Posts made by Gaal Dornik

Considering this thread it looks like getting points selection order is not trivial task for c4d api.

I want to mirror a polygon selection along specified modeling axis, but i'm kinda stuck since i can't apply the dedicated Mirror Tool, the basic Scale Tool also doesn't allow to set the tool settings...

@i_mazlov

The problem with this code - it doesn't always work correctly. Sometimes it's not taking into account selection order - welds to the first selected point for example. Look at this preview.

import c4d

def main():
    doc = c4d.documents.GetActiveDocument()
    op = doc.GetActiveObject()

    lastPoint = op.GetPointS().GetLastElement()

    settings = c4d.BaseContainer()
    settings[c4d.MDATA_WELD_TOPOINT] = True
    settings[c4d.MDATA_WELD_POINTINDEX] = lastPoint
    settings[c4d.MDATA_WELD_OBJECTINDEX] = op
    
    doc.StartUndo()
    doc.AddUndo(c4d.UNDOTYPE_CHANGE, op)
    
    result = c4d.utils.SendModelingCommand(
                    command=c4d.ID_MODELING_WELD_TOOL,
                    list=[op],
                    mode=c4d.MODELINGCOMMANDMODE_POINTSELECTION,
                    bc=settings,
                    doc=doc,)                
    doc.EndUndo()
    c4d.EventAdd()

if __name__=='__main__':
    main()

It works as expected in C4D 2024, but not in the previous versions.

Hello, currently this code welds two points in the middle, but i want it to weld to the last selected point, setting MDATA_WELD_TOPOINT to True doesn't help. How to solve this?

import c4d, sys


#
# M A I N
#
def main():
    doc = c4d.documents.GetActiveDocument()

    settings = c4d.BaseContainer()
    settings[c4d.MDATA_WELD_TOPOINT] = True
    
    result = c4d.utils.SendModelingCommand(
                    command=c4d.ID_MODELING_WELD_TOOL,
                    list=[op],
                    mode=c4d.MODELINGCOMMANDMODE_POINTSELECTION,
                    bc=settings,
                    doc=doc,
                    flags=c4d.MODELINGCOMMANDFLAGS_CREATEUNDO)

    if not result:
        raise RuntimeError(f"Modelling command failed for {op}.")

    # Inform Cinema 4D that the document has been modified.
    c4d.EventAdd()


# Execute main()
if __name__=='__main__':
    main()

Thanks man, i'll take a look at it!

Are there any workarounds for this?

Actually i've got 'Type to search' popup field in C4D 2023.2.0 also, but POPUP_ALLOW_FILTERING flag is omitted.
Is there a way to hide it?

Thanks for your detailed answers, i hoped there is a simpler way to do it)...
Pie menus is a very common thing nowadays, why maxon developers haven't implemented it already?
In modo for example you can create pie menus, popups...etc without any coding.
Not every user is ready/have the time/etc to learn python to build a simple popup, but almost every user needs to customize their working software.
I really hope you'll implement these features soon.

Hi, i'm trying to change Mirror Tool settings, but when i get them using GetActiveToolData() it returns me 'None'. Also i've noticed that changing tool settings in the Attributes tab doesn't show up anything in the Script Log, usually i can see tool setting's name and corresponding value in the log.

Tried both in C4D R26 and 2023.2.0.

Is it a bug or i'm missing something?

Thanks.

import c4d

def main():
    doc = c4d.documents.GetActiveDocument()
    
    c4d.CallCommand(14038) # Mirror
    settings = doc.GetActiveToolData()
    print("settings: %s" % settings)
    
    settings[c4d.MDATA_MIRROR_VALUE] = 0.0
    settings[c4d.MDATA_MIRROR_SYSTEM] = 0

    c4d.EventAdd()

# Execute main()
if __name__=='__main__':
    main()

Hello, i'm trying to make a quick flatten command with custom settings, but i can't find it in MCOMMAND list so it looks like i can't use SendModelingCommand which would be ideal for this. Right now i can change settings for the tool, but don't know how to hit 'Apply' button in Python.
How can i do that?

Thanks.

Thanks for your response.

Currently i've done it using c4d.gui.ShowPopupDialog, it's not very fancy, but does the job.

1. Do you know is there a way to show multiple ShowPopupDialog at once?
2. Maybe i can modify the existing M_GLOBAL_POPUP in Python?

Hello, i'd like to create a radial (pie) menu in Python similar to M_GLOBAL_POPUP (V key), but without submenus - just regular commands instead.

Is that possible?

In similar thread was a mention that this can be done using GeDialog and GeUserArea classes. Maybe somebody can show little example of it?

Got it! Thanks.

Hello, i need to run Make Editable command via Python script. Aren't these the same thing?
A. c4d.CallCommand(12236) # Make Editable
B. c4d.CallCommand(c4d.MCOMMAND_MAKEEDITABLE)
Command A runs just fine unlike B. Am i missing something?

Thanks.

That's indeed strange because i haven't included this flag for sure, but i can see this field at the top...

BTW Is there a way to remove 'Type to search' at the top of a popup?

That's great! Thanks a lot!)

I also would like to know can i add icons to popup menus?

Hi, i'm using gui.ShowPopupDialog.

popup = c4d.BaseContainer()
popup.SetString(ID_LIVE_SELECTION, "Live Selection")
result = gui.ShowPopupDialog(cd=None, bc=popup, x=c4d.MOUSEPOS, y=c4d.MOUSEPOS)