[Closed] Flatten Dialog

Create a rollout similar to flatten mapping dialog box then store all the values to variables and use this

<void><Unwrap_UVW>.flattenMap <float>angleThreshold <point3 array>normalList <float>spacing <boolean>normalize <integer>layOutType <boolean>rotateClusters <boolean>fillHoles

function in the for loop. If you need any help post here.

Thanks. Ill give it a shot. Hopefully ill make it, if not ill post here

edit: How do i tell a Cancel button to close the dialog?

I was successful weeeeeeeeeee… Thanks a lot AkramParvez

By the way has anyone noticed a “bug” with a flatten mapping?

When you execute this

   <void><Unwrap_UVW>.flattenMap <float>angleThreshold <point3 array>normalList <float>spacing <boolean>normalize <integer>layOutType <boolean>rotateClusters <boolean>fillHoles 

in a loop or something it always comes out bad. The reason for this is that when maxscript switches to poly mode it always has one cluster selected. So it executes on that cluster only. Weird.

I made a solution for his witch opens the edit windows and deselects any polys before and after the flatten…

To close the dialog use this

destroyDialog rolloutName

lol destroyDialog I was searching for closeDialog so i couldn’t find anything usefull.

Thanks again AkramParvez

I have another problem
I decided to make all 3 mapping methods for this projects so I now want to make the Normal Mapping dialog, but it has dropdown menu and i never worked with those. So how can i make it work with dropdowns?

Here is what i have now but it doesn’t work

rollout tstnrm "TestNormal"
  (
  	dropdownlist tpmap items:#("Back/Front Mapping", "Left/Right Mapping", "Top/Bottom Mapping", "Box No Top Mapping", "Box Mapping", "Diamond Mapping")  width:150
  	spinner spacNRM "Spacing:" range:[0.0,1.0,0.02] type:#float scale:0.001 fieldWidth:70 pos:[22,35] 
  	checkbox norClusNRM "Normalize Clusters" checked:true
  	checkbox rotClusNRM "Rotate Clusters" checked:true
  	checkbox alnbwith "Align By Width" checked:true
  	button okbutNRM "OK" width:100 height:22 pos:[220,10]
  	button cancNRM "Cancel" width:100 height:22 pos:[220,35]
  	
  	on okbutNRM pressed do
  	(
  		obj = getCurrentSelection()
 
  		for i = 1 to obj.count do
  		(
  			select obj[i]
  			subobjectLevel = 3
  			actionMan.executeAction 0 "40043"  -- Selection: Select None
  			obj[i].modifiers[#unwrap_uvw].normalMap #([1,0,0], [-1,0,0], [0,1,0], [0,-1,0], [0,0,1], [0,0,-1]) spacNRM.value norClusNRM.state tpmap.selected rotClusNRM.state alnbwith.state
  			actionMan.executeAction 0 "40043"  -- Selection: Select None
  			clearSelection()
  		)
  	)
  )
  createDialog tstnrm width:335

Here is another thing related to the previous post.

Ok so maxscript help says this:

<void><Unwrap_UVW>.[b]normalMap[/b] <point3 array>normalList <float>spacing  <boolean>normalize <integer>layOutType <boolean>rotateClusters  <boolean>alignWidth 

Simple enough Now the problem is this. It asks for a point3 array for the normallist, and the help also says this:

Normal Mapping is mapping based solely are  the normals provided. This is identical to box mapping except you customize what  normals you want to project on.

So if Normal Mapping is based on the normals provided, and you need to provide it with a point3 array for the normals… what do you putt in the point3 array? :surprised

What is the Back/Front Mapping converted to point3 array? What are the others?

On the flattenMapping it says this for the normalList

[b]normalList[/b] specifies an array of normal vectors defining  clusters. The clusters will still be built using the angle threshold, but the  supplied vectors will be used as starting directions for building the clusters.  To use no vectors, an empty array #() can be supplied. The default UI Flatten  feature uses a list of 6 vectors aligned to the world axes: #([1,0,0], [-1,0,0],  [0,1,0], [0,-1,0], [0,0,1], [0,0,-1])

Am i missing something here or is there no way to find out what are the point3 arrays for the 6 Mapping types in Normal Mapping are?

I am confused, very very confused… 😮

It is a vector angle, the default one use X, -X, Y, -Y, Z, and -Z. So Back/Front Mapping would probably be Y/-Y or #([0,1,0],[0,-1,0]).

-Eric

EDIT: So did some testing and I would always leave layouttype at 1 and set the normal arrays as:
Back/Front: #([0,1,0],[0,-1,0])
Left/Right: #([1,0,0],[-1,0,0])
Top/Bottom: #([0,0,1],[0,0,-1])
Box No Top Mapping: #([1,0,0],[-1,0,0],[0,1,0],[0,-1,0])
Box Mapping: #([1,0,0],[-1,0,0],[0,1,0],[0,-1,0],[0,0,1],[0,0,-1])
Diamond Mapping: #([0.57735,0.57735,-0.57735], [-0.57735,-0.57735,-0.57735], [-0.57735,0.57735,0.57735], [0.57735,-0.57735,0.57735], [-0.57735,0.57735,-0.57735], [0.57735,0.57735,0.57735], [0.57735,-0.57735,-0.57735], [-0.57735,-0.57735,0.57735])

Thanks eric for the vector angles.

normalList = case tpmap.selection of
			(
				1: #([0,1,0],[0,-1,0])
				2:	#([1,0,0],[-1,0,0])
				3:	#([0,0,1],[0,0,-1])
				4:	#([1,0,0],[-1,0,0],[0,1,0],[0,-1,0])
				5:	#([1,0,0],[-1,0,0],[0,1,0],[0,-1,0],[0,0,1],[0,0,-1])
				6:	#([0.57735,0.57735,-0.57735], [-0.57735,-0.57735,-0.57735], [-0.57735,0.57735,0.57735], [0.57735,-0.57735,0.57735], [-0.57735,0.57735,-0.57735], [0.57735,0.57735,0.57735], [0.57735,-0.57735,-0.57735], [-0.57735,-0.57735,0.57735])
			) --Add This before the for loop statement

obj[i].modifiers[#unwrap_uvw].normalMap normalList spacNRM.value norClusNRM.state tpmap.selection rotClusNRM.state alnbwith.state --Change this line