CGMATLAM
07-19-2009, 03:47 PM
Post Update Monday 7-20-09 - I just updated the attachment with some fixes that I just found. Fixed a problem with the indexing being off with custom coordinate objects when removing poses. Also fixed a problem with the only if parented to checkbox throwing the indexing off.
Feel free to try this out right now but I still have a few things to check before I will consider this production ready. So Please test it thoroughly before using it for anything serious.
Post Update Monday 7-20-09 5:30 pm
I think I fixed the custom coordinate problem for good. I replaced the attachment below with the updated fixed script.
If you like keep checking back as I will be posting updates as I test this out until hopefully it will be ready to be posted on Scripspot.com .
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Original post-
I accidentally posted this in the main 3dmax section but I really intended to post it here.
I was wondering if any one would be willing to double check some of the techniques and methods I am using in a Scripted Posing System I am thinking of releasing soon for free of course on ScriptSpot.
I have included the actual 3DsMax Script In the attachment for any who would like to try it out.
To install put the startup one in the scripts startup folder and put the macro script ones in the UI macroscript folder. Start Max. Go to Customize User Interface. Category Pose Morpher v2 w direct open. Add it to your desired interface. There will be two macros one that allows you to size the Posing Dialog. The Other Opens it directly after you have defined an initial size. The name of the Script Pose Morpher is not set in stone yet.
To Use it Create a Pose collection first. Then select some objects that are in the pose you want and then press Add Pose. Each Pose Can Have different objects at different poses. If You select Use Custom Coordinate system you can choose an object who's coordinate space the pose will always be in. So if you Add a pose for a foot forward and put it in the coordinate system of the hips the foot will always move to that position in relation to the hips no matter where in world space the hips are enabeling you to do things like make a character walk or run forward etc.
I hope the following Explanation is not too long.
My script is similar to Chugg Nut's anipose ( http://www.chuggnut.com/ ) but has some pretty neat extra features. It will allow you to define the pose in the object space of any Other Object. Which allows you to get effects like a character walking forward or running forward etc. It also allows you to turn off or on position or rotation for a pose at any time Or define Whether you want the Script to read whether an Objects Heirachy Position or Rotation Locks are on or off. You can also exclude any Position axis from being calculated for a pose.
I have tested the script on several rigs including Luminox Puppet Shop, and Brad Nobles Great Rig, and it seems to work well. It works for any max object except character studio.
Anyway the Script is Pretty Much Done But during the development of it I had some trouble with the method I was using for the posing of the rotation. So I studied Chugg Nuts Anipose Script Which is a great script and derived a new rotation method based on what I learned from his script.
Basically If I am analyzing it correctly chuggs script does the position and rotation posing all in one go by directly modifiying the rows of the objects transform matrixes.
At the time of getting the pose If an object has a parent its pose transform is derived by multiplying its transform by the inverse of its parents transform getting the local transform.
If it does not have a parent then we just get its transform. Then at the time of Posing when the slider is changed ( essentially slider button down )the current transform of the object is gotten using the same method that its transform was gotten when it's pose was gotten. Then its current transform is subtracted from its pose transform to get the distance between them. Then the pose is blended between the two by adding the distance between the transforms ( times the value of the slider ) to the current transform.
When I was developing my script this is the same method I used but I used the position as a point 3 and rotation converted to EulerAngles directly rather than modifiying the transform directly. The Position worked fine but the rotation was having problems when I was using Euler Rotation values * the value of my dialogs pose spinner which goes from 0 - 1. So I decided to try Chuggs Method of rotating by modifying the transform directly. I still use Regular Position to derive the Position of the object since in my code it is necessary for the extra features I put in.
The final Rotation Method I came up with By studying Chuggs Script was the following.
Transform get method : : ( matrix3 ) ( Method Used to get the transform ) =
>> If the object has a parent the objects transform * the inverse of the objects parents transform
>> If the object has no parent just the objects transform
Pose Transform : : ( The Stored Target Pose gotten at time of setting the pose ) = Transform get method ( )
Start Transform : : ( Current Object Transform ) ( The Current Position of the object before the pose spinner is changed ) = Transform get method ( )
>> This is gotten on spinner button down
Current Pose Distance : : ( Current Distance Between Start Transform and Pose Transform )
Spinner Value : : ( float values between 0 and 1 )
---------------- SPINNER CHANGED VALUE
FINAL Transform of the object ( When Posed Using the spinner )( On Spinner Changed Value ) =
>> Start Transform + ( Current Pose Distance * Spinner Value )
EACH TIME THE SPINNER CHANGES VALUE -
As mentioned the positon is gotten by getting the positions from the transforms above directly and then performing the operations mentioned above directly on the positions.
After This the rotation is calculated using the following method.
The Position of the object after calculating it is stored in A variable. After The transform for the rotation is calculated we set the calculated transform to this position since we do not wish to
use the Position from the calculated transform because we already set it above.
Then the rows of the start transform are subtracted from the rows of the pose transform multiplied by the Spinner Value and then added to the rows of the start transform.
VARIABLES
Tcalc= matrix3 1 for storing the calculated matrix
tstart = Start Transform
tend = Pose Transform
PHPPoseSpnVar = Spinner Value
NowPos = THE POSITION OF THE OBJECT BEFORE ROTATION
THE FINAL CODE FOR ROTATION IS THIS
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If CurrentTransNodePHP.parent != undefined then
(
NowPos = ( CurrentTransNodePHP.transform * inverse CurrentTransNodePHP.parent.transform ).pos
)
Else
(
NowPos = CurrentTransNodePHP.transform.pos
)
Tcalc = matrix3 1
Tcalc.row1 = tstart.row1 + ( ( tend.row1 - tstart.row1 ) * PHPPoseSpnVar )
Tcalc.row2 = tstart.row2 + ( ( tend.row2 - tstart.row2 ) * PHPPoseSpnVar )
Tcalc.row3 = tstart.row3 + ( ( tend.row3 - tstart.row3 ) * PHPPoseSpnVar )
-- the following is what row 4 would be but we use NowPos for the position instead
Tcalc.row4 = tstart.row4 + ( ( tend.row4 - tstart.row4 ) * PHPPoseSpnVar ) -- For The Position We Use NowPos
Tcalc.pos = NowPos
Tcalc = orthogonalize Tcalc
---- THE TRANSFORM WE ASSIGN TO THE OBJECT TO ROTATE IT
If CurrentTransNodePHP.parent != undefined then
(
TheTransForRotBuild = ( Tcalc * CurrentTransNodePHP.parent.transform )
)
Else
(
TheTransForRotBuild = Tcalc
)
CurrentTransNodePHP.transform = TheTransForRotBuild
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The orthogonalize part was what was most new to me. I understand now that it sets the transform perpendicular. Every thing else seems pretty straight forward.
Hope that wasn't to Long. Anyway the above code has worked fine and I am pretty confident that it is correct. But I just wanted to see if anyone wanted to take a look at it just to make sure.
Thank you.
Matthew
Home219104@yahoo.com
http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/dalek333/
http://www.freewebs.com/lamoreart/index.htm
http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/joint-bend-rig
To Use The Script
put the script named Pose_Morpher_Strtup_DISTR_READY_ALMOST- STAGE-2
in your 3dmax > Scripts > Startup folder
put the 2 scripts in the other folder That says Macroscript in your
3dmax > UI > macroscripts folder
Feel free to try this out right now but I still have a few things to check before I will consider this production ready. So Please test it thoroughly before using it for anything serious.
Post Update Monday 7-20-09 5:30 pm
I think I fixed the custom coordinate problem for good. I replaced the attachment below with the updated fixed script.
If you like keep checking back as I will be posting updates as I test this out until hopefully it will be ready to be posted on Scripspot.com .
----------------------------------
Original post-
I accidentally posted this in the main 3dmax section but I really intended to post it here.
I was wondering if any one would be willing to double check some of the techniques and methods I am using in a Scripted Posing System I am thinking of releasing soon for free of course on ScriptSpot.
I have included the actual 3DsMax Script In the attachment for any who would like to try it out.
To install put the startup one in the scripts startup folder and put the macro script ones in the UI macroscript folder. Start Max. Go to Customize User Interface. Category Pose Morpher v2 w direct open. Add it to your desired interface. There will be two macros one that allows you to size the Posing Dialog. The Other Opens it directly after you have defined an initial size. The name of the Script Pose Morpher is not set in stone yet.
To Use it Create a Pose collection first. Then select some objects that are in the pose you want and then press Add Pose. Each Pose Can Have different objects at different poses. If You select Use Custom Coordinate system you can choose an object who's coordinate space the pose will always be in. So if you Add a pose for a foot forward and put it in the coordinate system of the hips the foot will always move to that position in relation to the hips no matter where in world space the hips are enabeling you to do things like make a character walk or run forward etc.
I hope the following Explanation is not too long.
My script is similar to Chugg Nut's anipose ( http://www.chuggnut.com/ ) but has some pretty neat extra features. It will allow you to define the pose in the object space of any Other Object. Which allows you to get effects like a character walking forward or running forward etc. It also allows you to turn off or on position or rotation for a pose at any time Or define Whether you want the Script to read whether an Objects Heirachy Position or Rotation Locks are on or off. You can also exclude any Position axis from being calculated for a pose.
I have tested the script on several rigs including Luminox Puppet Shop, and Brad Nobles Great Rig, and it seems to work well. It works for any max object except character studio.
Anyway the Script is Pretty Much Done But during the development of it I had some trouble with the method I was using for the posing of the rotation. So I studied Chugg Nuts Anipose Script Which is a great script and derived a new rotation method based on what I learned from his script.
Basically If I am analyzing it correctly chuggs script does the position and rotation posing all in one go by directly modifiying the rows of the objects transform matrixes.
At the time of getting the pose If an object has a parent its pose transform is derived by multiplying its transform by the inverse of its parents transform getting the local transform.
If it does not have a parent then we just get its transform. Then at the time of Posing when the slider is changed ( essentially slider button down )the current transform of the object is gotten using the same method that its transform was gotten when it's pose was gotten. Then its current transform is subtracted from its pose transform to get the distance between them. Then the pose is blended between the two by adding the distance between the transforms ( times the value of the slider ) to the current transform.
When I was developing my script this is the same method I used but I used the position as a point 3 and rotation converted to EulerAngles directly rather than modifiying the transform directly. The Position worked fine but the rotation was having problems when I was using Euler Rotation values * the value of my dialogs pose spinner which goes from 0 - 1. So I decided to try Chuggs Method of rotating by modifying the transform directly. I still use Regular Position to derive the Position of the object since in my code it is necessary for the extra features I put in.
The final Rotation Method I came up with By studying Chuggs Script was the following.
Transform get method : : ( matrix3 ) ( Method Used to get the transform ) =
>> If the object has a parent the objects transform * the inverse of the objects parents transform
>> If the object has no parent just the objects transform
Pose Transform : : ( The Stored Target Pose gotten at time of setting the pose ) = Transform get method ( )
Start Transform : : ( Current Object Transform ) ( The Current Position of the object before the pose spinner is changed ) = Transform get method ( )
>> This is gotten on spinner button down
Current Pose Distance : : ( Current Distance Between Start Transform and Pose Transform )
Spinner Value : : ( float values between 0 and 1 )
---------------- SPINNER CHANGED VALUE
FINAL Transform of the object ( When Posed Using the spinner )( On Spinner Changed Value ) =
>> Start Transform + ( Current Pose Distance * Spinner Value )
EACH TIME THE SPINNER CHANGES VALUE -
As mentioned the positon is gotten by getting the positions from the transforms above directly and then performing the operations mentioned above directly on the positions.
After This the rotation is calculated using the following method.
The Position of the object after calculating it is stored in A variable. After The transform for the rotation is calculated we set the calculated transform to this position since we do not wish to
use the Position from the calculated transform because we already set it above.
Then the rows of the start transform are subtracted from the rows of the pose transform multiplied by the Spinner Value and then added to the rows of the start transform.
VARIABLES
Tcalc= matrix3 1 for storing the calculated matrix
tstart = Start Transform
tend = Pose Transform
PHPPoseSpnVar = Spinner Value
NowPos = THE POSITION OF THE OBJECT BEFORE ROTATION
THE FINAL CODE FOR ROTATION IS THIS
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If CurrentTransNodePHP.parent != undefined then
(
NowPos = ( CurrentTransNodePHP.transform * inverse CurrentTransNodePHP.parent.transform ).pos
)
Else
(
NowPos = CurrentTransNodePHP.transform.pos
)
Tcalc = matrix3 1
Tcalc.row1 = tstart.row1 + ( ( tend.row1 - tstart.row1 ) * PHPPoseSpnVar )
Tcalc.row2 = tstart.row2 + ( ( tend.row2 - tstart.row2 ) * PHPPoseSpnVar )
Tcalc.row3 = tstart.row3 + ( ( tend.row3 - tstart.row3 ) * PHPPoseSpnVar )
-- the following is what row 4 would be but we use NowPos for the position instead
Tcalc.row4 = tstart.row4 + ( ( tend.row4 - tstart.row4 ) * PHPPoseSpnVar ) -- For The Position We Use NowPos
Tcalc.pos = NowPos
Tcalc = orthogonalize Tcalc
---- THE TRANSFORM WE ASSIGN TO THE OBJECT TO ROTATE IT
If CurrentTransNodePHP.parent != undefined then
(
TheTransForRotBuild = ( Tcalc * CurrentTransNodePHP.parent.transform )
)
Else
(
TheTransForRotBuild = Tcalc
)
CurrentTransNodePHP.transform = TheTransForRotBuild
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------
The orthogonalize part was what was most new to me. I understand now that it sets the transform perpendicular. Every thing else seems pretty straight forward.
Hope that wasn't to Long. Anyway the above code has worked fine and I am pretty confident that it is correct. But I just wanted to see if anyone wanted to take a look at it just to make sure.
Thank you.
Matthew
Home219104@yahoo.com
http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/dalek333/
http://www.freewebs.com/lamoreart/index.htm
http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/joint-bend-rig
To Use The Script
put the script named Pose_Morpher_Strtup_DISTR_READY_ALMOST- STAGE-2
in your 3dmax > Scripts > Startup folder
put the 2 scripts in the other folder That says Macroscript in your
3dmax > UI > macroscripts folder