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keyvis Curve ToolsAuthor: Eugen Sares V1.4. A set of curve-related tools with the recent addition of a curve tool panel
PPG. From the download page:
This addon adds the most needed Curve Operators to Softimage, bringing it to a level
of flexibility comparable to 3ds max. It does not make Softimage an »industrial
strength« Curve modeller, like e.g. Rhino, but in many scenarios you won't need
another application for Curve editing any more.
Tools included: Attach Curves: attach one or many Curve(Lists) to the first in the selection. Blend Subcurves: connect Subcurves with a Segment (bridge) between every selected
Curve Boundary pair.
Delete Subcurves: delete one or many Subcurves. Duplicate Subcurves: duplicate one or many Subcurves, with Translate x, y, z parameters.
Extract All Subcurves: »explode« a CurveList - every Subcurve becomes
a Curve object. Invert (Sub)Curves: change curve direction. Like the factory tool, but with Subcurve
support.
Log Curve Data: for debugging purposes. Logs (Sub)Curve details in a Script Editor.
Points, Knot vector, degree, etc. Merge Subcurves: connect Subcurves by »welding« selected Boundary pairs
(2 endpoints -> 1 midpoint).
Offset (Sub)Curves: draw an outline around selected (Sub)Curves. Open/Close (Sub)Curves: like the factory tool, but with a few more options and with
Subcurve support.
Scissor Knots/Isopoints: cut Subcurve(s) in two or more pieces at selected Knots
or Isopoints.
Curve Tools Panel: Custom PPG containing all Curve Tools plus options for Isopoint selection: Intersections
and Subdivisions. Curve trims and booleans can be realized with it (although maybe
not as comfortable as in 3ds max).
After installation, all operators can be found under Model > Modify > Curve, except
»Extract All Subcurves«, which is in Model > Create > Curve
Related plugins: Power Extrude, TinyCurveExtrude, MX Loft, Custom Loft, KP CurveTools, ICE Rope Rig
local backup: keyvisCurveTools v1.4.xsiaddon
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by Hirazi Blue » 21 Apr 2011, 19:52
Over at the German Softimage Community Eugen Sares proudly presents
his
keyvisCurveTools addon that comprises of the following scripts:
Modelling>Modify>Curves:
AttachCurves (CurveLists)
BlendSubcurves (Curve Boundaries)
DeleteSubcurves (Subcurves)
DuplicateSubcurves (Subcurves)
InvertSubcurves (Subcurves)
(LogCurveData)
MergeSubcurves (Curve Boundaries)
OffsetSubcurves (Subcurves)
OpenCloseSubcurves (Subcurves)
SplitSubcurves (Knots)
Modelling>Create>Curve
ExtractAllSubcurves (CurveLists)
There is as of yet no real documentation, but most tools should be more or less self-explanatory... ;)
For those of you who read German or want to learn it the hard way, the German thread from idea to ultimate conclusion can be found hereStay safe, sane & healthy!
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by Rork » 22 Apr 2011, 10:48
Nice find!
And for that German forum, that's why they invented translation engines
rob
edit: in the first post of the thread there's talk of a Curve Intersection command. It's not in the addon. Fastreading the thread I cannot seem to find if this one is still on the list. It woulds help 'us' archviz folks a lot.
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by Hirazi Blue » 22 Apr 2011, 10:51
I wouldn't know: I studied "German literature and language" at University long ago (with "drs" title and all, it was however a shortlived career...), I just - mistakenly - assume, everybody should be able to understand/read it...
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by Rork » 22 Apr 2011, 11:00
well, a survey just finished in Holland showed German to be the least popular language to learn at school.
I don't know about the rest of Europe
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by Hirazi Blue » 22 Apr 2011, 11:11
To answer the "Curve Intersection" question of your edit above:
it doesn't seem to be mentioned ever again in that thread.
And to make one more OT comment about the German language in Dutch education: we really should consider catching up, as the Netherlands do way too much business with Germany to ignore their language. But this was a problem already when I was at university and most universities seem to have dropped anything related to the German language ever since...
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by Rork » 22 Apr 2011, 11:28
Leendert,
As I'm not a member of that forum, maybe you can ask about the Curve Intersection command?
OT: you're right about the business thing, it's very important. But looking at the general education level these days, I'm not very optimistic
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by Hirazi Blue » 22 Apr 2011, 11:32
@Rork - Post a short question here (or in PM) I can easily translate & I'll post it, await an eventual answer, translate it back & post (or PM) it here... (offer expires after one question ;) )
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by Rork » 22 Apr 2011, 11:45
hehe....
well, the question is simple I guess...
- "Curve Intersection"
hier sind wir dann schon in der CAD-Ecke.
fügt (einen oder mehrere) Knoten ein, wo sich zwei Curves schneiden. Da wird's dann mathematisch.
Müsste eine Projektionsrichtung geben, weil die Curves ja nicht auf einer Ebene liegen müssen.
This option is not in the final addon build. Will this curve command be added in the future, or is there a SDK limitation somewhere?
thanks for the 'trouble' of posting this on the German forum
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by Rork » 22 Apr 2011, 12:04
Sehr nett von dir, vielen dank!!
My German may be rusty, but not completely gone... ;)
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by ActionArt » 22 Apr 2011, 16:46
Those are definitely tools you want if you're going to work with curves. Thanks for posting!!
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by Hirazi Blue » 22 Apr 2011, 19:42
Meanwhile keyvis.at has put a web page online with some extra info (and some words of warning):
Curve Tools
It might be wise to read it (especially what's mentioned under
"Softimage bugs, SDK limitations and suggestions for improvement")
;)
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by origin » 22 Apr 2011, 23:05
Thanks
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by Hirazi Blue » 26 Apr 2011, 09:43
@Rork - Eugen just answered: he agrees that it would be very useful and thinks it should be doable, but he says he lacks the necessary "nurbs math" skills to implement it... (German original
here)
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by Rork » 26 Apr 2011, 11:22
Thanks for the heads up!
My math skills are even less evolved, so I can't really help in that dept.
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by SreckoM » 26 Apr 2011, 17:36
Can someone confirm that this works in SI 2012?
I am constantly getting Warning:Object error.
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