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clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 03 Aug 2021, 03:04

curve import fixes finally done!

This is the best result I've ever gotten with these tools. I think the key was the new polygon conversion technique. So yeah, time to clean up the code and do the final pass.

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 03 Aug 2021, 15:34

Had one more minor bug fix and added a freeze polygons option. Default is on but when it's off it will import filled shapes as filled curves instead of converting them to normal polygon meshes. Option was off for the butterfly and the import time was much faster because hundreds of curves were not put through the freeze process. Freezing gives a cleaner result, but no freezing is much faster.

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 03 Aug 2021, 17:17

New Protection Test script to modify buttons for guard instead of deselectnurbs

fixes issues with some custom script buttons like truebevel
checkbox will write a log file to c:\temp\nurbsButtons4.txt without modifying the toolbar buttons
unchecked no file is written

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 05 Aug 2021, 02:35

It's done! ... I hope.
One more thing to test is to import an svg file and export an animation. If no problems are found then it is really done.

Attached are the scripts for unofficial update testing.

Edit: Temporary removed attachment, found one more place that has not been checked/cleaned yet.

Forgot to check the utilities section. Fixed one issue with test code and found that swap uv, and reverse u and v need conversion to "1 undo" style code.

Edit: re-uploaded

trueBlue · Post by **trueBlue** » 05 Aug 2021, 03:25

Would it be okay to make the Rebuild NURBS Name work the same way as the NURBS Info?
When a NURBS is selected and you open Rebuild NURBS panel, the Name will be entered into the field

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 05 Aug 2021, 04:00

trueBlue wrote: 05 Aug 2021, 03:25
Would it be okay to make the Rebuild NURBS Name work the same way as the NURBS Info?
When a NURBS is selected and you open Rebuild NURBS panel, the Name will be entered into the field
NURBS panels.png

It already does that, so maybe I don't understand what you mean?

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 06 Aug 2021, 03:45

Fixed bug. The protect nurbs set button was still pointing to the old guard script location, thanks tB.

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curve animation export was completely broken, fixed now

trueBlue · Post by **trueBlue** » 06 Aug 2021, 14:28

I am not able to select a Curve that has been frozen on one side when Freeze Curve As Polygon is checked
If I disable Freeze Curve As Polygon and Freeze a Curve, I am able to select both sides

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 06 Aug 2021, 15:26

trueBlue wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 14:28 I am not able to select a Curve that has been frozen on one side when Freeze Curve As Polygon is checked
If I disable Freeze Curve As Polygon and Freeze a Curve, I am able to select both sides

That's because the frozen curve only has 1 face and the unfrozen curve has 2 faces.
As an example:
create an ordinary plane, not double sided
go to object render attributes and make the edges visible so you can see the back
rotate the view to the back of the plane
select something else
if you try to select the plane, you can't

trueBlue · Post by **trueBlue** » 06 Aug 2021, 15:47

clintonman wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 15:26
trueBlue wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 14:28 I am not able to select a Curve that has been frozen on one side when Freeze Curve As Polygon is checked
If I disable Freeze Curve As Polygon and Freeze a Curve, I am able to select both sides
That's because the frozen curve only has 1 face and the unfrozen curve has 2 faces.
As an example:
create an ordinary plane, not double sided
go to object render attributes and make the edges visible so you can see the back
rotate the view to the back of the plane
select something else
if you try to select the plane, you can't

Maybe I am missing the understanding of what Freeze Curve As Polygon means
It seems to me that the code (freezeCurve, 2 script) for Freeze Curve As Polygon is opposite of what it should be
If I remove the ! in LINE 45 cmd += 'if(FreezeAsPolygon) {';
And add the ! in LINE 51 cmd += 'if(!FreezeAsPolygon) {';

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 06 Aug 2021, 16:08

trueBlue wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 15:47
clintonman wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 15:26
trueBlue wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 14:28 I am not able to select a Curve that has been frozen on one side when Freeze Curve As Polygon is checked
If I disable Freeze Curve As Polygon and Freeze a Curve, I am able to select both sides
That's because the frozen curve only has 1 face and the unfrozen curve has 2 faces.
As an example:
create an ordinary plane, not double sided
go to object render attributes and make the edges visible so you can see the back
rotate the view to the back of the plane
select something else
if you try to select the plane, you can't
Maybe I am missing the understanding of what Freeze Curve As Polygon means
It seems to me that the code (freezeCurve, 2 script) for Freeze Curve As Polygon is opposite of what it should be
If I remove the ! in LINE 45 cmd += 'if(FreezeAsPolygon) {';
And add the ! in LINE 51 cmd += 'if(!FreezeAsPolygon) {';

When you freeze curve as polygon you end up with a single polygon face.
If you don't freeze you end up with a modified cone mesh with only some edges visible and the face invisible. I was wrong earlier it makes one crazy face, not 2 faces.
Try this,
freeze curve not as polygon
edit the mesh and move the 2 floating vertices apart from each other
then in mesh edit settings set show triangles
now you can see the hidden structure

trueBlue · Post by **trueBlue** » 06 Aug 2021, 17:13

I am at your mercy of what it should or should not be
From a user perspective, not being able to select it, is problematic
Maybe you could flip it 180 degrees with something like this?

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DEGTORAD = 0.01745329251994;rotdeg = Space.NodeMatrixElement(Node.Selection(),'yaw');
Space.NodeMatrixElement(Node.Selection(),'yaw') = -180 * Math.cos(DEGTORAD * rotdeg);

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 06 Aug 2021, 17:38

trueBlue wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 17:13 I am at your mercy of what it should or should not be
From a user perspective, not being able to select it, is problematic
Maybe you could flip it 180 degrees with something like this?
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DEGTORAD = 0.01745329251994;rotdeg = Space.NodeMatrixElement(Node.Selection(),'yaw');
Space.NodeMatrixElement(Node.Selection(),'yaw') = -180 * Math.cos(DEGTORAD * rotdeg);

So let me ask you this. How are you going to select an ordinary single sided plane from the back? There is no difference between that and the freeze as polygon.
create a single sided plane(not nurbs)
try to select it from the back, you can't, how do you want to fix that?

trueBlue · Post by **trueBlue** » 06 Aug 2021, 18:12

clintonman wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 17:38
trueBlue wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 17:13 I am at your mercy of what it should or should not be
From a user perspective, not being able to select it, is problematic
Maybe you could flip it 180 degrees with something like this?
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DEGTORAD = 0.01745329251994;rotdeg = Space.NodeMatrixElement(Node.Selection(),'yaw');
Space.NodeMatrixElement(Node.Selection(),'yaw') = -180 * Math.cos(DEGTORAD * rotdeg);
So let me ask you this. How are you going to select an ordinary single sided plane from the back? There is no difference between that and the freeze as polygon.
create a single sided plane(not nurbs)
try to select it from the back, you can't, how do you want to fix that?

There is a fundamental difference
I can not select it in the 3D View
I understand about single sided planes and not being able select it from the back side
In Model and Workspace, when you first create/convert any object you are able to select it in the 3D View
That's all I am saying
If this is okay with you, I regress!

Edit: Just noticed if you flip the Curve 180 before you freeze it, you can select it

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 06 Aug 2021, 19:39

trueBlue wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 18:12
clintonman wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 17:38
trueBlue wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 17:13 I am at your mercy of what it should or should not be
From a user perspective, not being able to select it, is problematic
Maybe you could flip it 180 degrees with something like this?
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DEGTORAD = 0.01745329251994;rotdeg = Space.NodeMatrixElement(Node.Selection(),'yaw');
Space.NodeMatrixElement(Node.Selection(),'yaw') = -180 * Math.cos(DEGTORAD * rotdeg);
So let me ask you this. How are you going to select an ordinary single sided plane from the back? There is no difference between that and the freeze as polygon.
create a single sided plane(not nurbs)
try to select it from the back, you can't, how do you want to fix that?
There is a fundamental difference
I can not select it in the 3D View
I understand about single sided planes and not being able select it from the back side
In Model and Workspace, when you first create/convert any object you are able to select it in the 3D View
That's all I am saying
If this is okay with you, I regress!

Edit: Just noticed if you flip the Curve 180 before you freeze it, you can select it

Modelspace you can select back faces so can't look there.
When you create something in workspace it's already selected, can't select what's already selected.
The direction that you create the curve in determines which way the frozen face is pointing. Show the UV indicator for a curve, if it looks like it's pointing counter clockwise the visible face will be towards you, if clockwise it will face away from you.
You can also point edit the frozen mesh and flip the face.

trueBlue · Post by **trueBlue** » 06 Aug 2021, 19:52

Modelspace you can select back faces so can't look there.

Looks like the Model's NURBS Plane is one sided

You can also point edit the frozen mesh and flip the face

Hummm... wonder if that could be done with your freeze scripts

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 06 Aug 2021, 20:06

trueBlue wrote: 06 Aug 2021, 19:52
Modelspace you can select back faces so can't look there.
Looks like the Model's NURBS Plane is one sided
You can also point edit the frozen mesh and flip the face
Hummm... wonder if that could be done with your freeze scripts

That would "fix" it for some curves and then break it for curves that were "working" before. Like I said before it's the direction of the curve that determines the result and curves are not all created in the same direction.

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 06 Aug 2021, 23:36

Final NURBS release. Includes fixes for curve and animation export.
during testing the only invalid note I found was that "repeat animations have to have the same length and start frame". They do not have to have the same length.
The installer will be created after the next Unofficial Update that includes it. The new installer will be trickier because of various dependencies.

trueBlue · Post by **trueBlue** » 10 Aug 2021, 21:47

NURBS Panel With CP Mesh script
Why are you adding multiple selected NURBS' panels in the Stack/Panel?
Trying to understand why it would be beneficial

I discovered that the below UserInterface command does the same thing as the RsStackView.AddPanelToCurrSelection command
The last number "2" seems to be a flag to add the panel to an other already opened panel
This is more inline how trueSpace works with selected objects. One panel at a time

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//	cmd += '	RsStackView.AddPanelToCurrSelection(nurbsNode, aspect, pvt_object, false, false);';
cmd += '	UserInterface.OpenToolPanelViewEx2WithFlag("", "",nurbsNode,3,1,0,2);';

: Guard panel.png (4.22 KiB) Viewed 2570 times

Also, I made the Guard script's Alerts optional
Also added optional Status Messages or None
Edit: I also added a RMB command that opens the Guard panel in the NURBS tool

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 10 Aug 2021, 23:35

trueBlue wrote: 10 Aug 2021, 21:47 NURBS Panel With CP Mesh script
Why are you adding multiple selected NURBS' panels in the Stack/Panel?
Trying to understand why it would be beneficial
...

Probably because I didn't discover the "UserInterface command does the same thing" blah blah blah
Your command works better, thanks.

trueBlue wrote: 10 Aug 2021, 21:47 ...
Edit: I also added a RMB command that opens the Guard panel in the NURBS tool
NURBS tool RMB Opens the Guard panel.png

Probably not a good place for it. This works with cameras and lights, it's not exclusive to NURBS. Which is also the reason Guard isn't inside the NURBS group.

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 10 Aug 2021, 23:38

Fixed one line that had "System.Alert" to just "Alert"
Added the Control aspect back in.
Formatted the code so it is readable.

trueBlue · Post by **trueBlue** » 11 Aug 2021, 00:28

clintonman wrote: 10 Aug 2021, 23:35 Probably not a good place for it. This works with cameras and lights, it's not exclusive to NURBS. Which is also the reason Guard isn't inside the NURBS group.

Any suggestions?
Even though it protects Cameras & Lights, the majority protects NURBS
I thought it was the best choice since it is more front and center and because the Protect NURBS' Set button is in the NURBS Utilities
Set button script can also call the Guard panel

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if(!Node.Exists("Scripts/CustomCommands/Guard")) return;
if(Node.Value("%THIS_NAME%", "ProtectNURBS"))
Node.Value("Scripts/CustomCommands/Guard", "Active") = true;
else
Node.Value("Scripts/CustomCommands/Guard", "Active") = false;
if(Node.Value("Scripts/CustomCommands/Guard", "Active") == false) {
Warning("\nProtect NURBS is not Active!\n\nDisabling Protect NURBS is not recommended!")
UserInterface.OpenToolPanelViewEx2('', '','Scripts/CustomCommands/Guard',3,1,0);
}
function Warning(strText)
{
var nSecondsToWait = -1;
var strTitle = "Warning";
// values are hexadecimal
var MB_OK = 0;
var MB_SYSTEMMODAL = 4096;//1000L force on top
var MB_ICONEXCLAMATION = 48;//30L
var nType = MB_OK + MB_SYSTEMMODAL + MB_ICONEXCLAMATION;
var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.shell");
shell.Popup (strText, nSecondsToWait, strTitle, nType);
}

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 11 Aug 2021, 01:13

Desktop would be a better place for it. Once there it can be removed from the NURBS panel.

trueBlue · Post by **trueBlue** » 11 Aug 2021, 03:49

clintonman wrote: 10 Aug 2021, 23:38 Fixed one line that had "System.Alert" to just "Alert"
Added the Control aspect back in.
Formatted the code so it is readable.

Cool, thanks!
Are you able to identify which tool is being used and display it in the Alerts?
Or break in down into individual Alerts with each tool?

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 11 Aug 2021, 03:56

trueBlue wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 03:49
clintonman wrote: 10 Aug 2021, 23:38 Fixed one line that had "System.Alert" to just "Alert"
Added the Control aspect back in.
Formatted the code so it is readable.
Cool, thanks!
Are you able to identify which tool is being used and display it in the Alerts?
Or break in down into individual Alerts with each tool?

Nope, I wish. There is a command "params.GetControlIn();" which is supposed to tell you what called the script but it doesn't work.

trueBlue · Post by **trueBlue** » 11 Aug 2021, 04:11

clintonman wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 03:56
trueBlue wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 03:49
clintonman wrote: 10 Aug 2021, 23:38 Fixed one line that had "System.Alert" to just "Alert"
Added the Control aspect back in.
Formatted the code so it is readable.
Cool, thanks!
Are you able to identify which tool is being used and display it in the Alerts?
Or break in down into individual Alerts with each tool?
Nope, I wish. There is a command "params.GetControlIn();" which is supposed to tell you what called the script but it doesn't work.

Are you sure?
What do theses names mean or how are they being used to generate an Alert?

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	var reHair = /Hair/;
	var rePrim = /AddPrimitive/;
	var rePaintFace = /PaintFace/;

	var reCPMesh = /AddMorph|DisplacementMapping|OptimizeTriangulation|PE soft paint/

It seems to me, that you might be able to create individual functions for each tool with their own Alert's.

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 11 Aug 2021, 04:46

trueBlue wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 04:11
clintonman wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 03:56
trueBlue wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 03:49
Cool, thanks!
Are you able to identify which tool is being used and display it in the Alerts?
Or break in down into individual Alerts with each tool?
Nope, I wish. There is a command "params.GetControlIn();" which is supposed to tell you what called the script but it doesn't work.
Are you sure?
What do theses names mean or how are they being used to generate an Alert?
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	var reHair = /Hair/;
	var rePrim = /AddPrimitive/;
	var rePaintFace = /PaintFace/;

	var reCPMesh = /AddMorph|DisplacementMapping|OptimizeTriangulation|PE soft paint/
It seems to me, that you might be able to create individual functions for each tool with their own Alert's.

I misunderstood. I was trying to get GetControlIn to work when I read your message, so that was on my mind and I forgot that Guard has commands passed into it.
I see three possibilities. The button "Name" or "HelpText" or some manually typed in text can be sent into the Guard and used to make decisions.
this

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RsApp.SendCustomEvent("Scripts/CustomCommands/Guard", {Cmd:"MeshModifiers.ActivateBooleansTool('Intersection','')"});
Activity.Run("Scripts/CustomCommands/Guard");

would change to something like this

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RsApp.SendCustomEvent("Scripts/CustomCommands/Guard", {HelpText: "Boolean intersection", Name: "Intersection", Cmd:"MeshModifiers.ActivateBooleansTool('Intersection','')"});
Activity.Run("Scripts/CustomCommands/Guard");

Then inside Guard OnCustomEvent function this add more code with var Name="", Name=eventData.Name...

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	var Cmd = "";

	if(eventData.Cmd)
		Cmd = eventData.Cmd;

	params.Global("Cmd") = Cmd;

Then inside Execute add like Cmd only use Name instead... var Name = params.Global("Name")

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	var Cmd = params.Global("Cmd");

So long story short you add the new data to the button command, save the data in the OnCustomEvent, and finally read and use the data inside Execute.

It seems like a lot of work for such a small change.

trueBlue · Post by **trueBlue** » 11 Aug 2021, 04:58

clintonman wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 04:46
trueBlue wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 04:11
clintonman wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 03:56
Nope, I wish. There is a command "params.GetControlIn();" which is supposed to tell you what called the script but it doesn't work.
Are you sure?
What do theses names mean or how are they being used to generate an Alert?
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	var reHair = /Hair/;
	var rePrim = /AddPrimitive/;
	var rePaintFace = /PaintFace/;

	var reCPMesh = /AddMorph|DisplacementMapping|OptimizeTriangulation|PE soft paint/
It seems to me, that you might be able to create individual functions for each tool with their own Alert's.
I misunderstood. I was trying to get GetControlIn to work when I read your message, so that was on my mind and I forgot that Guard has commands passed into it.
I see three possibilities. The button "Name" or "HelpText" or some manually typed in text can be sent into the Guard and used to make decisions.
this
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RsApp.SendCustomEvent("Scripts/CustomCommands/Guard", {Cmd:"MeshModifiers.ActivateBooleansTool('Intersection','')"});
Activity.Run("Scripts/CustomCommands/Guard");
would change to something like this
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RsApp.SendCustomEvent("Scripts/CustomCommands/Guard", {HelpText: "Boolean intersection", Name: "Intersection", Cmd:"MeshModifiers.ActivateBooleansTool('Intersection','')"});
Activity.Run("Scripts/CustomCommands/Guard");
Then inside Guard OnCustomEvent function this add more code with var Name="", Name=eventData.Name...
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	var Cmd = "";

	if(eventData.Cmd)
		Cmd = eventData.Cmd;

	params.Global("Cmd") = Cmd;
Then inside Execute add like Cmd only use Name instead... var Name = params.Global("Name")
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	var Cmd = params.Global("Cmd");
So long story short you add the new data to the button command, save the data in the OnCustomEvent, and finally read and use the data inside Execute.

It seems like a lot of work for such a small change.

That was going to be my last question if you said, "Nope"
Was thinking there could be some kind of individual Flag in each of the toolbar commands that would give you an indication from where it was being ran
Also figured it would be a LOT of work!
I seen some toolbar commands like '%TOOLBAR_CMD%' or something like that
I will see if I can find it again
They were used in a Physics toolbar
I think Anton was the author

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