I can't figure out how to use: FloatVectorProperty

Code:

blocation = FloatVectorProperty(name="Becon Location",         description="Becon Location",         default=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),         min=(0.0,0.0,0.0),         max=(100.0,100.0,100.0),         step=3,         precision=2,         options={'ANIMATABLE'},         subtype='TRANSLATION',         size=3,         update=None,         get=None,         set=None  .... my_z = blocation[2]

ERROR:
IndexError: tuple index out of range


How do I get the values entered by the user?


Thanks:

you need to use an instance of a property, not the property definition.

It basically means, that (inside the same class) you need to access the property like

Code:

self.blocation

or if it's defined on "global level" like

Code:

bpy.types.Scene.blocation = ...

then you can access the currently relevant instance like

Code:

bpy.context.scene.blocation

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Here is the code:

Code:

print(self.blocation)

Here is the output:

(<built-in function FloatVectorProperty>, {'name': 'Becon Location', 'step': 3,
'set': None, 'options': {'ANIMATABLE'}, 'default': (0.0, 0.0, 0.0), 'description
': 'Becon Location', 'precision': 2, 'size': 3, 'max': (100.0, 100.0, 100.0), 'g
et': None, 'subtype': 'TRANSLATION', 'min': (0.0, 0.0, 0.0), 'update': None})

what do I do with that?

Thanks, for the reply but I'm still confused I must be missing something.

I think I'll just go with FloatProperty because I can't get this vectorproperty to work. But I thought I'd post this just to see if anyone can enlighten me. I'm going to list some code. The stuff related to FloatProperty works but the stuff related to FloatVectorProperty does not. Maybe someone can explain this mess, maybe not.

Code:

room_width =  FloatProperty(name="Room Width",         description="Room Width",         min=1.0,         max=10,         default=3)     location = FloatVectorProperty(name="Receiver Location",         description="Receiver Location",         default=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),         min=(0.0,0.0,0.0),         max=(100.0,100.0,100.0),         step=3,         precision=2,         options={'ANIMATABLE'},         subtype='NONE',         size=3,         update=None,         get=None,         set=None)         blocation = FloatVectorProperty(name="Becon Location",         description="Becon Location",         default=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),         min=(0.0,0.0,0.0),         max=(100.0,100.0,100.0),         step=3,         precision=2,         options={'ANIMATABLE'},         subtype='TRANSLATION',         size=3,         update=None,         get=None,         set=None)             crap =    FloatVectorProperty(attr="myColorValue", min=0, max=1, default=0, name="myColor", description="my cool color value i can use for anything i like", subtype="COLOR")     def draw(self, context):         layout = self.layout         box = layout.box()         box.prop(self, 'room_length')         box.prop(self, 'room_width')         box.prop(self, 'location')         box.prop(self, 'blocation')         box = layout.box()         layout.prop(context.material, "myColorValue")

one usually gets something like:

<built-in function FloatVectorProperty>

if one tries to add a property to an unsupported type (non-ID/bone/posebone type)

or if one accesses the property wrong (the variable, instead of the property instance)
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