c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_MasterSystem¶

class c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_MasterSystem¶: The master system is the main TP engine class.

There can only be one master system per document.

You can get it with BaseDocument.GetParticleSystem().

Methods Signatures

`TP_MasterSystem.AllocParticle()`	Allocates a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.AllocParticles()`	Allocates num particles and stores their particles IDs.
`TP_MasterSystem.FreeParticle()`	Allocates num particles and stores their particles IDs.
`TP_MasterSystem.FreeAllParticles()`	Frees all particles.
`TP_MasterSystem.AllocParticleGroup()`	Allocates a new particle group.
`TP_MasterSystem.FreeParticleGroup()`	Frees a particle group, removing it from the list.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetPGroupHierarchy()`	Performs a hierarchy action on a particle group.
`TP_MasterSystem.GetRootGroup()`	Returns the root group.
`TP_MasterSystem.GetParticleGroups()`	Returns the particle groups in ingroup, specified by mode.
`TP_MasterSystem.GetGroupParticleCount()`	Calculates the number of particles in the ingroup group.
`TP_MasterSystem.GetParticles()`	Retrieve a list of all particles Id.
`TP_MasterSystem.GetVirtualObjects()`	Creates the virtual object hierarchy for a particle group, i.e. an object group containing all particles. Used by the ParticleGeometry object.
`TP_MasterSystem.GetGroupInfo()`	Retrieves the group information for a group.
`TP_MasterSystem.GetGroupFromInfo()`	Retrieves a group from the information in info.
`TP_MasterSystem.UpdateGroup()`	Updates a group at a given time difference since the last update.
`TP_MasterSystem.NumParticles()`	Retrieves the number of allocated particles.
`TP_MasterSystem.Alive()`	Retrieves the alive bit of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.IsBorn()`	Retrieves the is-born bit of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.IsDie()`	Retrieves the is-die bit of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.EntersGroup()`	Retrieves the enters-group bit of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Group()`	Retrieves the group of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Position()`	Retrieves the position of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Velocity()`	Retrieves the velocity of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Mass()`	Retrieves the mass of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Spin()`	Retrieves the spin of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Size()`	Retrieves the size of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Scale()`	Retrieves the scale of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Age()`	Retrieves the age of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Life()`	Retrieves the lifetime of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Alignment()`	Retrieves the alignment matrix of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Randomseed()`	Retrieves the random seed of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Transform()`	Retrieves the transformation matrix of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Flags()`	Retrieves the transformation matrix of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.DTFactor()`	Retrieves the delta time factor of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.Color()`	Retrieves the color of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetPosition()`	Retrieves the delta time factor of a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetVelocity()`	Sets the velocity for a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetMass()`	Sets the mass for a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetSpin()`	Sets the spin for a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetAge()`	Sets the age for a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetLife()`	Sets the age for a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetGroup()`	Inserts a particle into another group.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetSize()`	Sets the size for a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetScale()`	Sets the size for a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetAlignment()`	Sets the alignment matrix for a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetRandomseed()`	Sets the alignment matrix for a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetCollision()`	Sets the collision handling information for a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetDTFactor()`	Sets the delta time factor for a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetColor()`	Sets the color for a particle.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetPData()`	Sets the data channel value for a particle:
`TP_MasterSystem.GetPData()`	Sets the data channel value for a particle:
`TP_MasterSystem.AddDataChannel()`	Adds a new data channel.
`TP_MasterSystem.RemoveDataChannel()`	Removes a data channel.
`TP_MasterSystem.NumDataChannels()`	Retrieves the data channel count.
`TP_MasterSystem.DataChannelType()`	Retrieves the data type of a data channel.
`TP_MasterSystem.DataChannelName()`	Retrieves the name of a data channel.
`TP_MasterSystem.DataChannelUniqueID()`	Retrieves a unique ID for a data channel that’s independent of its index.
`TP_MasterSystem.DataChannelID()`	Retrieves the index of a data channel from its unique ID.
`TP_MasterSystem.GetOperatorID()`	Retrieves an ID for op
`TP_MasterSystem.GetDirty()`	A dirty counter for the master system.
`TP_MasterSystem.SetDirty()`	Increments the dirty counter, i.e. tells anyone using `GetDirty()` that something has changed.
`TP_MasterSystem.CheckCollision()`	Finds the node responsible for collision, the one that called SetCollision(),

Inheritance

Parent Class:

c4d.BaseList2D

Methods Documentation

TP_MasterSystem.AllocParticle(self)¶

Allocates a particle.

Return type: int
Returns: The particle ID of the allocated particle, or NOTOK if the allocation failed.

TP_MasterSystem.AllocParticles(self, num)¶

Allocates num particles and stores their particles IDs.

Note

The count of allocated particles might be unequal to num due to the limit in the settings Max Particles.

Change it to increase the count of allocatable particles.

Parameters: num (int) – The number of particles to allocate.
Return type: List[int]
Returns: The list with the allocated particle IDs.

TP_MasterSystem.FreeParticle(self, pid)¶

Allocates num particles and stores their particles IDs.

Note

Normally this should not be used.

Instead you should use SetLife() with a negative time, so that the particle in question dies immediately.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID of the particle to free. Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.FreeAllParticles(self)¶: Frees all particles.

Note

Normally this should not be used.

Instead you should use SetLife() with a negative time, so that the particle in question dies immediately.

TP_MasterSystem.AllocParticleGroup(self)¶

Allocates a new particle group.

Warning

Must be freed with FreeParticleGroup(), or inserted into the list with SetPGroupHierarchy().

Return type: c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup
Returns: The new particle group.

TP_MasterSystem.FreeParticleGroup(self, group)¶

Frees a particle group, removing it from the list.

Parameters: group (c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup) – The group to free.

TP_MasterSystem.SetPGroupHierarchy(self, parent, group, mode)¶

Performs a hierarchy action on a particle group.

Parameters

parent (c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup) – Parent parameter.
group (c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup) – Group to act on.

mode (int) –

Action:

TP_INSERT_NONE	Not used.
TP_INSERT_UNDERFIRST	Insert group as first child of parent.
TP_INSERT_UNDERLAST	Insert group as last child of parent.
TP_INSERT_BEFORE	Insert group before parent.
TP_INSERT_AFTER	Insert group after parent.

TP_MasterSystem.GetRootGroup(self)¶

Returns the root group.

../../../../_images/tp_mastersystem_rootgroup.png

Return type: c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup
Returns: The root group.

TP_MasterSystem.GetParticleGroups(self, ingroup, mode, subgroups=True)¶

Returns the particle groups in ingroup, specified by mode.

Parameters

ingroup (c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup) – In-group parameter.
mode (int) –
Mode:

TP_GETPGROUP_ALL

All groups.

TP_GETPGROUP_WITHPARTICLES

Groups with particles.

TP_GETPGROUP_SELECTED

Selected groups.
subgroups (bool) – If this is True sub groups are included.

Return type

List[c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup]

Returns

The root group.

TP_MasterSystem.GetGroupParticleCount(self, ingroup, subgroups=True)¶

Calculates the number of particles in the ingroup group.

Parameters

ingroup (c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup) – In-group parameter.
subgroups (bool) – If this is True sub groups are included.

Return type

int

Returns

The number of particles.

TP_MasterSystem.GetParticles(self, all=False)¶

Retrieve a list of all particles Id.

Parameters: all (bool) – If True all particles added, otherwise only alive particle.
Returns: List[int]
Return type: A list with all particles ID.

TP_MasterSystem.GetVirtualObjects(self, ingroup, inRender=True, subgroups=True, hh=None)¶

Creates the virtual object hierarchy for a particle group, i.e. an object group containing all particles. Used by the ParticleGeometry object.

Parameters

ingroup (c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup) – In-group parameter.
inRender (bool) – True if this is for rendering, otherwise the objects are built for the editor view.
subgroups (bool) – If this is True sub groups are included.
hh (Optional[object]) –

A hierarchy helper for the operation.

Usually passed through from a calling function, for example from ObjectData.GetVirtualObjects() or a Python generator main().

Return type

Optional[c4d.BaseObject]

Returns

Virtual object or None if there was an error.

TP_MasterSystem.GetGroupInfo(self, group)¶

Retrieves the group information for a group.

Parameters: group (c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup) – Group to get the information for.
Return type: c4d.BaseContainer
Returns: The group information for the group.

TP_MasterSystem.GetGroupFromInfo(self, info)¶

Retrieves a group from the information in info.

Parameters: info (c4d.BaseContainer) – The information to search for.
Return type: Optional[c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup]
Returns: The retrieved group or None if no group matched.

TP_MasterSystem.UpdateGroup(self, group, timeDelta)¶

Updates a group at a given time difference since the last update.

Note

Use a default timeDelta of 0 to update at the current time.

New in version R16.050.

Parameters

group (c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup) – The group to update.
timeDelta (c4d.BaseTime) – The time difference since the last update.

Return type

bool

Returns

True if the update was done successfully, otherwise False.

TP_MasterSystem.NumParticles(self)¶

Retrieves the number of allocated particles.

All particles IDs are less than this value.

Return type: int
Returns: Number of particles.

TP_MasterSystem.Alive(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the alive bit of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: bool
Returns: True if the particle is alive, otherwise False.

TP_MasterSystem.IsBorn(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the is-born bit of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: bool
Returns: True if the particle was just born, otherwise False.

TP_MasterSystem.IsDie(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the is-die bit of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: bool
Returns: True if the particle just died, otherwise False.

TP_MasterSystem.EntersGroup(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the enters-group bit of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: bool
Returns: True if the particle just entered a group, otherwise False.

TP_MasterSystem.Group(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the group of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: Optional[bool]
Returns: The group that the particle currently is in, otherwise None.

TP_MasterSystem.Position(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the position of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: Particle position.

TP_MasterSystem.Velocity(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the velocity of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: Particle velocity.

TP_MasterSystem.Mass(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the mass of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: float
Returns: Particle mass.

TP_MasterSystem.Spin(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the spin of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: float
Returns: Particle spin.

TP_MasterSystem.Size(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the size of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: float
Returns: Particle size.

TP_MasterSystem.Scale(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the scale of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: Particle scale.

TP_MasterSystem.Age(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the age of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: c4d.BaseTime
Returns: Particle age.

TP_MasterSystem.Life(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the lifetime of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: c4d.BaseTime
Returns: Particle lifetime.

TP_MasterSystem.Alignment(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the alignment matrix of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: c4d.Matrix
Returns: Particle alignment matrix.

TP_MasterSystem.Randomseed(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the random seed of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: c4d.Matrix
Returns: Particle random seed.

TP_MasterSystem.Transform(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the transformation matrix of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: c4d.Matrix
Returns: Particle transformation matrix.

TP_MasterSystem.Flags(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the transformation matrix of a particle.

Note

These are private. Use the functions like Alive() instead.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: c4d.Matrix
Returns: Particle flags.

TP_MasterSystem.DTFactor(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the delta time factor of a particle.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: float
Returns: Particle flags.

TP_MasterSystem.Color(self, pid)¶

Retrieves the color of a particle.

New in version R16.038.

Parameters: pid (int) – Particle ID.
Raises: IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
Return type: c4d.Vector
Returns: Particle color.

TP_MasterSystem.SetPosition(self, pid, p)¶

Retrieves the delta time factor of a particle.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
p (c4d.Vector) – New particle position.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetVelocity(self, pid, p)¶

Sets the velocity for a particle.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
p (c4d.Vector) – New particle velocity.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetMass(self, pid, mass)¶

Sets the mass for a particle.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
mass (float) – New particle velocity.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetSpin(self, pid, axis, speed)¶

Sets the spin for a particle.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
axis (c4d.Vector) – Rotation axis.
speed (float) – Rotation speed

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetAge(self, pid, age)¶

Sets the age for a particle.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
age (c4d.BaseTime) – New particle age.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetLife(self, pid, life)¶

Sets the age for a particle.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
life (c4d.BaseTime) – New particle lifetime.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetGroup(self, pid, group)¶

Inserts a particle into another group.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
group (c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup) – The group to place the particle in.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetSize(self, pid, size)¶

Sets the size for a particle.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
size (float) – New particle size.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetScale(self, pid, scale)¶

Sets the size for a particle.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
scale (c4d.Vector) – New particle scale.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetAlignment(self, pid, align)¶

Sets the alignment matrix for a particle.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
align (c4d.Matrix) – New particle alignment matrix.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetRandomseed(self, pid, seed)¶

Sets the alignment matrix for a particle.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
seed (int) – New particle random seed.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetCollision(self, pid, collision)¶

Sets the collision handling information for a particle.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
collision (int) – Collision ID. This is GetOperatorID() for the node responsible for the collision handling.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetDTFactor(self, pid, dt)¶

Sets the delta time factor for a particle.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
dt (float) – New particle delta time factor.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetColor(self, pid, color)¶

Sets the color for a particle.

New in version R16.038.

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
color (c4d.Vector) – New particle color.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().

TP_MasterSystem.SetPData(self, pid, chan, value)¶

Sets the data channel value for a particle:

pid = 1
chan = 0
ms.SetPData(pid, chan, "Hello World!")

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
chan (int) – Channel index.
value (Union[int, float, str, c4d.Vector, c4d.BaseTime, c4d.Matrix, c4d.BaseList2D]) – The new value to set.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
IndexError – If chan is out of range : 0<=chan<NumDataChannels().

Return type

bool

Returns

True on success, otherwise False.

TP_MasterSystem.GetPData(self, pid, chan)¶

Sets the data channel value for a particle:

pid = 1
chan = 0
value = ms.GetPData(pid, chan, "Hello World!")

Parameters

pid (int) – Particle ID.
chan (int) – Channel index.

Raises

IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid<NumParticles().
IndexError – If chan is out of range : 0<=chan<NumDataChannels().

Return type

Any

Returns

Depends on the type of the channel.

TP_MasterSystem.AddDataChannel(self, type, str)¶

Adds a new data channel.

Parameters

type (int) – Channel data type.
str (str) – Channel

Return type

bool

Returns

True if successful, otherwise False.

TP_MasterSystem.RemoveDataChannel(self, chan)¶

Removes a data channel.

Parameters: chan (int) – Channel index.
Raises: IndexError – If chan is out of range : 0<=chan<NumDataChannels().
Return type: bool
Returns: True if successful, otherwise False.

TP_MasterSystem.NumDataChannels(self)¶

Retrieves the data channel count.

Return type: int
Returns: Number of data.

TP_MasterSystem.DataChannelType(self, chan)¶

Retrieves the data type of a data channel.

Parameters: chan (int) – Channel index.
Raises: IndexError – If chan is out of range : 0<=chan<NumDataChannels().
Return type: int
Returns: Data type of channel chan.

TP_MasterSystem.DataChannelName(self, chan)¶

Retrieves the name of a data channel.

Parameters: chan (int) – Channel index.
Raises: IndexError – If chan is out of range : 0<=chan<NumDataChannels().
Return type: str
Returns: Number of data.

TP_MasterSystem.DataChannelUniqueID(self, chan)¶

Retrieves a unique ID for a data channel that’s independent of its index.

Parameters: chan (int) – Channel index.
Raises: IndexError – If chan is out of range : 0<=chan<NumDataChannels().
Return type: int
Returns: Unique ID of channel chan.

TP_MasterSystem.DataChannelID(self, unique_id)¶

Retrieves the index of a data channel from its unique ID.

Parameters: unique_id (int) – Channel ID.
Return type: int
Returns: Data channel index.

TP_MasterSystem.GetOperatorID(self, op)¶

Retrieves an ID for op

Parameters: op (c4d.modules.graphview.GvNode) – A node.
Return type: int
Returns: ID for op.

TP_MasterSystem.GetDirty(self)¶

A dirty counter for the master system.

This can be used to see if anything has changed. Use SetDirty() to increment the counter.

Return type: int
Returns: Dirty counter. Is incremented when something changes in the system.

TP_MasterSystem.SetDirty(self)¶: Increments the dirty counter, i.e. tells anyone using GetDirty() that something has changed.

Note

This has to be used whenever an operator affects particle shapes, like the ObjectShape operator does.

TP_MasterSystem.CheckCollision(self, collision, pid, t, pos, vel, dt)¶

Finds the node responsible for collision, the one that called SetCollision(), and tells it to evaluate the passed collision parameters.

Note

Normally Thinking Particles evaluates this function automatically for registered collisions.

Parameters

collision (int) – The collision ID. This is GetOperatorID() for the node responsible for the collision.
pid (int) – The particle ID: 0 <= pid < NumParticles()
t (float) –

Time to evaluate the collision at.

Collisions are detected between t - dt and t.
pos (c4d.Vector) – Assigned the new position of the object if there is a collision.
vel (c4d.Vector) – Assigned the new velocity of the object if there is a collision.
dt (float) – The time since the last evaluation, i.e. the time to look backwards for collisions.

Return type

Tuple[bool, Dict[“axis”: c4d.Vector, “speed”: float], float]

Returns

A tuple filled in this order:

True if there was a collision, otherwise False.
dict with the next entries:
- ”axis”: Rotation axis.
- ”speed”: Rotation speed.
The collision time, if there was a collision. This is generally less than t.

TP_GETPGROUP_ALL	All groups.
TP_GETPGROUP_WITHPARTICLES	Groups with particles.
TP_GETPGROUP_SELECTED	Selected groups.