you could find yourself shelling out bucks man...
ice water these days is starting to rival the cost of a forthy pint..
unless of course you're in Canada... eh..
----- Original Message -----
From: Bradley Gabe <withanar(at)stanwinston.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:21 pm
Subject: Re: Envelope normalising tool??
> No fee necessary. My payment is that justice has been done. A
> round of
> ice water for everyone, my treat!
>
> > yeah Brad.. if only you had attached some sort of fee per
> post... the Gabe Toll.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bradley Gabe <withanar(at)stanwinston.com>
> > Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 10:29 am
> > Subject: Re: Envelope normalising tool??
> >
> > > Is anyone else keeping score? My list posting technique has
> done a lot
> > > of good for a lot of people since I started counting.
> > >
> > > > Cool thanks lots - it turned out that the env op had become
> a
> > > little
> > > > unstable - saved the weights out, re-enveloped, loaded the
> save
> > > weight
> > > > preset - all happy again!!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again
> > > >
> > > > Sandy
> > > >
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > > > Sandy Sutherland Digital Doodeller - TD
> > > > Blackginger (Cape) http://www.blackginger.tv
> > > > mailto:sandy(at)blackginger.tv
> > > > (P) (+27 21) 488 1188 (Cel) 0827893789
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Francois Lord" <francoislord(at)gmail.com>
> > > > To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 4:55 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Envelope normalising tool??
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Here is one, it's in Python.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sandy Sutherland wrote:
> > > > >> Hi All - we have a little problem here - one of the guys
> has been
> > > > >> rigging a character and has found that some of the points
> are
> > > not 100%
> > > > >> weighted - anyone got a tool that can correct this - i
> have
> > > tried the
> > > > >> one on XSIbase, but it errors out
> > > > >>
> > > > >> 'ERROR : Object required: 'objenvelope.Model' - [line 39 in
> > > > >> w:\workgroup_5\data\scripts\Envelope_Checker.vbs]
> > > > >>
> > > > >> EnvelopeChecker
> > > > >>
> > > > >> We are on 5.11 BTW
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Thanks
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Sandy
> > > > >>
> > > > >> ----------------------------------------------------------
> > > > >> Sandy Sutherland Digital Doodeller - TD
> > > > >> Blackginger (Cape) http://www.blackginger.tv
> > > > >> mailto:sandy(at)blackginger.tv
> > > > >> (P) (+27 21) 488 1188 (Cel) 0827893789
> > > > >> ----------------------------------------------------------
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
> > > ---------------
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > from buzz.xsi import *
> > > > > import win32com.client
> > > > >
> > > > > iModified = 0
> > > > > oDeformer = xsi.PickElement(c.siObjectFilter, "Pick
> deformer")(2)> > > >
> > > > > for oObj in xsi.Selection:
> > > > > if xsi.ClassName(oObj) != "X3DObject":
> > > > > log(oObj.FullName +" is not an X3DObject.",2)
> > > > > continue
> > > > > try:
> > > > > oEnvelope = oObj.ActivePrimitive.NestedObjects("Envelope
> > > Operator")> > except:
> > > > > log(oObj.FullName + " doesn't have an envelope operator.",2)
> > > > > continue
> > > > > if not oEnvelope:
> > > > > log(oObj.FullName + " doesn't have an envelope operator.",2)
> > > > > continue
> > > > >
> > > > > Application.FreezeObj(oObj.Fullname +
> > > ".polymsh.cls.*.Envelope_Weights",
> > > > > "", "")
> > > > > tW = oEnvelope.Weights.Array
> > > > >
> > > > > # Find where is the picked deformer in the Weights Array.
> > > > > oDeformersColl = oEnvelope.Deformers
> > > > > for i in range(oDeformersColl.Count):
> > > > > if oDeformersColl(i).FullName == oDeformer.FullName:
> > > > > break
> > > > > else: # Picked object is not deformer
> > > > > log(oDeformer.FullName + " is not currently a deformer for
> > > object: " +
> > > > > oObj.FullName + ". Skipping object.",2)
> > > > > continue
> > > > > iDeformerPos = i
> > > > >
> > > > > # Inverse the two dimentions of the tuple so that we can
> work
> > > on points,
> > > > > not deformers.
> > > > > lWeights = [[r[column] for r in tW] for column in
> > > range(len(tW[0]))]> >
> > > > > # For each point, calculate the total weight value.
> > > > > for iPoint in range(len(lWeights)):
> > > > > fTotalValue = 0
> > > > > for iDeformer in range(len(lWeights[0])):
> > > > > fTotalValue = fTotalValue + lWeights[iPoint][iDeformer]
> > > > >
> > > > > # Isolate vertices with less than 100% weight.
> > > > > # Due to a float precision error, most points are not
> exactly
> > > at 100%, we
> > > > > must accept a somewhat wider range.
> > > > > if fTotalValue < 99.9999:
> > > > > # Set point weight for picked deformer at 100 -
> fTotalvalue
> > > (the missing
> > > > > part).
> > > > > lWeights[iPoint][iDeformerPos] =
> > > lWeights[iPoint][iDeformerPos] + 100 -
> > > > > fTotalValue
> > > > > iModified = iModified + 1
> > > > >
> > > > > # Revert back the two dimensions of the tuple and assign.
> > > > > if iModified:
> > > > > tNewW = [[r[column] for r in lWeights] for column in
> > > > > range(len(lWeights[0]))]
> > > > > oEnvelope.Weights.Array = tNewW
> > > > > sFormat = "%s: %d points (%.1f%%) have been modified"
> > > > > log(sFormat % (oObj.FullName, iModified, iModified /
> > > > > float(len(lWeights))*100))
> > > > >
> > > > > Application.FreezeObj(oObj.Fullname +
> > > ".polymsh.cls.*.Envelope_Weights",
> > > > > "", "")
> > > > >
> > > >
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