ApplyDeformBySpin e

Introduced

1.0

Description

Applies a deformation by spine, which causes objects and/or clusters to be deformed in response to the deformations of one or more curves.

Scripting Syntax

    ApplyDeformBySpine( ConnectionSet, [ConstructionMode] )

Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
ConnectionSet [in/out] | ConnectionSet | Specifies the objects connected to an operator. The first group of the ConnectionSet contains vertex based objects. The second group of the ConnectionSet contains NURBS curve objects. See Operator Presets for details on the connection set required for this operator.
ConstructionMode | siConstructionMode | The mode indicating the purpose of the deformations. Default Value: Current construction mode.

Return Value

Returns the Object Name of the newly created Spine WeightMap operator(s).

Examples

1. VBScript Example

    'This example shows how to deform a model using two circles.
    'The circles are the curve spines used to deform the model.
    'Get model and curves.
    newscene
    GetPresetModel "Man", "Man"
    freezeobj

    'Circles are positioned around the torso.
    CreatePrim "Circle", "NurbsCurve"
    Rotate , 90, 0, 0, siAbsolute, siParent, siObj, siX
    Translate , 0, 12.0711948943489, 0, siRelative, siView, siObj, siXYZ
    Duplicate "circle", , 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1
    Translate , 0, 3.15622985769674, 0, siRelative, siView, siObj, siXYZ
    Scale , 0.66, 0.66, 0.66, siRelative, siLocal, siObj, siXYZ

    'Deform by spine is launched.
    'The command's interaction permits picking a second circle.
    SelectObj "circle", , True
    Scale , 0.66, 0.66, 0.66, siRelative, siLocal, siObj, siXYZ
    SelectObj "Man.Man", , True
    ApplyDeformBySpine "Man.Man;circle1,circle"

    'Scale circles to change shape of the object.
    SelectObj "circle", , True
    Scale , 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, siRelative, siLocal, siObj, siXYZ
    SelectObj "circle1", , True
    Scale , 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, siRelative, siLocal, siObj, siXYZ

    'Deform by spine has an adjunct property like flexible envelopes do.
    'It is found under DeformBySpineWeightCls cluster.
    'Here we change the radius of influence.
    SetValue "Man.Man.polymsh.cls.DeformBySpineWeightCls.Envelope_Weights.spinewgtmapop.radius", 3

    'View results
    SelectObj "Man.Man", , True
    SetValue "Man.Man.geomapprox.gapproxmosl,Man.Man.geomapprox.gapproxmordrsl", Array(1, 1)
    SetDisplayMode "Camera", "shaded"

2. VBScript Example

    ' Create a Mesh Grid and Nurbs circle objects:
    set CircleObj = CreatePrim( "Circle", "NurbsCurve" )
    set GridObj = CreatePrim( "Grid", "MeshSurface" )
    Rotate , 90, 0, 0

    ' Apply a Spine deform on the Grid, using the circle as deformer:
    DeformSpineOp = ApplyDeformBySpine( GridObj & ";" & CircleObj )
    Application.LogMessage DeformSpineOp

    ' Now translate the circle and notice the deformation:
    Translate CircleObj, 0, 0, 3

    '========================================================
    'OUTPUT:
    'INFO : "grid.polymsh.cls.DeformBySpineWeightCls.Envelope_Weights.spinewgtmapop"

See Also

SIApplyDeformBySpine | Deform and Assignment Operators

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