Some new plugins and a happy new year

#1

Hi,

I have made some new plugins.

Ambiente - a C++ version of the Ambient Occlusion
shader.

Dyer - a C++ version of my color shader

GlobalRotation - a C++ plugin of NAAMs global
rotation expression

http://home.snafu.de/bobtronic/plugins/Ambiente.zip
http://home.snafu.de/bobtronic/plugins/Dyer.zip
http://home.snafu.de/bobtronic/plugins/GlobalRotation.zip

have fun,

Bob

#2

Sounds cool, Bob! I’ll DL and test drive them tonight, for sure.

#3

Thanks Bob! Excuse my ignorance but what difference does it make to the user that the plugs are written in C++? Faster, more stable, easier to update?
Sorry I know nothing about programming, I presume there must be an advantage to using C++, I’m just curious as to what it is LOL!

Cheers - Baz

#4

BazC -> C++ plugs are faster than COFFEE plugs, possibly more stable (there were some issues with COFFEE shader plugs before, might be solved in 8.5, don’t know), and potentially easier to update - at least for coders who prefer C++ over COFFEE.

The C++ SDK is also more complete than COFFEE - simply put: the coder can access more C4D features if he uses C++.

The only con is that they need to be compiled for each platform separately - once for PC and once again for Mac, and there may be minor differences making it necessary to have two slightly different versions of the source code.

#5

Ah! Thanks for the info James!

#6

thanks bob!

i copied the global rotation files into my plugins folder and i don’t see it once i restart c4d. i am using 8.207

#7

sketchbook - Global Rotation is an expression plugin. You’ll find it if you right click on some object in the OM and check out the Expression Tag submenu.

#8

much excitement. C++ version of ambient occlusion shader!

check downloaded folder. no xdl just cdl. excitement fades.

curse you, C++! you giveth with one hand and taketh away with the other.

cheers, simon w.

#9

Probably a dumb question, …but what does “Ambiente - a C++ version of the Ambient Occlusion shader” do?
How and when is it used?

Thanks in advance,

bunk

#10

Originally posted by bunk
[B]Probably a dumb question, …but what does “Ambiente - a C++ version of the Ambient Occlusion shader” do?
How and when is it used?

Thanks in advance,

bunk [/B]

I believe it does very much the same thing as the built-in dirt shader.

#11


this is the thread of the release of ao.
no, it´s not just a dirt shader. it is a complicated theoretical calculation that improves radiosity results…or so:rolleyes:

#12

Originally posted by sad
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85951
this is the thread of the release of ao.
no, it´s not just a dirt shader. it is a complicated theoretical calculation that improves radiosity results…or so:rolleyes:

All I’m saying is that, AFAIK, the built-in dirt shader is also an ambient occlusion shader, so you could also use it to fake radiosity.

#13

I presume this is Windows only? (Didn’t work on my Mac anyway)
Any plans to compile for OSX? - Baz

#14

Originally posted by BazC
I presume this is Windows only? (Didn’t work on my Mac anyway)
Any plans to compile for OSX? - Baz

must be why i can’t get mine to work…:shrug:

#15

not having looked at the plugins yet myself (their downloaded just haven’t had time to play) I’d look to see if there is an xdl file, ifnot then there isn’t a mac compile so it won’t work on macs

#16

Hi,

Unfortunatly the plugins are only for Windows. It would be
great if someone can compile it for Mac. I have only Visual Studio
for Windows. I made these plugins mainly for me and the people
with C4D CE. But they run fine under R8.

Bob

#17

OK, Thanks anyway! :o)

#18

Adam and Sad thanks for your reply. The link especially was very helpful.

Cheers,

bunk

#19

Thanks Bob, much appreciated ! a great new year to you as well…:thumbsup:

#20

Hey there,

Happy New Year!

Thanks for the plugs! :slight_smile:

Using the Ambient shader inside a layer shader doesn’t seem to work. If I try to edit the ambient layer, I get a blank box in the attribute manager.