Feature request: Quaternion Matrix Mix to XPresso "Mix" Node

[jenandesign]

Hello, I would use it quite often if it could be added: a Quaternion rotation setting to the XPresso Mix node... much like there is in the c4d.BaseObject class as it is accessible through the GUI

Attributes of a regular Null object showing Quaternion setting:

Attributes of a Mix node in XPresso, where a boolean checkbox like above could live:

I have constructed a Quaternion Matrix Mix using an XPresso Python node myself, but thought this would be a useful feature to be added in the default XPresso API for users who have not yet learned how to implement Quaternions in Python. Alternatively, perhaps other users will find the following code useful anyway

import c4d
from c4d import utils
#Welcome to the world of Python


def main():
    global MatrixMix

    q1 = c4d.Quaternion()
    q1.SetMatrix(MatrixA)

    q2 = c4d.Quaternion()
    q2.SetMatrix(MatrixB)

    q = c4d.utils.QSlerp(q1, q2, Mix)

    MatrixMix = q.GetMatrix()
    MatrixMix.off = c4d.utils.MixVec(MatrixA.off, MatrixB.off, Mix)

Cheers!
-Leah

Edit: also I am sorry if this is posted incorrectly. This seemed like the best place to put this post since there is usable Python code included

[ferdinand]

Hi @jenandesign,

thank you for sharing your little setup. I think your suggestion is great, but the problem is: We cannot handle feature requests in the SDK-team which are not directly concerned with one of the APIs. And although Cinema's old node editor is kind of "coding-related", it is in the end not directly related to one of Cinema's SDKs, which is the ground we do cover here. So I would have to ask you kindly to bring up your suggestion with Maxon's end user support, as they do handle these kind of requests.

Cheers and thank you for your understanding,
Ferdinand