I can't access the AxisCenterTool

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On 10/02/2011 at 14:11, xxxxxxxx wrote:

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

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I'm trying to change the CenterAxisTool settings through a menu plugin. But It's not working.
Here's my code:

BaseContainer bc;  
 BaseObject *op = doc->GetActiveObject();   
  ModelingCommandData mcd;  
  mcd.bc = op->GetDataInstance();  
  mcd.doc = doc;  
  mcd.op = op;      
  mcd.flags = MODELINGCOMMANDFLAGS_CREATEUNDO;  
  bc.SetBool(MDATA_CENTER_CENTER,TRUE);   
  if (!SendModelingCommand(ID_MODELING_CENTER_TOOL, mcd)) return FALSE;  
  EventAdd();//Update all the changes

And here's the MDATA options listed in the toolcenter.h file I'm using so you guys don't have to look them up.
There's are a lot more options in the tool that aren't listed in this .h file. So I'm assuming that they aren't available through the API?

  
enum  
{  
 MDATA_CENTER_XAXIS                = 1000,  
 MDATA_CENTER_YAXIS                = 1001,  
 MDATA_CENTER_ZAXIS                = 1002,  
     MDATA_CENTER_NONE                    = 0,  
     MDATA_CENTER_NEG                    = 1,  
     MDATA_CENTER_POS                    = 2,  
     MDATA_CENTER_CENTER                = 3,  
  
 MDATA_CENTER_  
};

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

-ScottA

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On 11/02/2011 at 04:47, xxxxxxxx wrote:

You set data in bc, but don't use it for the command.

mcd.bc = bc; // not op->GetDataInstance()

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On 11/02/2011 at 08:15, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thank you.
That got me closer. But it still won't do anything.

Here's my code:

BaseContainer bc;  
 BaseObject *op = doc->GetActiveObject();   
  ModelingCommandData mcd;  
  mcd.bc = &bc;  
  mcd.doc = doc;  
  mcd.op = op;      
  mcd.flags = MODELINGCOMMANDFLAGS_CREATEUNDO;  
  bc.SetBool(MDATA_CENTER_CENTER,TRUE);  
  if (!SendModelingCommand(ID_MODELING_CENTER_TOOL, mcd)) return FALSE;  
  EventAdd();

I double checked myself on this code by using an MCOMMAND_OPTIMIZE version of it. And it works.
So I think I've got the code right (I hope). But I still can't make the Axis Center tool respond.

-ScottA

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On 11/02/2011 at 09:24, xxxxxxxx wrote:

You might need to set mcd.mode .

mcd.mode = MODELINGCOMMANDMODE_ALL;

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On 11/02/2011 at 09:50, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I tried that too. But it didn't seem to help.
In fact. I've had no luck at all using the MODELINGCOMMANDMODE_ALL option in other cases too.
I have been meaning to go back and see why that option was never working for me.

I've tried two different ways to use it:
1.) mcd.mode = MODELINGCOMMANDMODE_ALL;
2.) bc.SetBool(MODELINGCOMMANDMODE_ALL,TRUE);

Neither one worked for me.

-ScottA

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On 11/02/2011 at 12:50, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Doh!
Sorry guys.

I just found a "Center" tool under the functions menu. And based on the MDATA entries in the toolcenter.h file. It looks like this is what they are for.
I didn't even know it was there. And it does something completely different from the Axis Center tool.
So it's no wonder that my code wasn't working.

I can't seem to find anything in the SDK's referring to the Axis Center tool found under the Structure menu. So At this point, I don't know if it's even supported.

-ScottA

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On 14/02/2011 at 02:22, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Sorry, calling the Axis Center functions is not possible through the C++ API.

cheers,
Matthias

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On 14/02/2011 at 07:30, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Bummer.
It would be very nice to have access to this tool.

Thank you for confirming that it's not available.

-ScottA

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On 03/04/2011 at 08:06, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Is that also true for ID_MODELING_OUTLINE_SELECTION_TOOL? (If yes, why is it documented in the SDK?)

I'm trying and trying and always get FALSE. If I send another command like ID_MODELING_NORMALMOVE_TOOL it works, so it can't be a problem of calling from a forbidden context.

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On 04/04/2011 at 02:40, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Outline selection is not supported through SendModelingCommand. I will remove it from the docs. Thanks for pointing it out.

cheers,
Matthias