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Hi there,
I was missing this feature since a long time so I gave it a go
This plugin use a json file as definition so you can add as many shapes you want.

thigs to know:
-It have SRT offset and size parameters, and currently support only one closed curve per icon.
-The icon.json file must be in the same directory than the dll (in the plugin folder), and the definition is a flat array of formated like this [x0,x1,x2...,y0,y1,y2...,z0,z1,z2...].
-Performance wise, a quick benchmarck showed that it's ~7% slower than a curve equivalent, but the good thing is that it has it's own type (Icon) and can be filtered .
-The primitive is located in the create>primitive menu

-You need to install this: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download ... x?id=30679
-It's not tested that much, use it at you own risk!!!

[edit] I've updated it, now the BBox is correct and I added a few icons

Cheers
A.

Plug-in not loading and has the red triangle in the plugin manager. No errors logged either.

Nobody ever wants to say what version they use

Anyways, same thing with Softimage 2014 SP1 on Windows 7.
Depends says MSVCR110.DLL is missing (so I need vc2012 redist, right?)

And all these too:
API-MS-WIN-CORE-COM-L1-1-0.DLL
API-MS-WIN-CORE-WINRT-ERROR-L1-1-0.DLL
API-MS-WIN-CORE-WINRT-L1-1-0.DLL
API-MS-WIN-CORE-WINRT-ROBUFFER-L1-1-0.DLL
API-MS-WIN-CORE-WINRT-STRING-L1-1-0.DLL
API-MS-WIN-SHCORE-SCALING-L1-1-0.DLL

but I assume they all come with the vc2012 redist.

I don't use versions.... sorry should have said I was on 2013 SP1.

xsisupport wrote:Nobody ever wants to say what version they use

Sorry about that, so yes it's for Softimage 2014+ and you need 2012 redistributables?
Also there is a little bug with the bounding box, I'll fix it this wek end.

Cheers,

Screen grab / Video?

I may be interested in this as a way to expand the primitive library of Softimage (400+ primitive objects from several families of polyhedra to parametric surfaces)

well there is not that much to show, it's just like the native implicit curve with a combo box, and an external file with primitive definitions that you can edit.
I forgot to add, the array is 1D and formatted like this [x0,x1,x2,....y0,y1,y2,.....z1,z2,z3....]
it's only drawing curves, you can have a look to the source code here:
https://bitbucket.org/ahmidou_lyazidi/al_icons/src

Cheers
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