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v9.0 -- mcjBuilderA - script to build anything in Daz Studio - updated sept. 16 2017

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited April 2014

    One ring to rule them all ( except the ones that dont want to )

    the progress is, closed profile and paths with proper UV layouts ... which can be tricky at the borders

    background panoramic image is by benjamint444
    at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mist_-_Ensay_region3.jpg

    did you know there's more an more panoramic images in wiki commons?
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Panoramas

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    WOW, now THAT's a ring. Makes a nice stage for the rock star. :coolsmirk:

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited April 2014

    Miss B said:
    WOW, now THAT's a ring. Makes a nice stage for the rock star. :coolsmirk:

    i'll probably post some of the built things as props , since not everyone will want to use a script

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited April 2014

    Kewl! :coolsmile:

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited April 2014

    trying to use the mouldings builder script to 3d-model cushions

    t'would be hard to avoid having to use a 3d modeler lo complete the task ( welcing caps )

    but i'll at least fix the texture issue

    --

    the second image is named "riding shogun" due to faulty pun reasons

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    Oh now wouldn't that be nice. I like the way the rounded corners came out.

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited April 2014

    so to recap you'll be able to select from a few (30?) moulding shapes

    or create your own in 3d modelers like Blender, or using a daz script like mcjLather

    then you'll select one of the built-in paths

    or create your own by writing a little text like this

    
turn 90
Move 1
turn 90
Move 1
turn 90
Move 1
turn 90

    that's 4 90 degrees arcs and 4 straight segments ( the 4th is added by the script since the "closed path" option was enabled )

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited April 2014

    good news ! after some effort i was able to pinpoint the source of the slight distortions that appeared in the mouldings textures !

    i was rounding off the texture coordinates to 1/1000, just to make the obj file look neater

    but this was throwing away too much precision

    ( because the moulding texture maps are very long and narrow )

    see the difference

    1 - rounding UV U to 1/1000
    2 - no rounding ( or something like 1/10000000000000000 )

    figure 3 ... see effects like this would've been ruined by this

    other advances : completed the code to load /save extrusion paths and to convert obj files into paths

    the path for the frame shown here was in fact an obj and once converted to mcjBuilderA's language it became

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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,146
    edited December 1969

    You really aught to write a UV mapping program with this sort of thing in mind Casual. Like getting a flowing map on a deformed cape or skirt or other weird angles in clothing, organics and hard edged props. Just amazing work here.

  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    Wow, Richard, I like your idea. That would be a handy thing to have when UV mapping. :coolsmirk:

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited April 2014

    last features i wanted to add

    - mirrored extrusion profiles

    so here the quarter-round moulding was used as an inside and an outside trim

    - welded/non-welded UVs

    so far the moulding textures were chopped up in tube sections
    this was useful for frames with 90° corners
    but for curvy mouldings, we don't mind a little stretching
    of the texture to obtain texture continuity

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited April 2014

    in some cases the texture stretching is not really a problem

    fig. 2 - added a few classic moulding shapes

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited April 2014

    the 50 moulding profiles that will be bundled with the script

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    Those are nice!!! They look very useful. :coolsmile:

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited April 2014

    thanks for your patiemce @ all following this thread

    soon ! is the word is the la la la

    a complex path, you can see most of the keywords understood by the script

    polygon count for this object is about 2000 frames

    
Radius 0.25
Hardturn 0
Move 1
turn 90
Hardturn 0
Move .05
Hardturn -90
...
turn 90
Hardturn 0
Move 1
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  • none01ohonenone01ohone Posts: 862
    edited December 1969

    I'm sure the extra bells and whistles are well worth the wait. :-)

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited April 2014

    none01ohone said:
    I'm sure the extra bells and whistles are well worth the wait. :-)

    tonight is the night

    after i add what's needed for stairs-handrails and check a few things, i'll post the script and write the "manual"

    this is a beta version, the next version will probably have improved stairs-handrails handling

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited December 1969

    instruction manual writing in progress

    https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjbuildera

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited April 2014

    ** Beta Released ** Beta Released ** Beta Released ** Beta Released ** Beta Released ** Beta Released **

    ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **

    https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjbuildera

    manual is being written as we speak

    there will most probably be many updated versions in the next day(s)

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    WOOT!!!!! :coolsmile:

  • caravellecaravelle Posts: 2,340
    edited December 1969

    Thank you! I tried it immediately, and it works!!! Thousands of wonderful new posibilities!

  • WilmapWilmap Posts: 2,917
    edited December 1969

    Thank you for this. Works great.

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited December 1969

    polka dot said:
    Thank you! I tried it immediately, and it works!!! Thousands of wonderful new posibilities!

    welcome !

    i'll probably finish writing the manual today, add a part that better explains how to write your own extrusion path ( scripts )
    or import them from objs

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited December 1969

    wilmap said:
    Thank you for this. Works great.

    welcome

    that 2 confirmations that it works ! :)

    i developed and tested in DS3A but, it uses things that exist in all versions since DS1

    note that i generated and packaged as props 71 straight moulding segments ----> http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/39820/

    eventually the script will be able to produce good end-caps, for now it's open-ended tubes ( unless you make rings/frames )

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  • none01ohonenone01ohone Posts: 862
    edited April 2014

    Thanks Casual. An awesome script, I will have some fun with this. Tried some your profiles which were fine, but came unstuck trying to use my own Blender profile as it only recognized half the profile. That was after applying the mirror modifier and removing the centre edge as well as ensuring it had one face. I'll have another go later.

    Cheers.

    /Edit. loaded up one of your preset obj's and modified it in Blender. Saved as a new shape, worked perfectly. Not sure what I did before but this worked out great. :-)

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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,146
    edited December 1969

    TOTALLY awesome. Thanks so much Casual!

  • SylvanSylvan Posts: 2,685
    edited December 1969

    Oh wow, I will totally dive into this tonight.
    Respect for your work!

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited April 2014

    The instruction manual is now complete ( insert Yoda quote about completeness here )

    https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjbuildera


    if you run the following script in the daz scripting editor
    it creates a random path

    for( i = 0; i < 100; i++ )
{
 d = Math.random() * 5
 debug( "Move\t"+d )
 dir = Math.random()
 if( dir < 0.5 )
 debug( "HardTurn\t90" )
 else
 debug( "HardTurn\t-90" )
}
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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited December 1969

    recipe for a wrought iron C curl

    
Radius .0
Turn 360
Radius .1
Turn 90
Radius .2
Turn 90
Radius .4
Turn 90
Radius .4
Turn 90
Radius .2
Turn 90
Radius .1
Turn 90
Radius .0
Turn 360
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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,604
    edited December 1969

    more complex curves ( like the Chateau de Sceaux balconies ! )

    the path has a slightl offset 

    
Radius 1
Turn 90
Move 1
Turn 90
Radius 2
Turn 90
Move 1
Turn 90
Radius 3
Turn 90
Move 1
Turn 90
Radius 4
Turn 90
Move 1
Turn 180
HardTurn -90
Move 4
Move 4
HardTurn 90
Radius 4
Turn -180
Move 1
Turn -90
Radius 3
Turn -90
Move 1
Turn -90
Radius 2
Turn -90
Move 1
Turn -90
Radius 1
Turn -90
Move 1
Turn -90
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