[Closed] "SimpleManipulators"

are width and length in pixels or in units?

is not for unwrap, the units (cm) will be used

manipulator can be in world (3D) space or in screen (2D) space.
if the manipulator is in screen space, width and length in world units doesn’t make sense for me.

what “grid space” is?

is in 3d space ,is base of a cube. The same way , when you create a spline rectangle.

Excelent!!!
Finaly I can continue with a good base!

many thanks Denis. It is something new for me , alone I wil never get it

The text which I adedd by this.addGizmoText , is not displaying for the most part.
I dont know if is problem of my PC, or gismo text function?

   Global sketch3D_plane_node
Global sketch3D_plane

plugin simpleManipulator sketch3D_plane
name:"Plane01"
classID:#(0x3f79562a, 0x662c3770) --GenclassID()
--invisible:on
category:"Manipulators"
(
	local rd = colorMan.getColor #manipulatorsSelected
	local yc = [1,1,0]
	local bc = [0,1,1]
	local ac = [0,0.8,0.8]
	local ic = [0,0.7,0.7]
	parameters main rollout:paramRollout
	( 
		xPos type:#float animatable:off ui:ui_xPos default:0.0
		yPos type:#float animatable:off ui:ui_yPos default:0.0
		width type:#float animatable:off ui:ui_width default:0.0
		length type:#float animatable:off ui:ui_length default:0.0
	)
	rollout paramRollout "Target Manipulator"
	(
		group "Parameters: "
		(
			spinner ui_xPos "X Position: " fieldwidth:56 range:[-1e9, 1e9, 0.0] type:#worldunits align:#right offset:[0,0]
			spinner ui_yPos "Y Position: " fieldwidth:56 range:[-1e9, 1e9, 0.0] type:#worldunits align:#right offset:[0,-2]
			spinner ui_width "Width: " fieldwidth:56 range:[-1e9, 1e9, 0.0] type:#worldunits align:#right offset:[0,0]
			spinner ui_length "Length: " fieldwidth:56 range:[-1e9, 1e9, 0.0] type:#worldunits align:#right offset:[0,-2]
		)
	)
	on canManipulate target return (iskindof target sketch3D_plane)
	tool create
	(
		local pos
		on mousePoint click do case click of
		(
			1: 
			(
			pos = nodeTM.translation = gridPoint
			)
			2:  #stop
		)
		on mouseMove click do case click of
		(
			2: 
			(
				this.width = gridPoint.x - pos.x
				this.length = gridPoint.y - pos.y
			)
		)
	)
	on updateGizmos do 
	(

		local cc = if (target != undefined) then 
		(
			this.xPos = target.xPos
			this.yPos = target.yPos
			this.width = target.width
			this.length = target.length
			ac
		) 
		else ic

		local pos = [this.xPos,this.yPos,0]
		local size = [this.width,this.length,0]

		this.clearGizmos()
		giz = manip.makeGizmoShape() 
		giz.startNewLine()
		giz.addPoint pos
		giz.addPoint (pos + [this.width,0,0])
		giz.addPoint (pos + [this.width,this.length,0])
		giz.addPoint (pos + [0,this.length,0]) 
		giz.addPoint pos
		this.addGizmoShape giz gizmoDontHitTest cc cc

		this.addGizmoMarker #bigBox pos 0 yc rd
		this.addGizmoMarker #smallHollowBox (pos+size) 0 bc rd
		
		wid_txt = "Width: " + abs size.x as string 
		wid_pos = [pos.x+size.x, pos.y+1, 0]
		
		len_txt = "Length: " + abs size.y as string 
		len_pos = [pos.x, pos.y+size.y, 0] -- - (getTextExtent len_txt).x
		
		this.addGizmoText wid_txt wid_pos 0 yc rd
		this.addGizmoText len_txt len_pos 0 yc rd
		
		return (wid_txt+" "+len_txt)
	)
	on mouseMove m which do if target != undefined do
	(
		projectedPoint = [0,0,0]
		viewRay = this.getLocalViewRay m
		local pl2 = manip.makePlaneFromNormal z_axis [0,0,0]
		pl2.mostOrthogonal viewRay pl2

		if (pl2.intersect viewRay &projectedPoint) do case which of
		(
			1: 
			(
				target.xPos = projectedPoint.x
				target.yPos = projectedPoint.y
			)
			2: 
			(
				target.width = projectedPoint.x - target.xPos
				target.length = projectedPoint.y - target.yPos
			)
		)
	)
)

if  sketch3DDialog != undefined do destroyDialog  sketch3DDialog
rollout sketch3DDialog " Sketch 3D" width:76 height:452
(
	groupBox grp1 "Shapes:" pos:[4,4] width:68 height:104
	groupBox grp2 "Tools:" pos:[4,112] width:68 height:180
	groupBox grp3 "Options:" pos:[4,296] width:68 height:152
	button btn_plane "r" pos:[8,20] width:24 height:24 toolTip:"Rectangle"
	button btn_extrude "e" pos:[8,128] width:24 height:24 toolTip:"Extrude"
	on btn_plane pressed  do
	(
		if isValidNode sketch3D_plane_node do delete sketch3D_plane_node
		sketch3D_plane_node  = sketch3D_plane()
		manipulateMode = off  
		manipulateMode = on
	)
	on btn_extrude pressed  do
(
	
	)
)
createDialog sketch3DDialog pos:[170,80] style:#(#style_toolWindow, #style_sysMenu)
   

Hi Rene, try to add a completeRedraw() at the end of the code into “on mouseMove” event.

• Enrico

nop , text is still hidding during resizing rectangle, or viewport is moving.
by the way you know how to start this plugin from custom interface?
in my case is not starting like tool ,but only shows up in scene center

I had a similar issue before adding the redraw function, now it works well on my system, trying it on 3ds Max 2009 x64.

To make the script available from Customize User Interface… and associate a shortcut or toolbar button to it, you need to create a MacroScript. Something like:

macroScript ScriptName
category:"MyCategory"
buttonText:"MyScript"
tooltip:"My Script"
(
    plugin simpleManipulator sketch3D_plane
    (
        <manipulator code here>
    )

    rollout sketch3DDialog " Sketch 3D" width:76 height:452
    (
        <rollout code here>
    )

    on execute do -- MacroScript event handler
    (
        try (destroyDialog sketch3DDialog) catch ()
        createDialog sketch3DDialog pos:[170,80] style:#(#style_toolWindow, #style_sysMenu)
    )
)

I hope I got what you’re looking for.

• Enrico