Why is it not possible to have a scripted Line shape and do simple Spline operations on it?
While a normal Line shape can have Spline operations on it, a scripted Line cannot.
I don’t seem to get anything done on a scripted Line shape.
Davy
Are you making sure to run
update [spline]
After knot operations?
Tyson, I think you mean
updateShape $
-Johan
well, I know to update the shape but I cannot add a new spline to my scripted Line.
addNewSpline does not work because its not a shape or editable spline…while it is since it’s based on a Line shape.
Davy
Sorry, you’re right
Time to show some code, I guess.
-Johan
That will make a scripted Line plugin:
plugin shape ExtentedLine
name:"ExtendedLine"
classID:#(1, 1)
extends:Line
category:"Splines"
(
)
Executing this on a created ExtendedLine:
addNewSpline $
Errors out: “– Runtime error: Spline operation on non-spline: ExtendedLine”
It works on a regular Line shape but not on the scripted Line.
Davy
Alright, looks like a bug or a limitation to me. I can indeed add knots or splines to a standard line, but extending a line disables that possibilities. Converting it to a splineshape does work, but I guess you don’t want that.
-Johan
I have read before that no one is actually getting anything out of a scripted Line object so I was just checking to make sure.
Well I don’t mind an editable spline but how would one turn it into a plugin that stores information and can rebuild or adjust the spline based on parameters?
Scripting is not good enough cause you miss out having a true object.
Davy