How to get DescIDs [SOLVED]

Helper

On 16/06/2015 at 00:52, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hi!
I'm finding it way too difficult to get DescIds of some parameters. Even if we drag that parameter we dont know what data type it is. How the hell should i know that VISIBILITY_IN_EDITOR takes Float or Long?
If there is any reference to it pls tell.

Helper

On 16/06/2015 at 00:54, xxxxxxxx wrote:

To read the parameter, even if you want to create a DescID instead of just plain using the integer ID
of the parameter, you don't need to know the datatype.

value = op[c4d.VISIBILITY_IN_EDITOR]
value = op[c4d.DescID(c4d.DescLevel(c4d.VISIBILITY_IN_EDITOR, 0, 0))]

Helper

On 16/06/2015 at 00:58, xxxxxxxx wrote:

No. i dont want to read it. i want to use it to create animation tracks. I am trying to copy parameters of one animation tracks to another empty track. So i need complete DescID.
Like for position track we use:
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trackX ``= c4d.CTrack(op,
                    ``c4d.DescID(c4d.DescLevel(c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_POSITION,c4d.DTYPE_VECTOR,``0``),
                               ``c4d.DescLevel(c4d.VECTOR_X,c4d.DTYPE_REAL,``0``)))
trackY ``= c4d.CTrack(op,
                    ``c4d.DescID(c4d.DescLevel(c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_POSITION,c4d.DTYPE_VECTOR,``0``),
                               ``c4d.DescLevel(c4d.VECTOR_Y,c4d.DTYPE_REAL,``0``)))
trackZ ``= c4d.CTrack(op,
                    ``c4d.DescID(c4d.DescLevel(c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_POSITION,c4d.DTYPE_VECTOR,``0``),
                               ``c4d.DescLevel(c4d.VECTOR_Z,c4d.DTYPE_REAL,``0``)))
op.InsertTrackSorted(trackX)
op.InsertTrackSorted(trackY)
op.InsertTrackSorted(trackZ)

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Helper

On 16/06/2015 at 02:31, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hi,
this should help to identify a desclevel id and the corresponding dtype:

  
  tracks = op.GetCTracks()  
  print tracks  
  for t in tracks:  
      tr =  t.GetDescriptionID()  
      print tr, "desc id"  
      print tr[0],"first desc level"  
      print tr[0].dtype  
      print tr[0].id  
      print tr[1],"second desc level"  
      print tr[1].dtype  
      print tr[1].id

Best wishes
Martin

Helper

On 16/06/2015 at 06:40, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello,

GUI elements in Cinema 4D are often defined in resource files. These resource files are located in the "resource" folder of your installation and include both the ID of a parameter and its type. So if you are in doubt about a parameter type the corresponding resource file would tell you. Some more information on this can be found in the documentations:

best wishes,
Sebastian

Helper

On 03/07/2015 at 09:32, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello CreamyGiraffe,

was your question answered?

Best wishes,
Sebastian

Helper

On 03/07/2015 at 10:48, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Yes Sebastian!
Thanks for prompt replies!!

Helper

On 10/12/2015 at 09:08, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hey, I stumbled upon this post myself trying to figure out how to copy animation from one object to another with python. Could you just use GetClone to make a copy of the track instead of making a new one? I guess it is not as specific so might not be of use but just wanted to put it up.

tracks = objectA.GetCTracks()
for track in tracks:
clonedTrack = track.GetClone()
objectB.InsertTrackSorted(clonedTrack)