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Looking for a protractor

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scootr 2011-10-16 23:33:10 UTC #1

http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/scripts-plugins/utility-external/misc/c/measure-angle
i was using this last year but now im getting an error
"controls must have a layout"
would someone update this for '11 or suggest some alternative
Thanks in advance
ScootR

scootr 2011-10-17 00:04:54 UTC #2

global proc MeasureAngleTool ()
{

//Written by Dane Shears with help from Eu Ming Lee and Rob James for remembering high school mathematics.

// This proc Creates a first degree EP curve and measures the angle from one to 180 degrees
// formed by the two lines. If you exceed 180 degrees it measures the angle from the other side.
// It works in all three dimensions.

// DELETE THE WINDOW -UI IF IT EXISTS //

    if ( window -exists MeasureAngleTool )
    {
        deleteUI MeasureAngleTool;
    }

// INITIALIZE VARIABLES //

// BUILD THE UI //

window -widthHeight 150 200 MeasureAngleTool;
columnLayout -columnAttach "both" 5 -rowSpacing 5 -columnWidth 150;

    string $b1 = button -label "Create Protractor";
    string $b2 = button -label "Select Protractor";
    string $b3 = button -label "Measure Angle";

setParent ..;

// ADD THE COMMANDS //

button -edit -command "createProtractor" $b1;

button -edit -command "select -r protractor1" $b2;
button -edit -command "MeasureAngle" $b3;

separator;

text -label "Degrees" degreeText;
text -label "" angleText;

text -label "or the way it is" otherText;
text -label "" angle2Text;

showWindow MeasureAngleTool;

}

global proc createProtractor ()
{
changeSelectMode -object;

    string $allProtractors [] = ls "protractor*";
    print $allProtractors;
    select -r $allProtractors;
    delete ;

select -d;

// I should change the Y and Z axis before giving away

curve -d 1 -p 8 8 0 -p 0 0 0 -p 10 0 0;

string $tempRename1[] = ls -sl;

string $oldName = $tempRename1[0];

rename $oldName protractor1;
}

global proc MeasureAngle ()
{

float $firstPointLocation [] = pointPosition protractor1.cv[0];
print $firstPointLocation;

float $secondPointLocation [] = pointPosition protractor1.cv[1];
print $secondPointLocation;

float $thirdPointLocation [] = pointPosition protractor1.cv[2];
print $thirdPointLocation;

vector $vectorBA = <>;
vector $vectorBC = <>;

    float $firstPointX = $firstPointLocation[0];
    float $firstPointY = $firstPointLocation[1];
    float $firstPointZ = $firstPointLocation[2];

    float $secondPointX = $secondPointLocation[0];
    float $secondPointY = $secondPointLocation[1];
    float $secondPointZ = $secondPointLocation[2];

    float $thirdPointX = $thirdPointLocation[0];
    float $thirdPointY = $thirdPointLocation[1];
    float $thirdPointZ = $thirdPointLocation[2];

    float $vectorBAX = ($secondPointX - $firstPointX);
    float $vectorBAY = ($secondPointY - $firstPointY);
    float $vectorBAZ = ($secondPointZ - $firstPointZ);

$vectorBA = <>;

    float $vectorBCX = ($secondPointX - $thirdPointX);
    float $vectorBCY = ($secondPointY - $thirdPointY);
    float $vectorBCZ = ($secondPointZ - $thirdPointZ);

$vectorBC = <>;

    float $finalAngle = rad_to_deg (angle $vectorBA $vectorBC);
    float $otherAngle = (180-$finalAngle);
//ron's mod
select -r protractor1.cv[0];
string $object[]=newCluster " -envelope 1";
string $locatorNames[]=spaceLocator;
string $pCon[]=pointConstraint -offset 0 0 0 -weight 1 $object[1] $locatorNames[0];
delete $pCon[0];
select -r $locatorNames[0];
string $annotateShape=annotate -tx $finalAngle;
setAttr .displayArrow 0;
setAttr .template 1;
select -tgl $locatorNames[0];
parent;
setAttr .translate 0 0 0;
string $annotateParent[]=listRelatives -f -p $annotateShape;
parent $annotateParent[0] $object[1];
delete $locatorNames[0];
select -r $object[1];
//end ron's mod
    print "\n";
    print $finalAngle;

text -e -label $finalAngle angleText;
text -e -label $otherAngle angle2Text;
}

MeasureAngleTool;

pilou--2 2011-10-17 02:35:57 UTC #3

Scott,

Here is an update of the script.