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Console
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When using Patchwork 3D console (:menuselection:`S&cripting --> Console` menu), the interpreter is initialized
with the following script:

.. code-block:: python3

   from p3dsdk import *
   p3d = CurrentP3DSession()

So you can send commands to the running Patchwork 3D instance using the :py:data:`p3d` variable.

The following function is also defined for convenience:

.. py:function:: run_script(filename, modify_environment=False)

    Run a Python script in Patchwork 3D.

   :param filename: Filename of the script to execute.
   :type filename: str

   :param modify_environment: Whether to change the console environment (e.g. global variables) from the script.
   :type modify_environment: bool