LScript (Layout) to rig a box so that it can pivot upon its edges and corners. This script sets up the hiearchy and expressions required ready for animation upon any selected objects.
Use "Parent" null to position and rotate box and "Control" null to animate using the rig.
// LScript Generic - www.StephenCulley.co.uk
//
// web address: http://www.stephenculley.co.uk
// email address: email@stephenculley.co.uk
/*
LScript Generic - BoxRig
Generic_BoxRig.ls
*/
@version 2.2
@warnings
@script generic
@name *Box Rig
// Title
sTitle = "*Box Rig";
// Version
sVersion = "v1.1";
generic
{
// Item Select
Items = Scene().getSelect();
if(Items == nil)
{
info("Select an object.");
return;
}
// Parent in Place
bParentInPlace = Scene().generalopts[3];
if(bParentInPlace){ParentInPlace();}
for(i = 1; i <= Items.size(); i++)
{
if(Items[i].genus == MESH && !Items[i].null)
{
GoToFrame(0);
SelectItem(Items[i].id);
// Box Item
BoxItem = Mesh(0); // Get Box
BoxItem_Parent = BoxItem.parent; // Parent
vPivot = BoxItem.getPivot(0.0);
vPosition = BoxItem.getPosition(0.0); // Position
vRotation = BoxItem.getRotation(0.0); // Rotation
vScaling = BoxItem.getScaling(0.0); // Scaling
aBoundingBox = BoxItem.position(getlayernumber(BoxItem)); // Bounding Box
aBoundingBox[1] -= vPivot;
aBoundingBox[2] -= vPivot;
sName = BoxItem.name; // Name
// Reset Box
Position(0.0,-aBoundingBox[1].y,0.0);
Rotation(0.0,0.0,0.0);
Scale(1.0,1.0,1.0);
CreateKey(0);
// Parent Item
AddNull(sName + "_Parent");
ParentItem = Mesh(sName + "_Parent"); // Assign to a var
ItemColor(12); // Color Dark Red
Position();
Rotation(vRotation);
Scale(vScaling);
CreateKey(0);
if(BoxItem_Parent != nil){ParentItem(BoxItem_Parent.id);} // Parent
// Pivot Item
AddNull(sName + "_Pivot");
PivotItem = Mesh(sName + "_Pivot"); // Assign to a var
ItemColor(5); // Color Dark Red
ParentItem(ParentItem.id); // Parent
// Shift Item
AddNull(sName + "_Shift");
ShiftItem = Mesh(sName + "_Shift"); // Assign to a var
ItemColor(5); // Color Dark Red
ParentItem(PivotItem.id); // Parent
MoveTool();
EnableXH();
EnableYP();
EnableZB();
RotateTool();
EnableXH();
EnableYP();
EnableZB();
SquashTool();
EnableXH();
EnableYP();
EnableZB();
// Box Item
BoxItem.select();
ParentItem(ShiftItem.id); // Parent
ItemColor(7); // Color Brown
MoveTool();
EnableYP();
RotateTool();
EnableYP();
EnableZB();
SquashTool();
EnableXH();
EnableYP();
EnableZB();
// Extent Item
AddNull(sName + "_Extent");
ExtentItem = Mesh(sName + "_Extent"); // Assign to a var
ItemColor(5); // Color Dark Red
ParentItem(ParentItem.id); // Parent
Position(aBoundingBox[2].x,0.0,aBoundingBox[2].z);
CreateKey(0);
MoveTool();
EnableYP();
RotateTool();
EnableXH();
EnableYP();
EnableZB();
SquashTool();
EnableXH();
EnableYP();
EnableZB();
// Control Item
AddNull(sName + "_Control");
ControlItem = Mesh(sName + "_Control"); // Assign to a var
ItemColor(12); // Color Red
ParentItem(ParentItem.id); // Parent
MoveTool();
EnableYP();
RotateTool();
EnableYP();
EnableZB();
SquashTool();
EnableXH();
EnableYP();
EnableZB();
// Custom
customshape(ParentItem,nil,0,nil,"Parent");
customshape(PivotItem,ParentItem,8,nil,"Pivot");
customshape(ShiftItem,ParentItem,8,nil,"Shift");
customshape(BoxItem,ParentItem,8,nil,"");
customshape(ExtentItem,ParentItem,8,nil,"Extent");
customshape(ControlItem,ParentItem,6,0.15,"Control");
// EXPRESSIONS
// Shift_X
createexpression(sName + "_Shift_X","max(min((( - ([" + sName + "_Control.Position.X] * 1000) ) * (1 / 5)) * ( [" + sName + "_Extent.Position.X] ),[" + sName + "_Extent.Position.X]),-[" + sName + "_Extent.Position.X])");
ShiftItem.select();
attachexpression(sName + "_Shift_X",sName + "_Shift.Position.X");
// Shift_Z
createexpression(sName + "_Shift_Z","max(min((( - ([" + sName + "_Control.Position.Z] * 1000) ) * (1 / 5)) * ( [" + sName + "_Extent.Position.Z] ),[" + sName + "_Extent.Position.Z]),-[" + sName + "_Extent.Position.Z])");
ShiftItem.select();
attachexpression(sName + "_Shift_Z",sName + "_Shift.Position.Z");
// Pivot_X
createexpression(sName + "_Pivot_X","min(max((( - ([" + sName + "_Control.Position.X] * 1000) ) * (1 / 5)) * ( -[" + sName + "_Extent.Position.X] ),-[" + sName + "_Extent.Position.X]),[" + sName + "_Extent.Position.X])");
PivotItem.select();
attachexpression(sName + "_Pivot_X",sName + "_Pivot.Position.X");
// Pivot_Z
createexpression(sName + "_Pivot_Z","min(max((( - ([" + sName + "_Control.Position.Z] * 1000) ) * (1 / 5)) * ( -[" + sName + "_Extent.Position.Z] ),-[" + sName + "_Extent.Position.Z]),[" + sName + "_Extent.Position.Z])");
PivotItem.select();
attachexpression(sName + "_Pivot_Z",sName + "_Pivot.Position.Z");
// Pivot_H
createexpression(sName + "_Pivot_H","[" + sName + "_Control.Rotation.H]");
PivotItem.select();
attachexpression(sName + "_Pivot_H",sName + "_Pivot.Rotation.H");
// Pivot_P
createexpression(sName + "_Pivot_P","mapRange([" + sName + "_Control.Position.Z],0.000,[" + sName + "_Extent.Position.Z],0.000,90.000)");
PivotItem.select();
attachexpression(sName + "_Pivot_P",sName + "_Pivot.Rotation.P");
// Pivot_B
createexpression(sName + "_Pivot_B","- mapRange([" + sName + "_Control.Position.X],0.000,[" + sName + "_Extent.Position.X],0.000,90.000)");
PivotItem.select();
attachexpression(sName + "_Pivot_B",sName + "_Pivot.Rotation.B");
//
// Control
ControlItem.select();
MoveTool();
}
}
// Parent in Place
if(bParentInPlace){ParentInPlace();}
info(sTitle + " " + sVersion + " - developer: Stephen Culley - http://www.stephenculley.co.uk");
}
getlayernumber: item
{
if(item.totallayers == 1){return(1);}
sTokens = parse(":",item.name);
iLayer = 0;
if (strleft(sTokens[2],5)=="Layer")
{
iLayer = integer(sTokens[2]);
}
else
{
iTotal = item.totallayers;
for(i = 1; i <= iTotal; i++)
{
if(item.layerVisible(i) == 1)
{
if(item.layerName(i) == sTokens[2])
{
iLayer = i;
break;
}
}
else
{
iTotal++;
}
}
}
return iLayer;
}
createexpression: name, expression
{
CommandInput("GE_CreateExpression " + "\"" + name + "\"" + " " + "\"" + expression + "\"");
}
attachexpression: name,channel
{
CommandInput("GE_OpenWindow");
CommandInput("GE_SetEnv " + "\"" + channel);
CommandInput("GE_AttachExpression " + "\"" + channel + "\"" + name);
}
customshape: item,linkto,shape,scale,label
{
SelectItem(item.id);
ApplyServer("CustomObjHandler","LW_ItemShape");
// ItemShapeData structure
aItemShapeData = @"p", // ctxt
"p","p", // self, linkTo
"d","d","d", // time, level, scale
"i","i","i","i", // axis, fill, shape, flags
"f","f","f", // clrA
"f","f","f", // clrB
"f","f","f", // clrT
"d","d","d", // linkPos
"s:120", // label
"s:100", // desc
"p", // alreadylist
"s:256", // selfname
"s:256", // linktoname
"i"@; // justify
comringattach("ItemShapeComRing", "shapecomring");
aDataBlob = comringencode(aItemShapeData,
0,
item.id, 0,
0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
0, 0, 0, 0,
0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
"",
"",
0,
"",
"",
0);
comringmsg("ItemShapeComRing", 100, aDataBlob);
aItemShape = comringdecode(aItemShapeData, aDataBlob);
if(linkto != nil){aItemShape[3] = linkto.id;} // linkto
if(scale != nil){aItemShape[6] = scale;} // Scale
aItemShape[7] = 1; // Axis
aItemShape[9] = shape; // Shape
aItemShape[23] = label; // Label
if(linkto != nil)
aItemShape[27] = linkto.name; // linkto name
aDataBlob = comringencode(aItemShapeData,
aItemShape[1],
aItemShape[2],aItemShape[3],
aItemShape[4],aItemShape[5],aItemShape[6],
aItemShape[7],aItemShape[8],aItemShape[9],aItemShape[10],
aItemShape[11],aItemShape[12],aItemShape[13],
aItemShape[14],aItemShape[15],aItemShape[16],
aItemShape[17],aItemShape[18],aItemShape[19],
aItemShape[20],aItemShape[21],aItemShape[22],
aItemShape[23],
aItemShape[24],
aItemShape[25],
aItemShape[26],
aItemShape[27],
aItemShape[28]);
comringmsg("ItemShapeComRing", 200, aDataBlob);
comringdetach("ItemShapeComRing");
}
shapecomring: code, data
{
}
