How to do Multiple passes with Behaviour 2005-06-07 - By Sandy Sutherland
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Just found out why - the var output needed a / at the end of the path!!!!
These path variables in piccolo are like Women, different needs for one minute
/command to the next!!
Sorry to all those on the list of the fairer sex!!
S.
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From: Aloys Baillet
To: XSI@(protected)
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: How to do Multiple passes with Behaviour
Hi Sandy,
The error you get means that DrvMotion is not properly initialized.
You could check if this works:
global var motion = new DrvMotion(world, "C:\\mymotions\\");
and be sure that the mymotion dir exists!
Hope this helps... and good luck!
Aloys
On 6/7/05, Sandy Sutherland <sandy@(protected)> wrote:
Hi All,
Using this code, I get the following message:
InitializeRecord(25);//this set the fps. I'm in PAL hence the 25
global var world = engine.GetCurrentWorld();
global var motion = new DrvMotion(world, "C:\mymotions\\");
list = world.GetActorList("happy");
for(actors = list.First(); actors != nil; actors = list.Next())
{
motion.SubmitActor(actors);
}
motion.StartCapture(0);
**** VM Exception encountered: VME00000007: Operation on 'nil' operand
Attempted to get property 'SubmitActor' on a nil object
Yet This works:
var output = "N:/HUTCH_LENNY/Behaviour_DATA/MentalRay/SCRIPT_OUTPUT";
var input = "N:/HUTCH_LENNY/Behaviour_DATA/MentalRay/Colour_Lennys
_RenderSetup/Colour_R_SETUP.bvrn";
global var mental = new MentalRay(world, output, input);
mental.MapTarget("MY_CORRECT_LENNY_PosRIG", "happy", 0);
mental.MapTarget("MY_CORRECT_LENNY_PosRIG1", "happy", 1);
mental.MapTarget("MY_CORRECT_LENNY_PosRIG2", "happy", 2);
mental.SynchToCamera(TRUE);
list = world.GetActorList("happy");
for(actors = list.First(); actors != nil; actors = list.Next())
{
AddFlockActor(actors, "walk", 40, 0);
// reduce the radius to keep them tightly packed
// actors.pfd.radius = 0;
// randomize the gait index so the walk cycles aren't in sync
actors.fa.ikla.loco.skilltime = MyRand()%333;
mental.SubmitActor(actors, Math.Rand()%3);
}
Anyone know why this is, and how I can fix it! All I want to do is
populate a Tarrain with a Weightmap, walk these characters around using curves,
and do it in such a way that I can do it again using another pass (shadows)!!
My Whole script to create MIs for rendering is this, and it works OK!
use constants "drive_constants";
function main()
{
engine.RunScript("rtk", nil);
global var world = engine.GetCurrentWorld();
global var flock = new DrvFlock(0.3);
DeleteActors("happy");
var list = new List();
var actors = new Array(2);
actors[0] = "happy";
actors[1] = "happy";
var ground = Actor("GRND060").GetNodeByName("ground");
Populate(ground, 100, actors, 5, 0.2, 0.5, list, FALSE);
OrientActors(list, new DrvVector(0,0,1000));
var floor = Actor("GRND060").GetNodeByName("Floor");
var curves = Actor("GRND060").GetNodeByName("ground");
SceneGoalFlock(flock);
var output = "N:/HUTCH_LENNY/Behaviour_DATA/MentalRay/SCRIPT_OUTPUT";
var input = "N:/HUTCH_LENNY/Behaviour_DATA/MentalRay/Colour_Lennys
_RenderSetup/Colour_R_SETUP.bvrn";
global var mental = new MentalRay(world, output, input);
mental.MapTarget("MY_CORRECT_LENNY_PosRIG", "happy", 0);
mental.MapTarget("MY_CORRECT_LENNY_PosRIG1", "happy", 1);
mental.MapTarget("MY_CORRECT_LENNY_PosRIG2", "happy", 2);
mental.SynchToCamera(TRUE);
list = world.GetActorList("happy");
for(actors = list.First(); actors != nil; actors = list.Next())
{
AddFlockActor(actors, "walk", 40, 0);
// randomize the gait index so the walk cycles aren't in sync
actors.fa.ikla.loco.skilltime = MyRand()%333;
mental.SubmitActor(actors, Math.Rand()%3);
}
flock.CreateCurveFunction(0, floor, 400, 400, 0, 20, curves);
InitializeRecord(25);
world.AddPiccoloActivityByName("update");
global var tick = 0;
}
function update(act, time, obj)
{
Console.PrintNl(tick++);
if(tick == 200)
mental.StartCapture("out", "image");
else if(tick == 231)
{
mental.Close("render.bat", "-verbose on");
RuntimeStop();
}
}
Thanks
S.
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mailto:sandy@(protected)
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just found out why - the var output needed a / at
the end of the path!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>These path variables in piccolo are like Women,
different needs for one minute/command to the next!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sorry to all those on the list of the fairer
sex!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>S.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">-- -- Original Message -- -- </DIV>
<DIV
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<A title=aloys.baillet@(protected) href="mailto:aloys.baillet@(protected)">Aloys
Baillet</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=XSI@(protected)
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 07, 2005 11:45
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: How to do Multiple passes
with Behaviour</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Sandy,<BR><BR>The error you get means that DrvMotion is not
properly initialized.<BR>You could check if this works:<BR><SPAN class=q>
<FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">global var motion =
new DrvMotion(world, "C:\\mymotions\\");</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><BR>and be sure
that the mymotion dir exists!<BR>Hope this helps... and good
luck!<BR><BR>Aloys<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 6/7/05, <B class=gmail_sendername>Sandy
Sutherland</B> <<A
href="mailto:sandy@(protected)">sandy@(protected)</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204
,204) 1px solid">
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Using this code, I get the following
message:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=q>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">InitializeRecord
(25);//this
set the fps. I'm in PAL hence the 25</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">global var world =
engine.GetCurrentWorld();</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">global var motion
=
new DrvMotion(world, "C:\mymotions\\");</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT>
</P></SPAN>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">list =
world.GetActorList("happy");</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">for(actors =
list.First(); actors != nil; actors = list.Next()) </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">{
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
motion.SubmitActor(actors);</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">}</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">motion
.StartCapture(0);</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>**** VM Exception encountered:
VME00000007: Operation on 'nil' operand<BR>Attempted to get property
'SubmitActor' on a nil object</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yet This works:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT><EM><FONT face=Arial color=
#000080
size=2>var output = "N:/HUTCH_LENNY/Behaviour_DATA/MentalRay/SCRIPT_OUTPUT"
;
<BR> var input =
"N:/HUTCH_LENNY/Behaviour_DATA/MentalRay/Colour_Lennys_RenderSetup/Colour_R
_SETUP.bvrn";
<BR> global var mental = new MentalRay(world, output,
input); <BR> <BR> mental.MapTarget("MY_CORRECT_LENNY_PosRIG"
,
"happy", 0); <BR> mental.MapTarget("MY_CORRECT_LENNY_PosRIG1", "happy"
,
1); <BR> mental.MapTarget("MY_CORRECT_LENNY_PosRIG2", "happy",
2); <BR> mental.SynchToCamera(TRUE);
</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2><EM> list =
world.GetActorList("happy");<BR> for(actors = list.First(); actors !=
nil; actors = list.Next())<BR> {<BR> AddFlockActor(actors,
"walk", 40, 0);</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2><EM> // reduce the
radius to keep them tightly packed<BR> // actors.pfd.radius
= 0;</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2><EM> // randomize the
gait index so the walk cycles aren't in
sync<BR> actors.fa.ikla.loco.skilltime =
MyRand()%333;<BR> mental.SubmitActor(actors,
Math.Rand()%3);</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2><EM> }</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone know why this is, and how I can fix
it! All I want to do is populate a Tarrain with a Weightmap, walk
these characters around using curves, and do it in such a way that I can do
it again using another pass (shadows)!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My Whole script to create MIs for rendering is
this, and it works OK!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2><EM>use constants
"drive_constants";</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2><EM>function
main()<BR>{<BR> engine.RunScript("rtk",
nil);</EM></FONT></DIV><SPAN class=q>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2><EM> global var world =
engine.GetCurrentWorld();</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080
size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV></SPAN>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2><EM> global var flock = new
DrvFlock(0.3);</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2><EM> DeleteActors("happy");
</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2><EM> var list
=
new List();<BR> var actors = new Array(2);<BR> actors[0] =
"happy"; <BR> actors[1] = "happy"; <BR> var ground =
Actor("GRND060").GetNodeByName("ground"); <BR>
<BR> Populate(ground, 100, actors, 5, 0.2, 0.5, list, FALSE);
<BR> OrientActors(list, new DrvVector(0,0,1000)); </EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2><EM> var floor =
Actor("GRND060").GetNodeByName("Floor");<BR> var curves =
Actor("GRND060").GetNodeByName("ground");</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2><EM> SceneGoalFlock(flock);
<BR> <BR> var output =
"N:/HUTCH_LENNY/Behaviour_DATA/MentalRay/SCRIPT_OUTPUT"; <BR> var
input
=
"N:/HUTCH_LENNY/Behaviour_DATA/MentalRay/Colour_Lennys_RenderSetup/Colour_R
_SETUP.bvrn";
<BR> global var mental = new MentalRay(world, output, input);
<BR> <BR> mental.MapTarget("MY_CORRECT_LENNY_PosRIG", "happy", 0)
;
<BR> mental.MapTarget("MY_CORRECT_LENNY_PosRIG1", "happy", 1);
<BR> mental.MapTarget("MY_CORRECT_LENNY_PosRIG2", "happy", 2);
<BR> mental.SynchToCamera(TRUE); </EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2><EM> list =
world.GetActorList("happy");<BR> for(actors = list.First(); actors !=
nil; actors = list.Next())<BR> {<BR> AddFlockActor(actors,
"walk", 40, 0);</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2><EM> // randomize the
gait index so the walk cycles aren't in
sync<BR> actors.fa.ikla.loco.skilltime =
MyRand()%333;<BR> mental.SubmitActor(actors,
Math.Rand()%3);</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2><EM> }</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#808080
size=2><EM> flock.CreateCurveFunction(0, floor, 400, 400, 0, 20,
curves); </EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#808080
size=2><EM> InitializeRecord(25);</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<FONT
size=+0></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><BR><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080
size=2> world.AddPiccoloActivityByName("update"); <BR> global var
tick = 0; </FONT></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080
size=2></FONT></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><BR><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080
size=2>}</FONT></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080
size=2></FONT></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2>
function
update(act, time, obj) <BR> { <BR> Console.PrintNl(tick++);
<BR> <BR> if(tick == 200)
<BR> mental.StartCapture("out",
"image");<BR> else if(tick == 231) <BR> {
<BR> mental.Close("render.bat", "-verbose
on");<BR> RuntimeStop(); <BR> }
<BR> }</FONT></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#808080
size=2></FONT></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT
size=+0><SPAN class=sg>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>S.</FONT></DIV></SPAN></FONT>
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