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Thanks Brad! I will give it a spin. From looking through it, it doesn't
give me particle rotations though does it?
Morten
On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 18:14:14 +0000, "brad" <brad@(protected)> wrote :
> Below is a function that creates a null on each point of any input
object (poly, nurb, or cloud). It can be parsed and made into a command
button which will work on any selected object. It should be pretty easy to
hack if you need to replace the nulls with your own collection of objects:
>
> function NullsOnPoints(inObj)
> {
> // If nothing input, use the selection
> if(!inObj) inObj = selection(0);
>
> // Get global transform from inObj
> var gTrans = inObj.kinematics.global.transform;
> var pTrans = XSIMath.CreateTransform();
>
> // Get point collection from inObj
> var points = inObj.ActivePrimitive.geometry.points;
>
> // For each point, create a null and transform it to the point
> var rootNull = ActiveSceneRoot.AddNull('PosNulls');
> for(var i=0; i<points.count; i++){
>
> // Get position vector of point
> var pos = points(i).position;
>
> // Multiply position by the global transform of the object
center
> pos.MulByTransformationInPlace(gTrans);
> pTrans.SetTranslation(pos);
>
> // Create null and set global transform
> var node = rootNull.AddNull('pnt' + i + 'Null');
> node.kinematics.global.transform = pTrans;
> }
> }
> // END FUNCTION -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---
>
>
> -Brad
> CG Soup
>
>
> -- ----Original Message-- ----
> > I need to put objects on particles - not particle instances as I need
to
> > see where objects intersect with a collision surface. I tried the
various
> > scripts for attaching objects to particles, but they all fail :(
> >
> > I tried Olivier Lelardoux original one as well as the modified ones by
> > Todd Akita and Eric Lampi. They fail with different messages and I
can't
> > seem to get them to work, so I'm thinking maybe they don't work in
4.2!?
> >
> > I have tried all different combinations on picking sessions, but
still no
> > go - has anyone tried and made one of these scripts work in 4.2 and
if so,
> > could you give me a short do's and dont's list?
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> >
> > --
> > best regards
> >
> > Morten Bartholdy
> > Colorshop VFX
> > Denmark
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Morten Bartholdy
Colorshop VFX
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