get_viewport_screenshot
Capture a screenshot of the current Blender 3D viewport to document scene progress or share visual results. Returns the image with configurable maximum size.
Instructions
Capture a screenshot of the current Blender 3D viewport.
Parameters:
max_size: Maximum size in pixels for the largest dimension (default: 800)
Returns the screenshot as an Image.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| max_size | No |
Implementation Reference
- src/blender_mcp/server.py:287-315 (handler)The handler function 'get_viewport_screenshot' that captures a viewport screenshot in Blender. It wraps a call to 'blender.send_command'.
@telemetry_tool("get_viewport_screenshot") @mcp.tool() def get_viewport_screenshot(ctx: Context, max_size: int = 800) -> Image: """ Capture a screenshot of the current Blender 3D viewport. Parameters: - max_size: Maximum size in pixels for the largest dimension (default: 800) Returns the screenshot as an Image. """ try: blender = get_blender_connection() # Create temp file path temp_dir = tempfile.gettempdir() temp_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, f"blender_screenshot_{os.getpid()}.png") result = blender.send_command("get_viewport_screenshot", { "max_size": max_size, "filepath": temp_path, "format": "png" }) if "error" in result: raise Exception(result["error"]) if not os.path.exists(temp_path): raise Exception("Screenshot file was not created")