context.active_object is not None def execute(self, context): return write_some_data(context, self.filepath, self.use_setting) # Only needed if you want to add into a dynamic menu def menu_func_export(self, context): self.layout.operator(ExportSomeData.bl_idname, text="Text Export Operator") def register(): bpy.utils.register_class(ExportSomeData) bpy.types.INFO_MT_file_export.append(menu_func_export) def unregister(): bpy.utils.unregister_class(ExportSomeData) bpy.types.INFO_MT_file_export.remove(menu_func_export) if __name__ == "__main__": register() # test call bpy.ops.export.some_data('INVOKE_DEFAULT')