Re: Scripting help - PathCns

["Bradley R. Gabe" <brad(at)cg-soup.com>]

InspectObj ([InputObjs], [Keywords], [Title], [Mode], [Throw])


What you're looking for is the InspectObj() command which opens
PPG's for the InputObjs. To do this, you will need to feed it the path
constraint nodes created by the ApplyPath() command you are running in
your loop.

If you want, you can open an independent PPG for each constraint by
including the InspectObj() command inside your loop and setting the mode
to siLock. Otherwise, if you get a collection of all your path
constraints, you can feed that into the InputObjs argument and get a
multi PPG.

It's been a while since I've built any tools using commands, but this
sort of things is a lot easier to do using the Object Model. Each
constraint you create, you get a pointer to the object, which you can
then feed directly into the InspectObj command. In this case, you're at
the mercy of what the ApplyPath() command returns, which is the target
curve and not the path constraint.

-Brad


> I´m in need of some
> scripting help here :) I´m not very good at it so 
> step by step help would be appreciated. 
>
> In my script (se attached script). I´m trying to make a more
> versatile duplicate/animation to path 
> setup. What I would like to have is the possibility to have
> the PathCns PPG come up at the 
> end of the script so that I can set these properties without
> hardcoding it as I do now. 
>
>
>                        
> SetValue oSelection(i).Name + ".kine.pathcns.affbyori1",
> True 
>                        
> SetValue oSelection(i).Name + ".kine.pathcns.tangent",
> True 
>                        
> SetValue oSelection(i).Name + ".kine.pathcns.dirx", -1
>                        
> SetValue oSelection(i).Name + ".kine.pathcns.diry", 0
>                        
> SetValue oSelection(i).Name + ".kine.pathcns.dirz", 0
>                        
> SetValue oSelection(i).Name + ".kine.pathcns.upvct_active",
> True 
>                        
> SetValue oSelection(i).Name + ".kine.pathcns.roll", 45
>
>
> Maybe there is a built in way of doing this, in that case
> please share it with me :) 
> If anyone can set me in the right direction I would be
> thankfull. 
>
> TIA 
>
> Demian 
>
>
>
>
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