So what I am trying to do here is:
I have a spline, I want to place 10 objects on it and want it to see another spline.
so here is the code:
spline1 = $Line01
spline2 = $Line02
cl = curveLength spline1
num = 10
numParts = (cl/10)
for i = 1 to num do
(
r = instance $Rectangle01
pathParam = ((numParts*i)/cl)
if pathParam <= 1 then
(
r.pos = lengthInterp spline1 1 pathParam
nearestPathp = nearestPathParam spline1 1 r.pos
dir = pathInterp spline2 1 nearestPathp
r.dir = normalize(dir-r.pos)
)
)
But even if the lines are STAIGHT, there is a rotation angle in the rectangles that I am placing in Z AXIS.
Should the rectangles Z rotation not be ZERO in case the lines Are STRAIGHT?
Please let me know if its a max’s bug or a problem in my script above.
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spline1 = $Line01
spline2 = $Line02
cl = curveLength spline1
num = 10
numParts = (cl/10)
for i = 1 to num do
(
r = instance $Rectangle01
pathParam = ((numParts*i)/cl)
if pathParam <= 1 then
(
r.pos = lengthInterp spline1 1 pathParam
nearestPathp = nearestPathParam spline[B]2[/B] 1 r.pos
dir = pathInterp spline2 1 nearestPathp
r.dir = normalize(dir-r.pos)
)
)
Sorry that was a TYPO by me here in this thread, you can try for yourself, making it Spline2 also does not help, in my actual code I had it “spline2”.
3ds max uses iterative method to find nearest point. increase “steps” parameter in nearestPathParam to lower the error. It doesn’t really matter if line is straight or not.
what number of steps should I put in? 10,20,500?
I tried till 500 does not work!!!
100 000 will lower it significally)
but you’ll never get 0.
I think it’s easier to zero out Z coord if it so important for you to get 0
Probably increasing the steps increase the time taken to place the objects on the spline.
So what I want to do exactly is to place objects on a spline and make it look at a point which is perpendicular to it, can you probably suggest me something in that case?