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Manipulate a point in x, y, z
Posted: 02 Nov 2017, 10:35
by starcow
Hi guys
Quick question:
I'm looking for a way to manipulate a vertex (or a array of vertices) directly with a script.
Because I have to round every value from each point (x, y, z) before I export the mesh as a obj-file.
How can I access the x, y, and z coordinates of a vertex?
And how can i walk through the whole arry?
I tried this but it doesn't work:
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mesh-wall.pnt[i].x = Round(mesh-wall.pnt[i].x, 4)
Can someone help me out?
Thx
Re: Manipulate a point in x, y, z
Posted: 02 Nov 2017, 11:14
by myara
It is possible to do that by getting the PositionArray, iterating, rounding and sending it back to the polygon.
Your object will need to be a frozen object without history.
You will have to export as an obj with local positions to maintain these values.
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#Python
xsi = Application
# Round Decimals Value
dec = 4
# Your Selection
obj = xsi.Selection(0)
# Freeze Selection because Softimage wont let you manipulate points positions if the object isn't frozen.
xsi.FreezeObj(obj)
# Access Points, and get PositionArray Tuple
geo = obj.ActivePrimitive.Geometry
points = geo.Points
posTup = points.PositionArray
# The position tuple posTup will give you a tuple with 3 multi-dimensional elements. One for each axis.
# posTup[0] will be all the X positions of all the points, and so on.
# Create a list version of the posTup to manipulate it
newPos = [ list(posTup[0]), list(posTup[1]), list(posTup[2]) ]
# Iterate, round weights of Tuple and store it in the new List
for i in range(points.Count):
newPos[0][i] = round( posTup[0][i], dec)
newPos[1][i] = round( posTup[1][i], dec)
newPos[2][i] = round( posTup[2][i], dec)
# Send new position back
points.PositionArray = newPos
Re: Manipulate a point in x, y, z
Posted: 03 Nov 2017, 16:46
by starcow
Great! Thank you very much!
This helps a lot
starcow
Re: Manipulate a point in x, y, z
Posted: 02 Jan 2018, 11:24
by Bravlin Pechatnik
That is one of a greatest "pain in the ass" problems of XSI topology plugins dev.
You can change geo only through Operators or ICE nodes. But even so if you add new verts you would lose your UVs. So if you want to write something more interactive
you would deal with alot of bumps and ugly ways to share calculated information and variables between plugin elements (Operators, commands, Tools) .
You would also got problem with order of Operator and Tool callbacks and geometry differences.
Also if you want to keep your UVs you would deal with native XSI Operators.
So if you do not want to freez you modelling history
Write your own CustomOperator and use GetPositionArray PutPositionArray.
But if you want add new verts then in any way except using native SplitEdge operators you would loose UVs.
All sdk information about Clusters that expands to all verts etc is bullshit. They don't.
Re: Manipulate a point in x, y, z
Posted: 03 Jan 2018, 21:10
by FXDude
Ya UV preservation/management with topo modifications were always a pain,
I think mostly due to how low level most of the factory topo tools are.
It seems Eric Mootz made backflips to make UVs work across most of his topo changing tools.
Which are now available BTW, and are what I personally wished factory nodes would have included.
(being like the regular (high level) mesh operators, but in ICE)