Eco Spray

This python script coats the outside of an object with an EcoSystem. It won’t cover all faces because of the way it works. It will cover a sphere, cube, cone but won’t cover all of a torus.

Eco Spray 0.1 (3k Zip Archive)

Python Code

  1. #******************************************************
  2. # Spray an EcoSystem onto an object
  3. #
  4. # - ecospray.py
  5. # - By Mark Caldwell
  6. # - Version 0.1
  7. # - 15th September 2006
  8. # - Tested with Vue 5 Infinite 5.10 and Vue 6 Infinite Pre Release
  9. # - http://www.impworks.co.uk/
  10. #
  11. # How to use in 3 easy steps
  12. #
  13. # 1. Download this file onto your computer
  14. #
  15. # 3. Select an object with a populated EcoSystem applied
  16. #
  17. # 4. Then run script and enter values when asked
  18. #    To run it go to Python -> Run Python Script
  19. #    Then locate the file on your computer
  20. #
  21. #******************************************************
  22.  
  23. #--------------------------------------------
  24. # Get Input and Test Value for values 0-10000
  25. #--------------------------------------------
  26.  
  27. def TestVal (messagetxt,titletxt,default):
  28.     hit=-2
  29.     val=-1
  30.  
  31.     while hit<0:
  32.         try:
  33.             if int(val) in range (0,10000):
  34.                 hit=1;
  35.             elif hit==-2:
  36.                 val=Prompt (messagetxt,default,true,titletxt)
  37.                 hit=-1
  38.             else:
  39.                 val=Prompt ("Error: Value must be an integer between 0 and 10000\n\n"+messagetxt,val,true,titletxt)
  40.         except:
  41.             hit=-1
  42.             val=Prompt ("Error: Value must be an integer between 0 and 10000\n\n"+messagetxt,val,true,titletxt)
  43.  
  44.     return val
  45.  
  46. #--------------------------------------------
  47. # Set up Random Numbers
  48. #--------------------------------------------
  49.  
  50. import random
  51. ran = random.Random()
  52.  
  53. #----------------------------------------------
  54. # Configuration: Get User Input
  55. #----------------------------------------------
  56.  
  57. number_instances=TestVal ('Maximum Number of Instances to use (0-10000)','Select Maximum Instance','0')
  58.  
  59. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  60. # Main
  61. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  62.  
  63. if TestLoaded():            # Test user has a scene loaded
  64.  
  65. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  66. # Test the user has 1 object selected with an Eco System on it
  67. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  68.  
  69.     numselected=CountSelectedObjects()
  70.  
  71.     if numselected>1:
  72.         message="Please select only one object."
  73.     elif numselected<1:
  74.         message="Please select an object."
  75.     else:
  76.  
  77. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  78. #Set Up a Few Variables
  79. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  80.  
  81.         obj=GetSelectedObjectByIndex(0)     # Get selected object
  82.         mat=obj.Material(0)                 # Get material on selected object
  83.         Eco = GetEcosystemOnObject(obj)     # Get EcoSystem on first selected
  84.  
  85.         if Eco==None:                       # Check object has an EcoSystem Material
  86.             message="Please select an object with an EcoSystem material applied to it."
  87.         elif obj.IsLocked():                # Check object isn't locked
  88.             message="Please select an object that isn't locked."
  89.         else:
  90.  
  91. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  92. # Find out how many different objects can be used as instances for this EcoSystem
  93. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  94.  
  95.             newinst=0
  96.             instcount=0
  97.             while newinst==0:
  98.                 ret=Eco.AddInstance(instcount)
  99.                 if ret==-1:
  100.                     newinst=1
  101.                 else:
  102.                     instcount=instcount+1
  103.             instcount=instcount-1
  104.  
  105. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  106. # Coat
  107. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  108.  
  109.             Eco.ClearInstances  ()         # Clear all instances from Eco
  110.             obj2=AddCube()
  111.             obj2.Resize(0.1)
  112.             pos=obj.Position()
  113.             rot=obj.GetRotationAngles()
  114.             obj.SetPivotPosition((pos[0]),(pos[1]),(pos[2]))
  115.             obj2.SetPivotPosition((pos[0]),(pos[1]),(pos[2]))
  116.  
  117.             # Now apply instances
  118.  
  119.             for i in range(0,int(number_instances)):
  120.                 x=random.uniform(0,360)
  121.                 y=random.uniform(0,360)
  122.                 z=random.uniform(0,360)
  123.                 obj2.SetPosition(pos[0],pos[1],(pos[2]+1100))
  124.                 obj.Rotate(x,y,z)
  125.                 hitobj=GetFirstHitObject ((pos[0],pos[1],(pos[2]+1000)),(0,0,-1))
  126.                 SelectOnly(hitobj)
  127.                 if obj.IsSelected():
  128.                     SelectOnly(obj2)
  129.                     Drop()
  130.                     pos2=obj2.Position()
  131.                     instno=random.randint(0,instcount)
  132.                     inst=Eco.AddInstance(instno)
  133.                     Eco.SetInstancePosition  (inst,pos2[0],pos2[1],pos2[2])
  134.             obj.SetRotationAngles(rot[0],rot[1],rot[2])
  135.             SelectOnly(obj2)
  136.             Delete()
  137.  
  138.             message="Coating Completed. "+str(Eco.GetInstanceCount () )+" instances used."
  139.  
  140. else:
  141.     message="No Scene Loaded"
  142.  
  143. Message(message)    # Display message
  144.  
  145. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  146. # End of Script
  147. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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