Scripting for dummies

[lushgardens]

Ok code gurus and jedi hackers, I can't script my way out of a paper bag and now I want to make a custom button. Any suggestions or help are appreciated! Here's the deal...

I've got a number of polygonal objects of things which are problematic to make in XSI, such as geospheres, buckyballs, sweeps and other primitive building blocks. I'd like to be able to create a panel of buttons which generate these objects without actually loading them up from a model file.

In other words, can the geometry of an object be stored in the script itself?

[devdoka]

Yes, but that would be a waste of space as your files would grow fairly large very quickly.

If you can get your hands on the algorithm to generate those shapes, then that would be more efficient as you could extend parameters such as radius, length, resolutions, etc.. in the user interface of the script.

If that's not an option, then start a fresh session of XSI and perform the exact steps needed to create your shapes. When finished, open the script editor and drag n' drop the commands from the history editor to the command editor. Then drag and drop the code onto a toolbar to create your button.

Just remember to remove all your undo commands and other mistakes before making the button.