Hi!
I’m trying to extend the VertexPaint modifier through maxscript, in order to add some behavior before and after a paint action. However, this is giving a lot of problems:
-If I replace the UI, I can’t access the vertexpaint toolbox.
-If I don’t replace the UI, the vertexpaint toolbox pops up, but I still can’t paint…
Any ideas on how to solve this?
As some background info, what I’m trying to do is create a tool that allows me to paint a single component of the vertex color. So only paint the red component for example, leaving green and blue untouched.
uhh… err… no – no idea
you could try using the node event system… painting triggers this node event sequence on in a while:
-- @ N = timestamp, [n] N = object callback index, object animhandle id
NE: #callbackBegin @ 56705420
NE: #geometryChanged @ 56705420
[1] 23802
NE: #topologyChanged @ 56705430
[1] 23802
NE: #mappingChanged @ 56705440
[1] 23802
NE: #extentionChannelChanged @ 56705450
[1] 23802
NE: #renderPropertiesChanged @ 56705450
[1] 23802
NE: #displayPropertiesChanged @ 56705460
[1] 23802
NE: #subobjectSelectionChanged @ 56705470
[1] 23802
NE: #callbackEnd @ 56705480
As well as a whole bunch of (redraw views callback)
RV: #redrawViews @ 56707783
You could detect whether the change is…
- on the currently selected object
- whether the currently active modifier is a Vertex Paint modifier
- whether it is in paint / erase mode (bit trickier)
and restore the colors for the channel’s you’re not interested in if the above are all true.
This would only work alongside the standard Vertex Paint modifier, however; looks like any attempt at extending/replacing it breaks the painting bits and pieces… which somewhat defeats the purpose.
Thanks for your suggestions.
I think it’ll be easier to just let the user toggle “paint mode” though, and have that state change copy the appropriate data. It just would have been nice if it was possible with a modifier extending vertex paint…