any scripts can generate curves along the normal ?

anyheart · **Joined:** 26 Jun 2011, 06:42 **Posts:** 20

any scripts or plug-ins can generate curves along the normal ?(polygon face or vertices )
or ICE ?

thx~!

ace63 · **Joined:** 07 Jun 2009, 12:30 **Posts:** 156

Only thing I can tell you is that you can not generate curves with ICE at the moment.
You'd probably have to script that.

EricTRocks · **Joined:** 25 Nov 2009, 02:41 **Posts:** 474

Good little exercise. Select object run script.

Code:

# Python
from win32com.client import constants as c
from win32com.client import Dispatch as d

xsi = Application
log = xsi.LogMessage
collSel = xsi.Selection

def xformFromDirection(vecBase, vecTgt, vecUpV):
    """Creates a transform for base object pointing to target with an upvector upV."""

    vecX = XSIMath.CreateVector3()
    vecY = XSIMath.CreateVector3()
    vecZ = XSIMath.CreateVector3()
    vecToTgt = XSIMath.CreateVector3()
    vecBaseToUpV = XSIMath.CreateVector3()

    vecX.Sub(vecBase,vecTgt)
    vecX.NormalizeInPlace()

    vecBaseToUpV.Sub(vecUpV,vecBase)
    vecBaseToUpV.NormalizeInPlace()

    vecZ.Cross(vecX,vecBaseToUpV)
    vecZ.NormalizeInPlace()

    vecY.Cross(vecZ,vecX)
    vecY.NormalizeInPlace()
    
    return vecX,vecY,vecZ
    

def createCurveNormals(oTgtObj):

    lNormalCurveData = [[0.0, 0.0], [0.0, 1.0], [0.0, 0.0], [1.0, 1.0]]
    
    oTgtGeo = oTgtObj.ActivePrimitive.Geometry
    collPoints = oTgtGeo.Points
    aNormals = [[y for y in x] for x in list(oTgtGeo.Points.NormalArray)]
    aPositions = [[y for y in x] for x in list(oTgtGeo.Points.PositionArray)]
    
    xformUtil = XSIMath.CreateTransform()
    for i in xrange(collPoints.Count):
        oNormalCrv = oTgtObj.AddNurbsCurve(lNormalCurveData,None,True,1,c.siNonUniformParameterization,c.siSINurbs)
        oNormalCrv.Name = oTgtObj.Name + "_Normal" + str(i).zfill(len(str(collPoints.Count))) + "_Crv"
        xformUtil.SetTranslationFromValues(aPositions[0][i],aPositions[1][i],aPositions[2][i])
        
        if aNormals[1][i] >= 0.001:
            vecUpV = XSIMath.CreateVector3(0,1,0)
            rotUtil = XSIMath.CreateRotation()
            rotUtil.SetFromXYZAnglesValues(0,0,XSIMath.DegreesToRadians(-90))
        else:
            vecUpV = XSIMath.CreateVector3(0,-1,0)
            rotUtil = XSIMath.CreateRotation()
            rotUtil.SetFromXYZAnglesValues(0,XSIMath.DegreesToRadians(-180),XSIMath.DegreesToRadians(-90))
            
        vecX, vecY, vecZ = xformFromDirection(xformUtil.Translation, XSIMath.CreateVector3(aNormals[0][i],aNormals[1][i],aNormals[2][i]), vecUpV)
        xformUtil.SetRotationFromXYZAxes(vecX,vecY,vecZ)
        xformUtil.AddLocalRotation(rotUtil)
        xformUtil.MulInPlace(oTgtObj.Kinematics.Global.GetTransform2(None))
        
        oNormalCrv.Kinematics.Global.PutTransform2(None,xformUtil)
        
createCurveNormals(collSel(0))

anyheart · **Joined:** 26 Jun 2011, 06:42 **Posts:** 20

Thanks EricTRocks !

any way to generate the curves along the polygon face normal ?

anyheart · **Joined:** 26 Jun 2011, 06:42 **Posts:** 20

EricTRocks wrote:

Good little exercise. Select object run script.

Code:

# Python
from win32com.client import constants as c
from win32com.client import Dispatch as d

xsi = Application
log = xsi.LogMessage
collSel = xsi.Selection

def xformFromDirection(vecBase, vecTgt, vecUpV):
    """Creates a transform for base object pointing to target with an upvector upV."""

    vecX = XSIMath.CreateVector3()
    vecY = XSIMath.CreateVector3()
    vecZ = XSIMath.CreateVector3()
    vecToTgt = XSIMath.CreateVector3()
    vecBaseToUpV = XSIMath.CreateVector3()

    vecX.Sub(vecBase,vecTgt)
    vecX.NormalizeInPlace()

    vecBaseToUpV.Sub(vecUpV,vecBase)
    vecBaseToUpV.NormalizeInPlace()

    vecZ.Cross(vecX,vecBaseToUpV)
    vecZ.NormalizeInPlace()

    vecY.Cross(vecZ,vecX)
    vecY.NormalizeInPlace()
    
    return vecX,vecY,vecZ
    

def createCurveNormals(oTgtObj):

    lNormalCurveData = [[0.0, 0.0], [0.0, 1.0], [0.0, 0.0], [1.0, 1.0]]
    
    oTgtGeo = oTgtObj.ActivePrimitive.Geometry
    collPoints = oTgtGeo.Points
    aNormals = [[y for y in x] for x in list(oTgtGeo.Points.NormalArray)]
    aPositions = [[y for y in x] for x in list(oTgtGeo.Points.PositionArray)]
    
    xformUtil = XSIMath.CreateTransform()
    for i in xrange(collPoints.Count):
        oNormalCrv = oTgtObj.AddNurbsCurve(lNormalCurveData,None,True,1,c.siNonUniformParameterization,c.siSINurbs)
        oNormalCrv.Name = oTgtObj.Name + "_Normal" + str(i).zfill(len(str(collPoints.Count))) + "_Crv"
        xformUtil.SetTranslationFromValues(aPositions[0][i],aPositions[1][i],aPositions[2][i])
        
        if aNormals[1][i] >= 0.001:
            vecUpV = XSIMath.CreateVector3(0,1,0)
            rotUtil = XSIMath.CreateRotation()
            rotUtil.SetFromXYZAnglesValues(0,0,XSIMath.DegreesToRadians(-90))
        else:
            vecUpV = XSIMath.CreateVector3(0,-1,0)
            rotUtil = XSIMath.CreateRotation()
            rotUtil.SetFromXYZAnglesValues(0,XSIMath.DegreesToRadians(-180),XSIMath.DegreesToRadians(-90))
            
        vecX, vecY, vecZ = xformFromDirection(xformUtil.Translation, XSIMath.CreateVector3(aNormals[0][i],aNormals[1][i],aNormals[2][i]), vecUpV)
        xformUtil.SetRotationFromXYZAxes(vecX,vecY,vecZ)
        xformUtil.AddLocalRotation(rotUtil)
        xformUtil.MulInPlace(oTgtObj.Kinematics.Global.GetTransform2(None))
        
        oNormalCrv.Kinematics.Global.PutTransform2(None,xformUtil)
        
createCurveNormals(collSel(0))

i extract some polygon from a model , and run this script , it generate some curves , but the curves are not along the normal ~ :-o

EricTRocks · **Joined:** 25 Nov 2009, 02:41 **Posts:** 474

Not sure why that would happen. Do the normals look OK when displayed in the viewport? I tested on a sphere and it worked fine for me.

myara · **Joined:** 28 Sep 2011, 10:33 **Posts:** 82

I haven't read the code yet but I've tried it with a few primitives and it only worked with spheres.

anyheart · **Joined:** 26 Jun 2011, 06:42 **Posts:** 20

EricTRocks wrote:

Not sure why that would happen. Do the normals look OK when displayed in the viewport? I tested on a sphere and it worked fine for me.

I tested on a sphere and it worked fine for me too . but it dosen't works fine on others objects , such as some polygons extract from objects.

here is the scene i test ...when you run the script on the object , it has some problem...

EricTRocks · **Joined:** 25 Nov 2009, 02:41 **Posts:** 474

I see the issue now. easy to repro on a torus. Will have a go a little later today.

EricTRocks · **Joined:** 25 Nov 2009, 02:41 **Posts:** 474

Yeah my maths aren't compensating for certain things. I've built an ICE Tree to figure it out. Just need to translate it into scripting now. I'm going to take another shot using the intrinsic ICE attributes that come with all meshes now. Will post a bit later.

any scripts can generate curves along the normal ?

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