Script Help

[jenn7]

hi guys,

I need some help with a script, if someone could help me out (write some of it) or get me going i would be very grateful

I have 2 curves on my stage sitting parallel to each other. Both have 10 cv's each, both are soft and effected by a turbulence field pulling each away from each other.

What i need to do:

I need a script that extrudes a polygon square between curve cv 1 on curve1 and cv1 on curv2 and have the script do so between each cv on the curves. So cv1 to cv1, cv2 to cv2 until all 10 cv's are extruded.

The turbulence field affects the curves for 12 frames for I need these extrusion to happen 4 times, so at frame 3,6,9 and to finish at 12.

Essnetially its extruding rectangular prsim form between assigned cv points on different curves.

Anyone?

Thanks
Jen

[joojaa]

QUOTE(jenn7 @ 05/18/09, 03:51 PM) [snapback]307920[/snapback]
I need a script that extrudes a polygon square between curve cv 1 on curve1 and cv1 on curv2 and have the script do so between each cv on the curves.

Correction you need a node graph that does this, this is bascially the catch that drops MANY a scripter and programmer to knees with mel. Scripts just build the graph networks.

DO this.

Loft between the curves, select the isoparams going form curve 1 to 2. Duplicate them to separate curves extrude a squagre along each of the curves, hide extrude surface and curves. Done.*

OR make cubes that sit nicely between the points, then make a spline ik bind cubes to the spline. Hide spline.

Or use curve deformer, instead

Or make use a of a skin influence object

....

*now take note of what maya echoes after each step and put thet to a file for a instant script.

[jenn7]

thamyou once again joojaa..

i am working on it as we speak and trying to get a script together. I must remind you and am not great at this.

Currently I am having trouble lofting from a cv on one curve to a cv on the other. I can draw and select any cv on a curve but I cannot seem to draw from the cv I have selected?

any clues?

as you say I can loft or I can even extrude a plave from one cv to another.

thanks again.
J

[joojaa]

QUOTE(jenn7 @ 05/18/09, 05:05 PM) [snapback]307924[/snapback]
Currently I am having trouble lofting from a cv on one curve to a cv on the other. I can draw and select any cv on a curve but I cannot seem to draw from the cv I have selected?

No you loft the entire curve, you can then extract the curves you need form the surface.

[jenn7]

oh i just realised something which may make it more difficult.

Each curve has different Z paramters and if I loft between cvs will get a line with different Z dimensions at each end. This is not what I want.

I need to actually extrude off each CV so the Z dimension is the same and the cv from which it is extruding off, essentially so it extrudes straight.

Loft wont work here.

I need to selct each CV and extrude a plane from it?

J

[joojaa]

QUOTE(jenn7 @ 05/18/09, 05:11 PM) [snapback]307926[/snapback]
Each curve has different Z paramters and if I loft between cvs will get a line with different Z dimensions at each end. This is not what I want.

Errr... desciption does not make sense. Do you mean U?

QUOTE
I need to actually extrude off each CV so the Z dimension is the same and the cv from which it is extruding off, essentially so it extrudes straight.

You can adjust how the loft works, you can also create a new intermediary curve to loft form thet reparametrizes them so they match.

[jenn7]

yes i think i have worked out how to loft straight rather than diagnally, just means drawing addtional curves.

Do you have quick script of how to select all curves/isoparmss and and extrude them, perhaps using them as the path to extrude along or a better way?

J

[jenn7]

please someone sort his out for me its driving me crazy. Im close but not there.

I have 40 circles I am trying to slect in series and extrude. I can slect them fine but they exrude on top of each other.

Pleeease?

for($x=1;$x<40;$x++){
select -add ("nurbsCircle1" + $x);
extrude -ch true -rn false -po 0 -et 0 -upn 1 -length 1 -rotation 0 -scale 1 -dl 3 "nurbsCircle1";
select -add ("nurbsCircle" + $p);
}

once this works instead of extruding to a distance I iwll need each of the 40circles to extrude along paths which are numbered sequentially, curve path 1, 2,3 etc..

thankyou