headus 3D tools

sunfun · Posts: 11 Joined: 31 Jul 2007

I want to run the menu function such as "send" "save dxf"...in plugin mode with dos command on windows,I have the next script :

I run the command :uvlayout.exe -plugin t.uvl , it is ok

and I creat the t.cmd with "exit" in it ,it is ok also.

but I creat the t.cmd with "Save DXF test.dxf ",it is nothing hanppen,why?

how can i run all the unlayout function(inculde option ) by command ?

thanks a lot!

yours sunfun.

r_knightly · Posts: 74 Joined: 29 Jun 2007

as far as the documentation goes the only command "XXX.cmd" takes is "exit" also im pretty sure uvlayout has no .DXF support at the moment. Only .OBJ .PLY & .UVL are supported. Im pretty sure .DXF will triangulate your model to bits aswell, which is afaik in no way desirable. My application isnt yours though. Hope that helps

What app are you working with btw?

headus

"but I creat the t.cmd with "Save DXF test.dxf ",it is nothing hanppen,why?"

Just like r_knightly says ... "exit" is the only thing that UVLayout accepts in the command file at the moment. If you can write a bit about why you want to be able to control UVLayout from the outside, I could have a look at expanding the list of accepted commands.

Phil

sunfun · Posts: 11 Joined: 31 Jul 2007

thanks for replies above ,I just want to get outline after run for expanding ,I can not get target file from the XXX.out,and when can I run the "run for" command outside the uvlayout.So I want to knowe how i can full contral the uvlayout from vb.net or just use any way in windows plat?

thanks again.

headus

"... how i can full contral the uvlayout from vb.net or just use any way in windows plat?"

Got it ... you're the first to ask for that! Unfortunately there is no way currently to control UVLayout from another application, other than to get it to load a file and exit.

Phil

sunfun · Posts: 11 Joined: 31 Jul 2007

I am regret .I have a application that made myself and it need the expand funcation form 3D to 2D , I think your uvlayeout is the best one.But now it is impossible .

Can I get any help just to do "load a XXX.obj then expand 3D to 2d then save the outline XXX.out" ?

thanks verymuch!

headus · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject:

Email me one of your OBJ files and I'll see if I can get it to flatten and export the DXF automatically.

Phil

sunfun · Posts: 11 Joined: 31 Jul 2007

the attachment is test obj file ,you just flatten it and export the outline ,the DXF is not necessary , the same obj format is OK.

thanks !

headus · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:59 pm Post subject:

Thanks, got the file ... I think I can do what you want without too much trouble ... should be able to get it into the next release, which will be early next week sometime.

Phil

sunfun · Posts: 11 Joined: 31 Jul 2007

thanks,I am waiting for ...the best that can save all options and parameters which are satisfaction one time,then flatten it and export the outline automatically.

headus · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject:

Got this working now, and have updated the plugin documentation; look under "Other Commands" in this posting ...

http://www.headus.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=159

I hope to upload v1.21 later today, which will include this change.

Phil

headus · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:17 pm Post subject:

UVLayout Beta v1.21 has been uploaded ... you can grab it from uvlayout.com/try. Oh, and you can now also set the load options from the command line; see that posting above for details.

Phil

sunfun · Posts: 11 Joined: 31 Jul 2007

thank you very much! I will try it soon.

sunfun · Posts: 11 Joined: 31 Jul 2007

I have tested it and find something wrong:

every time ,when completed flatten and export ,it shows "cyeat.exe err"--to see attachment err.jpg,and it has a dumpxxx.txt .

and can i tick the Outline option as default,so I do not need tick it everytime.
and how can I know when flattening is completed,then I can do next.

thank you .

headus · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: thank you very much!

"when completed flatten and export ,it shows "cyeat.exe err""

Look like you're hitting this problem ...

http://www.headus.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=202

"can i tick the Outline option as default,so I do not need tick it everytime."

No, sorry, it currently doesn't remember the setting from session to session. But the way the plugin interface works is that the GUI can stay running, and you just keep feeding it new files to flatten, and the outline setting will then apply to all saved files.

And you know when the flattening has finished when the output file has been created. Get your application to watch for that file.

Phil