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Cinema4D UVLayout Exchange Plugin (Mac Version)

 
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kernel4



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:47 am    Post subject: Cinema4D UVLayout Exchange Plugin (Mac Version) Reply with quote

This is my first attempt to create a python plugin
Here you can download the UV Layout Exchange plugin for Cinema4D

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6wu5yjwr6...xchange_Mac.zip

I'm not a good programmer. I write it almost by copying parts of code from internet sources.
So it would be nice if someone withe better skills could improve the code.
it's only for Mac cause I don't have Windows, but I think it's just a matter of path to change.
there are two versions, one for 10.7 (X11) and another for 10.8 (XQuartz).

There are 2 issues I cannot resolve:
• I can't send the mesh with options ( SUBD/POLY, UV NEW/UV EDIT )
• I don't know how to close the UVLayout process without closing X11

I hope it will be useful for someone, and I'm waiting for the code to be improved Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for sharing your work! I'm sure many will find it useful.

"I can't send the mesh with options"

Usually you set those at the start from the start-up command line, like this ...

uvlayout -plugin,SUBD,Edit

... but if you want to change them later, write the button names into a file called <name>.set, where <name> is the name of the OBJ file you're sending. Make sure you write the ".set" file first, so they are there ready when you create the OBJ file. So for example, so switch to Poly and New, create the ".set" file like this ...

Code:
Poly
New


"I don't know how to close the UVLayout process"

Write "exit" into <name>.cmd

Phil
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kernel4



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 2:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you. But as I said before I don't know a lot about programming. I'm starting to learn python but UNIX is a little foggy for me. I don't know well how to use terminal on osx ( and I think that .cmd file are written in Terminal, or not? )

I tried to launch UVLayout as done before in the script but with "uvlayout -plugin,SUBD,Edit" as you said, but nothing happens.
the program opens with the load options window, but the options are not changed and the .obj is not loaded.
Also I don't know how to write a <name>.set file, and where to put it.

I used "subprocess.Popen" in the python file to launch uvlayout-plugin from terminal.
and the terminal window ( or process) is automatically renamed "cysliceP" when it start
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 4:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

To bad you don't have a Windows version...

Peace,
Rich_Art. Wink
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