Topics created by gsmetzer

Hi @gsmetzer ,

Thank you for providing the scene that shows the problem!

Your code in the Python generator should be scoped with functions and classes. The code outside of main() function is only run once. Please also make sure you're familiar with cinema threading restrictions: Threading Manual.

Once you cover the code into a separate function it starts working (check the code below). Although, you are kind of misusing the python generator object (as it doesn't generate any cache). The Python Tag could probably be a better fit here.

Another note is that although changing other object's attributes is somewhat acceptable, you can still fall into a trap of changes being delayed, because of lacking the recalculate pass after you've changed the value. It might be worth trying to store your text in a user data attribute of python generator. And for the text object just create an xpresso tag that drives the text value from the string in the user data attribute of python generator. This way you can fine tune the execution priority order: documentation.

One more thing. I've also received the missing font error upon loading your test scene, make sure it is fixed to have the code working.

Cheers,
Ilia

Code for your python generator:

import c4d def foo(): children = op.GetChildren() widths = [] for i in range(len(children)): radius = children[i].GetRad() widths.append(round(radius.x)) return widths def main(): op[c4d.ID_USERDATA,1][c4d.PRIM_TEXT_TEXT] = str(foo()) return

The API does appear to have movie saving features. https://developers.maxon.net/docs/py/2023_2/modules/c4d.bitmaps/MovieSaver/index.html

Ok, I ran into the issue of polling the BatchRender.IsRendering. I don't have the python skills to do multi-threading to check when a render is complete. I was able to hack in a time.sleep function but it is very problematic for longer renders and crashes a lot.

Instead I went the route of Takes though Take are a bit cumbersome to setup but it is working nicely. I'll post the code here for anyone looking to do something similiar. I can just RenderAllTakes command and get each object rendered with its name using a $Take render token.

def main(): doc = c4d.documents.GetActiveDocument() inEx = op[c4d.ID_USERDATA,4] # In/Exclude User Data for i in range(0 , op[c4d.ID_USERDATA,4].GetObjectCount()): #Iterate through each shot based on our shot slider in user data activeObj = inEx.ObjectFromIndex(doc, i) #deterimine which object is active if op[c4d.ID_USERDATA,1] == i: activeObj[c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_VISIBILITY_EDITOR] = False #turn visibility On activeObj[c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_VISIBILITY_RENDER] = False render_filename = inEx.ObjectFromIndex(doc, i).GetName() #Gets the name of the currently active object op[c4d.ID_USERDATA,5] = render_filename else: activeObj[c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_VISIBILITY_EDITOR] = True #turn visibility Off activeObj[c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_VISIBILITY_RENDER] = True c4d.EventAdd() ################ SEND ALL def BuildTakes(): #Sequencer() takedata = doc.GetTakeData() obj = doc.GetActiveObject() #print( Description.GetParameterI(op[c4d.ID_USERDATA,1], ar=None)) inEx = op[c4d.ID_USERDATA,4] # In/Exclude User Data for i in range(0,op[c4d.ID_USERDATA,4].GetObjectCount()): #Sequencer() take = takedata.AddTake(inEx.ObjectFromIndex(doc, i).GetName(), None, None) take.FindOrAddOverrideParam(takedata, obj , c4d.DescID(c4d.DescLevel(c4d.ID_USERDATA, c4d.DTYPE_SUBCONTAINER, 1),c4d.DescLevel(1)), i , backupValue=None, deleteAnim=False) take.FindOrAddOverrideParam(takedata, inEx.ObjectFromIndex(doc, i), c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_VISIBILITY_EDITOR, False, backupValue=None, deleteAnim=False) take.FindOrAddOverrideParam(takedata, inEx.ObjectFromIndex(doc, i), c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_VISIBILITY_RENDER, False, backupValue=None, deleteAnim=False) #op[c4d.ID_USERDATA,1] = 0 #Sequencer() #c4d.MSG_DESCRIPTION_CHECKUPDATE #Sequencer() #c4d.EventAdd() def ClearTakes(): tk = doc.GetTakeData() tk.ResetSystem()

This is an excellent explanation , thank you.

Hi Gabriel,

Sorry for the delay in this thread.

Unfortunately you cannot control this folding GUI functionality as it is sealed to the non-public GUI implementation. That would not be the case when using custom GUI implementations.

Cheers,
Ilia

Thank you, @s_bach I have enough here to figure out what I need to do. Cheers!

Hi gsmetzer,

with regard the use of the range slide in a resource file please have a look at <Cinema 4D folder>/resource/modules/olod.res: the LOD_BAR parameter is a range slider

With regard to using the NodeData::GetDDescription() please check:

py-dynamic_parameters_object_r18.pyp py-preference_r19.pyp py-spherify_modifier_r13.pyp

Best, Riccardo

Thank you @m_adam

markers[0].Remove()

worked in the Python Generator without crashing. I hope it isn't stupid to try this. I do plan on converting it to a plugin. Thanks, you can solve this question.

hello,

I'll mark this thread as solved tomorrow if you have nothing to add.

Cheers,
Manuel

Thank You,
How embarrassing I forgot to write back to the UserData. (I shouldn't code late at night) Solved.

Thank You @m_magalhaes and @zipit

Both your suggestions were very helpful. The controller works very well @m_magalhaes I just needed to convert my user data input to BaseTime and it works perfectly.

I was able to solve the updating issue to work how I want. I only needed to add:

c4d.GeSyncMessage(c4d.EVMSG_TIMECHANGED)

Now my timeline markers update nicely as I change values.

This topic can be marked solved.

hello,

@zipit thanks for your answer.

for your next threads, please help us keeping things organised and clean. I know it's not your priority but it really simplify our work here.

Q&A New Functionality. How to Post Questions especially the tagging part.

I've added the tags and marked this thread as a question so when you considered it as solved, please change the state 🙂

In the python help, you have a link to github where you can find examples.
https://github.com/PluginCafe/cinema4d_py_sdk

you will see sometimes in those example this code :

path, fn = os.path.split(__file__) bmp = bitmaps.BaseBitmap() bmp.InitWith(os.path.join(path, "res", "gravitation.tif"))

Just to add a few words about c4d.storage.GeGetC4DPath() That's the classic API.

In c++ with the maxon API you have GetUrl

In Python, in r20 symbol are not set and if you want to retrieve the resource directory it will return the Cinema4D's one and not your plugin's one.

Cheers
Manuel

Thank You @m_magalhaes very helpful! I succeeded. I should have been able to figure this out from the example in the API.
I've used the code basically as you have it with my spline datas saved in different hyperfiles. I then load that data from my tag.

Thanks again.