GetVirtualObjects Questions

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On 15/01/2011 at 09:19, xxxxxxxx wrote:

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Cinema 4D Version:   12
Platform:   Windows ;
Language(s) :     C++ ;

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I would like to have my generator plugin return three different spheres each one slightly bigger than the other. I would like this to all happen in GetVirtualObjects() so that the sphere's options are not immediately accessible to the user. The onyl way I want the user to be able to change the spheres is through making the plugin object editable. How would I go about returning 3 different spheres in GVO? is this possible?

Thanks,

~Shawn

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On 15/01/2011 at 12:51, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Create a Null object, allocate the three spheres, insert them under the Null object, configure the spheres, return the Null object.

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On 15/01/2011 at 12:53, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Perfect. Worked like a charm. Thanks again Robert.

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On 03/02/2011 at 01:09, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello,
I tried this also, but the configuration of the spheres doesn't work. I set some differents radius and possitions (in GetVirtualObjects), but I see only one sphere with the defallt sizes. Where or how can I set the configurations.
regards
Markus

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On 03/02/2011 at 02:55, xxxxxxxx wrote:

  
  
BaseObject* null = BaseObject::Alloc(Onull);  
if(!null) return NULL;  
  
BaseObject* sphere1 = BaseObject::Alloc(Osphere);  
if(!sphere1) return NULL;  
  
BaseObject* sphere2 = BaseObject::Alloc(Osphere);  
if(!sphere2) return NULL;  
  
BaseObject* sphere3 = BaseObject::Alloc(Osphere);  
if(!sphere3) return NULL;  
  
doc->InsertObject(sphere1, null, NULL, 0);  
doc->InsertObject(sphere2, null, sphere1, 0);  
doc->InsertObject(sphere3, null, sphere2, 0);  
  
  
return null;

You would of course need to make adjustments to each sphere's parameters to make them different sizes but this is how I did it.

Hope that helps.
~Shawn

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On 03/02/2011 at 04:08, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello,

ok, that's the same like in my function.

NullObj = BaseObject::Alloc(Onull);
if (!NullObj) return NULL;
text = BaseObject::Alloc(Osplinetext);
if (!text) return NULL;
nurbs = BaseObject::Alloc(Oextrude);
if (!nurbs) return NULL;

doc->InsertObject(nurbs,NullObj,NULL,FALSE);
doc->InsertObject(text,nurbs, NULL, FALSE);

GeData data;
data.SetString("hello world");
BaseContainer *bc = text->GetDataInstance();
bc->SetParameter(DescLevel(ID_PAINTSPLINETEXT_TEXT), data);

return NullObj;

But the changing of the default "Text" in the text spline doesn't work. Or the movement in the extrude NURBS object from "20" to e.g. 2 doesn't work. Do you have an idee how I can do this?

Marky

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On 03/02/2011 at 06:12, xxxxxxxx wrote:

ahh, now it works.

BaseDocument *doc = GetActiveDocument();

Bool dirty = op->CheckCache(hh) || op->IsDirty(DIRTY_DATA);
if (!dirty)
return op->GetCache(hh);

BaseObject* null = BaseObject::Alloc(Onull);
if(!null) return NULL;
BaseObject* text = BaseObject::Alloc(Osplinetext);
if (!text) return NULL;
BaseObject* nurbs = BaseObject::Alloc(Oextrude);
if (!nurbs) return NULL;

doc->InsertObject(nurbs, null,NULL,0);
doc->InsertObject(text, nurbs, NULL, 0);

BaseContainer *bc = text->GetDataInstance();
bc->SetString( PRIM_TEXT_TEXT, "hello world!");

bc = nurbs->GetDataInstance();
bc->SetVector( EXTRUDEOBJECT_MOVE, Vector(0,0,2) );

return null;

thanks a lot