Inherit Default Object Creation Behavior in the Palette?

bentraje

Hi,

Is there a way I can inherit the default object creation behavior in the palette?
For instance, if you have the primitives in the separate pallet,
holding Alt + LMB the Cube Icon makes the selected object the child of the new cube.
or holding Shift + LMB the Cube Icon makes the selected object the parent of the new cube.

Currently, what I have in my plug-in is a clickable icon that creates a cube but doesn't take into account the Alt/Shift behaviors.

So, is it possible to inherit the default object creation behavior to the plug-in form?

Thank you for looking at my problem.

s_bach

Hello,

the C++ API has the function InsertCreateObject() which can be used to insert an object into a document using the modifiers.

Apparently, this function is not available in the Python API.

best wishes,
Sebastian

bentraje

@s_bach

Thanks for the confirmation. So I guess, I should use the key modifiers manually.
Just wondering, is there a better way to implement this?

This is a working code but just wondering if there is a better way of doing this:

    def Command(self, id, msg):

       # 2000 is the button ID

        bc = c4d.BaseContainer()
        shift = False
        ctrl = False
        alt = False

        if c4d.gui.GetInputState(c4d.BFM_INPUT_KEYBOARD,c4d.BFM_INPUT_CHANNEL,bc):
            if bc[c4d.BFM_INPUT_QUALIFIER] & c4d.QSHIFT:
                shift = True
            if bc[c4d.BFM_INPUT_QUALIFIER] & c4d.QCTRL:
                ctrl = True
            if bc[c4d.BFM_INPUT_QUALIFIER] & c4d.QALT:
                alt = True
        
        if id==2000 and shift == False and alt == False:
            print "Create Cube"

        if id==2000 and shift==True:
            print "Create Cube and make it a child of the selected object"

        if id==2000 and alt==True:
            print "Create Cube and make it a parent of the selected object"

        return True

Thank you for looking at my problem.

s_bach

Hello,

typically, c4d.gui.GetInputState() is used to check a specific key e.g.

state = c4d.BaseContainer()
res = c4d.gui.GetInputState(c4d.BFM_INPUT_KEYBOARD, c4d.KEY_ENTER, state)

But if your code works for you, I guess its fine.

best wishes,
Sebastian

bentraje

@s_bach

Thanks for the response, but I'm confused when you said:
typically, c4d.gui.GetInputState() is used to check a specific key e.g.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm already using c4d.gui.GetInputState() above.

To rephrase the just wondering if there is a better way of doing this: question. I guess, is there a way I can shorten the code? The reason is the whole plugin will have many commands with modifier keys.

s_bach

@bentraje said in Inherit Default Object Creation Behavior in the Palette?:

The reason is the whole plugin will have many commands with modifier keys.

Hello,

as a I said, c4d.gui.GetInputState() is typically used to check a specific key e.g. the "Enter" key. The qualifier keys are pressed along with this tested key or not.

If you want to reuse your code, you can simply put it in a sub-function that returns a list or a dictionary that describes the current state of the qualifier keys.

best wishes,
Sebastian

bentraje

Hi @s_bach

RE: as a I said, c4d.gui.GetInputState()
Correct me if I'm wrong but I guess you are trying to distinguish the specific keys and the qualifier keys. In my post above, I didn't know the distinction so I just treat all the keyboard keys as both the specific keys and qualifier keyys.

Can I clarify, if the c4d.gui.GetInputState() is preferred for the specific keys.
What command should I use for the qualifier keys?

s_bach

Hello,

I don't think there is a specific command to check for qualifier keys. By themselves, these keys typically don't do anything; so what is typically checked is if another key is pressed and a modifier key is pressed along that key.

best wishes,
Sebastian

bentraje

@s_bach

Thanks for the clarification