Scripting « Eric Thivierge

30Sep/10Off

Get Selected ICE Compound function

Needed to get the selected ICE Compounds via scripting today and finally got a working function that returns a dictionary { Name:FullName }. See below.

from win32com.client import constants as c
 
xsi = Application
log = xsi.LogMessage
 
def getSelectedICECompounds():
collViews = xsi.Desktop.ActiveLayout.Views
oICETreeView = collViews("ICE Tree")
 
if oICETreeView:
strNodes = oICETreeView.GetAttributeValue("selection")
 
if not strNodes:
log("No nodes selected.")
return
 
lSelectedNodes = strNodes.split(",")
dICECompounds = {}
for eachNode in lSelectedNodes:
oNode = xsi.Dictionary.GetObject(eachNode)
 
if oNode.IsClassOf(c.siICECompoundNodeID):
lFullNameSplit = oNode.FullName.rsplit(".")
dICECompounds[lFullNameSplit[len(lFullNameSplit) - 1]] = oNode.FullName
 
return dICECompounds
 
else:
log("ICE Tree view not found!",2)

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6Jun/10Off

AnimStore v1.1

Updated the plug-in which I believe fixes the issue where now you don't have to edit the __init__.py file. Please post any issues.

I also fixed the bit where the warning message about not having the pose cam actually displays at the bottom of the screen.
I also stored the original selection and re-select it after importing the camera.

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18May/10Off

Funny Python Comic

http://xkcd.com/353/

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2May/10Off

ControlSetup v1.3

Forgot to include my ET_CreateRestNull plug-in and may have caused errors while using the plug-in. Please uninstall previous version and install this new version.

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1May/10Off

ControlSetup v1.25

ET_PassManager

This plug-in imports controllers and constrains the selected objects to the imported copy of the control. You have the option to constrain by Position, Orientation, Scale, and Pose. You can optionally select the "Import" button and have the control imported and placed at world 0.

This plug-in is meant to be expandable by the end user. Inside the add-on's "Data" folder there is a "Models" and "Images" folder. Users can export their own controls to this "Models" folder by putting the control under a model null and going to File > Export > Model. You can additionally create an icon for it by going to the "Images" folder and editing the *.psd file and saving it in the same naming convention as per the supplied controls.

The model should be named "Something_Control.emdl" replacing "Something" with a unique name.
The image should be called "Something.bmp", replacing "Something" with the same unique name

Updating the plug-ins by hitting the "Update All" button at the top of the plug-in manager should be enough to update the available controls, but you need to close the ET_ControlSetup PPG that is created and re-open it.
Found under Get > Primitive > ET_Control

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1May/10Off

PassManager v2.0

Just updated my ET_PassManager plug-in to v2.0. Added a custom command to copy partitions from one object to another throughout all passes. I also added a help file (more of an info page than help) which lists all information that is stored in the *.sipass files.

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23Apr/10Off

PassManager 1.75

An update to my previous plug-in.

IMPORTANT: http://www.xsi-blog.com/archives/24

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Bug Fixes:

Previous version added override to partitions whose visibility was set to hidden. This has been removed.

New Features:

Now stores information for the 'Main' framebuffer ie: Filename, Output Format, DataType, BitDepth.
Stores Scene Render options, ie: Renderer, OutputDir, Frame Range, Start / End Frame, Output Resolution.

Some of the information isn't stored like the the Field Rendering option as I believe it is commonly left as is.

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20Apr/10Off

PassManager 1.5

Here's a demo for the new version of my plug-in ET_PassManager. It now supports exporting of Material Libraries with the *.sipass.

This plug-in allows users to export the current scene's passes and partitions and import them to other scenes. The expored *.sipass file is XML and stores the following information about passes and partitions:

- Visibility
- Members
- Overrides
- Materials

2 files are exported during the export command. The *.sipass file it's related *xsi material library. All materials used on partitions prior to export will be pacakged into the material library and exported. If the same material is used on multiple passes and partitions, it is only exported once.

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13Apr/10Off