Re: Automate a modelling task

Date : Sun, 07 May 2006 11:58:31 +0100
To : XSI(at)Softimage.COM
From : Dan Niero <xsilist(at)daniele.niero.name>
Subject : Re: Automate a modelling task
Hi Chris,

it is definitely possible and if it start from a selection of polygons it is also easy. What you need is just a basic knowledge of JScript or VBScript or another supported lenguage, read the commands that XSI logs when you do the bevel and extrusion operations and change them a little bit.
This is the easy way, not really different from creating a Macro in Photoshop for example. With more experience in Scripting and in the XSI SDK you can create a proper tool.
Basically every thing it is possible do by hand, it is possible put in a script.


Dan


Chris ha scritto:
Hello Raffaele, what i mean by automate.  Is this say you have to
extrude a polygon, bevel it, move it a little on the Y-axis.  Now I
want to automate this so I can apply it to any polygon I select?

Christopher


Saturday, May 6, 2006, 3:01:24 AM, you wrote:

"a modelling task" is a bit generic.
what is it you want to automate exactly?

the general answer is "yes, anything can be automated given enough time
and a smart user", it's called programming, and it goes from trivial copyNpaste of commands to writing your own 3D application. A more precise answer to YOUR question would probably be 42.

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Chris wrote:

Hello, I have a repetitive modelling task I have to do on a model.  Is
there a way I could just select the polygon and run like a action
script or something on other polygons to get it identical?

Christopher


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