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v9.0 -- mcjBuilderA - script to build anything in Daz Studio - updated sept. 16 2017

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited May 2014

    Miss B said:
    Ohhhh, nice sconce. :coolsmile:

    thanks i can add the word "sconce" to my English vocabulary :)

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited May 2014

    presently testing all the test paths i made so far

    this way i can find out when incompatibilities crept in

    for instance, using a name with capital letters in a "define" which had become a fail

    and using the "description" (comment) command which had become illegal


    figure 1 - blender cycles 3000 passes, direct light less realistic but also less noisy and faster to render

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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,157
    edited December 1969

    OMG.. that looks really good. Better than some "for sale" stuff out there!

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited May 2014

    RAMWolff said:
    OMG.. that looks really good. Better than some "for sale" stuff out there!

    though the Blender-Cycles renders help make it look good

    ---

    about 1/3 of the tests done !

    i'm aaaaaalmost sure i'll post version beta 6 tonight

    -
    Figure 2 - thinking about bagels and pretzels for some reason

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited May 2014

    good news ! the 113 sample extrusion path scripts have been fixed
    ( or in some cases the script has been made compatible with them )

    so in the next minutes, i'll package Beta 6 and post it here

    later this week i'll bring the user manual up to date

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited December 1969

    * * * major Update - Beta6 * * * * * * major Update - Beta6 * * * * * * major Update - Beta6 * * * * * * major Update - Beta6 * * *

    it's still in Beta but the 113 sample extrusion path scripts ( which were in fact test files ) were tested and do produce interesring shapes

    this should reduce pain :)

    the manual will be updated this week

    ======> https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjbuildera

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    Casual said:
    Miss B said:
    Ohhhh, nice sconce. :coolsmile:

    thanks i can add the word "sconce" to my English vocabulary :)
    Actually, I'm not sure if it really is a sconce, or only the ones that are made of crystal are. It was the first thing I thought of when I saw it.

    I like your render . . . very kewl. :coolsmile:

  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    Casual said:
    Figure 2 - thinking about bagels and pretzels for some reason

    Ohhh, just dip it into a large bowl of salt, and you're all set for pretzels. :coolsmirk:
  • TugpsxTugpsx Posts: 737
    edited December 1969

    Nice new toys to play with. Thanks again

  • Robert FreiseRobert Freise Posts: 4,390
    edited December 1969

    Miss B said:
    Casual said:
    Miss B said:
    Ohhhh, nice sconce. :coolsmile:

    thanks i can add the word "sconce" to my English vocabulary :)

    Actually, I'm not sure if it really is a sconce, or only the ones that are made of crystal are. It was the first thing I thought of when I saw it.

    I like your render . . . very kewl. :coolsmile:

    A sconce is a type of light fixture affixed to a wall in such a way that it uses only the wall for support, and the light is usually directed upwards, but not always

    Cool script looking forward to using it

  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    Ahhhh, so there's no open bottom to let the light flow downwards. OK, I'm picturing in my mind what you're referring to.

    Thanks for the definition Robert. :coolsmile:

  • Robert FreiseRobert Freise Posts: 4,390
    edited December 1969

    Miss B said:
    Ahhhh, so there's no open bottom to let the light flow downwards. OK, I'm picturing in my mind what you're referring to.

    Thanks for the definition Robert. :coolsmile:

    Your welcome
    Used to be an electrician and installed many of em
    Some do let light out the bottom like the wall mounted bathroom light over the vanity

  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    Robert Freise said:
    Miss B said:
    Ahhhh, so there's no open bottom to let the light flow downwards. OK, I'm picturing in my mind what you're referring to.

    Thanks for the definition Robert. :coolsmile:


    Your welcome
    Used to be an electrician and installed many of em
    Some do let light out the bottom like the wall mounted bathroom light over the vanity
    True, but the ones I've seen for bathroom lights are just in reverse. IOW, they don't have light coming out the top. They're pointing downwards instead of upwards.
  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited May 2014

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    ** new Luxurious Manual for Beta 6 **** new Luxurious Manual for Beta 6 **** new Luxurious Manual for Beta 6 **
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    ( just kidding about the luxurious part )

    https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjbuildera

    At the bottom of the manual you can see the new features in Beta 6 : EndCaps, Maths and two new runtime variables : count and fr

    The PDF is only 2MB and found in the attachments section

    Fig 1. Fence made easy using the "count" running variable

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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,157
    edited December 1969

    Thanks so much for the new beta and manual Casual .... hope I can around to working with this new script. :-)

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited May 2014

    RAMWolff said:
    Thanks so much for the new beta and manual Casual .... hope I can around to working with this new script. :-)

    Welcome !

    still testing it and finding needed improvements

    here's a mildly complex path script to make columns

    its better to leve the ClosePath option off
    it will be the default state in the next version

    
ClosePath off

Tread 1
PathUnits inches
MoldSize 24 24
ProfileUnits inches

define crown x y z wx wz mn pn pw ph
profile pn
profilemirrorX on
MoldSize pw ph
setRot 0 0 0
setPosX -wx/2+x
setPosY y
setPosZ wz/2
Hardturn 90
move wx/2
Ring
move wz/2
Hardturn 90
move wz/2
Ring
move wx/2
Hardturn 90
move wx/2
Ring
move wz/2
Hardturn 90
move wz/2
Ring
move wx/2
Hardturn 90
break
setRot 0 0 0
defineEnd

define column x z wx wz height matname
Material matname
SetPos x 0 z
MoldSize wx wz
SetRotX -90
Ring
Move height
Ring
endCap
break
defineEnd

define wholeColumn x
column x 0 27 27 12 socle
column x 0 24 24 120 big
column x 14 12 4 120 medium
column x -14 12 4 120 medium
column x+7 12.5 2 1 120 small
column x-7 12.5 2 1 120 small
column x+7 -12.5 2 1 120 small
column x-7 -12.5 2 1 120 small
crown x 126 0 24 24 matcrown classic_ovolo 8 8
crown x 117 0 24 24 matcrown square 1.5 2
crown x 13 0 24 24 matcrown square 1.5 2
defineEnd

wholeColumn -12*18
wholeColumn -12*6
wholeColumn 12*6
wholeColumn 12*18
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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,157
    edited December 1969

    That's really cool. You could build your own kingdom with this script alone!

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited May 2014

    for the technically inclined ( like Pisa tower architects )

    version Beta 6 doesnt include a HardTurnUp command but Beta 7 will
    in the meantime you can make one !

    
define HardTurnUp ang
RotateX ang/2
SetScaleY 1.414
Ring
RotateX ang/2
SetScaleY 1
defineEnd

    and later on, use it like

    
HardTurnUp -90

    in fact that's how i did it here
    to create the red polygon extrusion,
    next i'll use the path cap export feature and get my arched wall!

    i could also turn the path-cap into a "Profile"/Mold-shape and extrude it and use the "endCap Feature to cap it

    -------

    ... later that evening ...

    oh noooooOOooo the Tesselated triangulation failed for this extrusion path

    lets try is as a profile endCap ...


    Figure2

    ... well i did say it's still in Beta :)


    oh i think i remember now ... the ear clipping requires the vertices to be sorted so that the first one is in the lower left corner or something like that ... nah ... ? hmm


    Figure 3

    ... later that evening ... well i was able to make it work, it's possibly related to near-zero numbers ... Beta 7 will have perfected Tesselation ... stay tuned

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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,157
    edited December 1969

    WOW! that's really cool. That last image esp!

  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    I have to agree. Stone arches are always a good thing. :coolsmile:

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited May 2014

    Miss B said:
    I have to agree. Stone arches are always a good thing. :coolsmile:

    i'll attempt to make arched ceilings (coutes) then i'll post the thing as a prop, and include the mcjBuilder Scripts that i used

    Figure 2 - Sainte Chapelle

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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,157
    edited December 1969

    You made that chapel?? OMG!

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited May 2014

    RAMWolff said:
    You made that chapel?? OMG!

    the first picture only :)

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited May 2014

    you know what's the trick for them arched ceilings?
    a picture frame for a picture of size 0

    hmm or 4 frame corners

    in fact it's horribly easier than my first attepts which involved tangent and cosinusses

    in your version of mcjBuilder you dont have the "arc00" extrusion profile
    but you could try using ... let me see ... classic_scotiaCove
    see the results using classic_scotiaCove in figure 3


    
Profile classic_scotiaCove
MoldSize 10 10
profileUnits ft
profilemirrorx on
profilemirrory off
closeprofile off
PathUnits ft
Tread 10
Slope 0
Radius 10
ClosePath off
WeldUVs off
StepAngle 11.25
InvertNormals off
InvertUVu off
RotateUVs off

Repeat 4
Ring
HardTurn 90
Ring
Break
Move -2
RepeatEnd
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  • none01ohonenone01ohone Posts: 862
    edited December 1969

    RAMWolff said:
    You made that chapel?? OMG!

    And it all started with just one....

    I was going to say stone, but then thought bolt might be more apt.

    Amazing stuff Casual.

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited May 2014

    none01ohone said:
    RAMWolff said:
    You made that chapel?? OMG!

    And it all started with just one....

    I was going to say stone, but then thought bolt might be more apt.

    Amazing stuff Casual.

    with some pre-planning sketches and by working on small parts it's not too hard to make anything architectural or furniture

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited May 2014

    Beta 7 will include new profile curves and some corrections

    the keen eye may have noticed that the previous arch-ceilings had a UV map of length 0, since the extrusion nozzle was not moving
    but using one of the new curves and adding some movement, we get a usable UV map

    
Repeat 4
Ring
Move -1
HardTurn 90
Move -1
Ring
Break
Move 2
RepeatEnd

    figure 2 : look at the civilized UV map we get !

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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,157
    edited December 1969

    You are literally creating a modeling program here. And one that operates inside of DAZ Studio which is just ridiculously awesome!

  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    RAMWolff said:
    You are literally creating a modeling program here. And one that operates inside of DAZ Studio which is just ridiculously awesome!

    +1

    You're so right Richard. All the comments over the years about not being able to model in DS (except with simple primitives) will soon be a thing of the past, at the rate this is developing.

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,605
    edited December 1969

    it's a bit like upholstering

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