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ACP in-app scripting API 2026 R1

PlyBook

Last update: 16.07.2026

class compolyx.PlyBook(name='PlyBook', parent=None, reST_ply='', reST_chapter='', reST_title_page='', scene=None)

Represents a ply book.

Attributes

Name Description
PlyBook.chapters Dictionary with all chapters defined.
PlyBook.is_dict_item Indicates whether the object is an item in a dictionary.
PlyBook.is_list_item Indicates whether the object is an item of a list.
PlyBook.link_path Root path of the current node in the tree for links to this object.
PlyBook.name Name of the object.
PlyBook.parent Parent object in the tree.
PlyBook.reST_chapter reST chapter template.
PlyBook.reST_ply reST ply template.
PlyBook.reST_title_page reST title page template.
PlyBook.root_path Root path of the current node in the tree.
PlyBook.scene

Methods

Name Description
PlyBook.automatic_setup()
PlyBook.create_chapter(name[, view, ...]) Add a chapter to the ply book.
PlyBook.find_parent(type) Steps up the tree and returns the first parent with given type.
PlyBook.generate(filename[, format]) Generate the complete plybook.
PlyBook.initialize_plybook(**kwargs)
PlyBook.serialize()
PlyBook.update()
PlyBook.visit(visitor) Walk through the tree and let the visitor perform action on every descendant node.

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