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Duplicate and siDuplicate

Duplicate and siDuplicate

2004-07-04       - By Michele

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Hi people,
I'm trying to duplicate an object via scripting, then delete its rigid
body properties and operators using RemoveRigidBody.

Using the "Duplicate" command seem to work, but after Dup,
RemoveRigidBody seems to be unable to remove any properties.
Using the "siDuplicate" command works, and after siDup, RemoveRigidBody
removes the rbd properties.

Strange.

While I don't understand why it's working this way, and documentation
didn't help (scripting reference contains the same description for both
commands, "duplicate objects"), I simply could go on and use
siDuplicate, but it happens that i need to remove Properties, Animation,
Constraints, Hierarchy, History, and siDuplicate's parameters are mostly
"Not Implemented".
file://C:\Softimage\XSI_4.0\Doc\XSISDK\reference\SIDuplicate.html

Now:
- both commands return an XSICollection of duplicates,
- they seem to differ only by the number of -implemented- parameters
(Duplicate accepts some additional parameters for duplication offsets
and placement tracking).

You can test this by copypasting into v4 script editor the following:

' Repro Steps #1: -  Duplicate
Set oRoot = ActiveProject.ActiveScene.Root
Set oCube = oRoot.AddGeometry( "Cube", "MeshSurface" )
CreateActiveRigidBody oCube
Set oDup = Duplicate(oCube)(0)
RemoveRigidBody oDup

' Repro Steps #2: - siDuplicate
Set oRoot = ActiveProject.ActiveScene.Root
Set oCube = oRoot.AddGeometry( "Cube", "MeshSurface" )
CreateActiveRigidBody oCube
Set oDup = siDuplicate(oCube)(0)
RemoveRigidBody oDup

The 1st doesnt delete the duplicate's properties, the 2nd does.
Is this happening only on my system?
I can't understand, maybe I'm doing something wrong.
Anyone has a solution/suggestion for this problem?

Thanks a lot.

Michele
motionblur@(protected)


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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>Hi people,
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>I'm trying to
duplicate an object via scripting, then delete its rigid body properties and
operators using RemoveRigidBody.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>Using the
"Duplicate" command seem to work, but after Dup, RemoveRigidBody seems to be
unable to remove any properties.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>Using
the&nbsp;"siDuplicate" command works, and after siDup, RemoveRigidBody removes
the rbd properties.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004>Strange.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>While I don't
understand why it's working this way, and documentation didn't help (<FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>scripting reference contains
the same description for both commands, "duplicate objects")</SPAN></FONT>, I
simply could go on and use siDuplicate, but it happens that i need to remove
Properties, Animation, Constraints, Hierarchy, History, and <SPAN
class=970572321-04072004>siDuplicate's&nbsp;parameters are mostly "Not
Implemented". </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004><SPAN class=970572321-04072004><A
href="file://C:\Softimage\XSI_4.0\Doc\XSISDK\reference\SIDuplicate.html">file:/
/C:\Softimage\XSI_4.0\Doc\XSISDK\reference\SIDuplicate.html</A></SPAN></SPAN><
/FONT></DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004>Now:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>-&nbsp;both
commands
return an XSICollection of duplicates,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>- they seem to
differ only by the number of -implemented- parameters (Duplicate accepts some
additional parameters for duplication offsets and placement
tracking).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>You can test this
by
copypasting into v4 script editor the following:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004>' </SPAN>Repro Steps #1: -&nbsp;
Duplicate</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>Set oRoot =
ActiveProject.ActiveScene.Root <BR>Set oCube = oRoot.AddGeometry( "Cube",
"MeshSurface" )<BR>CreateActiveRigidBody oCube<BR>Set oDup =
Duplicate(oCube)(0)<BR>RemoveRigidBody oDup</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>'
</SPAN></FONT>Repro Steps #2: - siDuplicate</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>Set oRoot =
ActiveProject.ActiveScene.Root <BR>Set oCube = oRoot.AddGeometry( "Cube",
"MeshSurface" )<BR>CreateActiveRigidBody oCube<BR>Set oDup =
siDuplicate(oCube)(0)<BR>RemoveRigidBody oDup</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>The 1st doesnt
delete the duplicate's properties, the 2nd does.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>Is this happening
only on my system?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004><SPAN class=970572321-04072004><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>I can't understand, maybe I'm
doing something wrong.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV></SPAN>Anyone has a solution/suggestion for this
problem?</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004>Thanks a
lot.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=970572321-04072004>Michele</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=970572321-04072004><A
href="mailto:motionblur@(protected)">motionblur@(protected)</A></SPAN><
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