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v9.0 -- mcjBuilderA - script to build anything in Daz Studio - updated sept. 16 2017

mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
edited September 2017 in Freebies

https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjbuildera

while building the mcjCastle

i needed sanely UV-textured handrails that could be re-generated quickly

so i wrote a script

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    Oh, I'm going to be watching this thread with interest. :coolsmile:

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited March 2014

    to create this frame i selected a pre-defined path ( an obj file )
    and a square extrusion profile and pressed a button

    you'll be able to define your own paths and extrusion profiles if you can create a polygon using Blender or most 3d modeling software

    or using mchLathe/mcjSuperLathe

    but the script will also include a good collection of pre-defined profiles and a few paths ( for instance the square path for picture frames )

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    apparently the little gap issue is not fixed
    (better than in the previous images though )

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  • StratDragonStratDragon Posts: 3,167
    edited March 2014

    Supreme digity! Walls with baseboard and moldings make the difference between a room and an unconvincing box trying to be a room. this is an invaluable script, I can't wait. Thanks again!

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  • Design Anvil - Razor42Design Anvil - Razor42 Posts: 1,237
    edited December 1969

    Looking very interesting!

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    edited December 1969

    This means I have to abandon my tried and true method of making mouldings...get the profile, in SVG format, take it into Blender...convert to mesh object...extrude...spend a bunch of time fiddling with UV mapping...give up and just 'paint' it...then bring into DS and scale it...give a 'semi-gloss' enamel paint job and call it done...

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited March 2014

    an accidental animation

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  • IvyIvy Posts: 7,165
    edited December 1969

    that script looks very cool , and it will be very useful. :)

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited March 2014

    maybe her full name could be Amy Welder

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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,212
    edited December 1969

    Awesome. Looking forward to this script! YAY!

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    if i don't digress ,,,,,,,,,

    it's a done deal the moulding builder script will be posted this weekend

    example 1 of a diversion,

    the sleeve-with bodycon

    example 2 of a diversion,

    the flat-bottom environment sphere ( you take the uberEnvironment light sphere, ,

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited March 2014

    How it works

    the script creates a node named "the transporter"

    it loads and positions nodes according to the shape of the selected molding

    in this case a handrail molding

    this is called the profile curve

    the profile nodes are then parented to the transporter node

    then following the instructions listen in the text box

    the transporter gets moved and rotated along the extrusion path

    those movements are keyframed

    once that's completed

    the positions of the profile curve nodes are used to create the 3d object, in this case a rectangular frame

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited March 2014

    good news one will be able to create frames made up of only 4 segments

    DS render

    1 area light
    very simple texture
    see attached
    FuzzyWuzzy shader for the ground ( by Marianne - http://www.sharecg.com/v/36638/View/6/Texture/Fuzzy-Wuzzy-Fur-Shader-Daz|Studio )


    defining the extrusion path is done wit texts like this

    
type mcjBuilder
source square.obj
vrsn 2014.03.26
Hardturn 90
Move 2
Hardturn 90
Move 2
Hardturn 90
Move 2
Hardturn 90

    or you will be able to supply it in the form if an obj file
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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,212
    edited December 1969

    DOOOOD.. that looks awesome!

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited March 2014

    slightly more complicated extrusion path "recipe" for round corners

    figure 2 -- the UVs need to be sorted out though

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  • none01ohonenone01ohone Posts: 862
    edited March 2014

    This script is the dogs ball..k's. Really looking forward to making some picture frames, railings, coving, window and door frames, skirting moulding's, kitchen work surfaces etc. Could you make a door with this script, ie, fill in the centre ? Just wondering if I could make a Georgian paneled door by putting together 4 or more scripts.

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited March 2014

    none01ohone said:
    This script is the dogs ball..k's. Really looking forward to making some picture frames, railings, coving, window and door frames, skirting moulding's, kitchen work surfaces etc. Could you make a door with this script, ie, fill in the centre ? Just wondering if I could make a Georgian paneled door by putting together 4 or more scripts.

    since i want to finish it this weekend, i don't know if i'll include path-caps and end caps, mcjSuperLathe could do them though, i called them cutouts

    the path files used by mcjBuilderA will probably be fully compatible with mcjSuperlathe and the less complicated mcjLathe

    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/1785/

    https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts/mcjlathe

    also i have a paneled door prop on my web site and a morphing wall prop

    https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts2/mcjdoor

    https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts2/mcjhole-mcjbox-props

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited March 2014

    working on the script tonight!

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited March 2014

    oh my Bob ! i think i got it ( meaning the UV map is now behaving ! )

    the UV layout method here

    is optimized for picture frames
    each segment of the frame ( most often 4 segments ) gets unwrapped
    the continuity of the texture is enforced along the path ( bird eye view )
    it's a very chopped up UV map but it prevents stretching and distortions


    there will be a second method, better suited for frames with round corners ( like the one shown here )
    with that method, the consecutive short tube's uv coordinate will be welded together
    those introduces small distortions but removes the breaks in the texture

    this will be used for staircase handrail curves and wood-grain textures

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    nice road huh?

    ( if you know what the Bobverse is, texturing its roads was quite a task ... and you didnt see the next Bobverse ! )

    more complex path, there's some imprecision to fix .... i'll work on it later today

    i may publish a beta version since it can already do things like 4-sided frames without problems

    which means i will write a first "manual" (page )

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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,212
    edited December 1969

    That UV work is outstanding.

  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    This is really coming along well. :coolsmile:

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    checking the uvs ( the ones that sacrifice continuity for non-distortion )

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    The UVs look really good. :coolsmile:

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    Miss B said:
    The UVs look really good. :coolsmile:

    trying to publish a beta version that can at least do frames

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    That would be great, as then I'd be able to "frame" some of my renders and hang them on the walls of the castle. :coolsmirk:

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited March 2014

    mildly bad but expected news is that the pre-beta version is not ready

    the good news is that it will include creation of "caps" for simple ( convex ) framed areas

    like , say, the photo or painting that goes in a frame

    like say the fake hubcap that goes in a tire

    like, say the surface of a table with nice moldings

    maybe also ... gears !!!!!

    ( reason for the delay, i added code to convert scripted extrusion paths into polygons that can be previewed and saved in obj format )

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  • none01ohonenone01ohone Posts: 862
    edited December 1969

    Thanks for the cherry on top of the cake. ;)

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    making humanly-texturizable tires and a simple lid/cap/hubcap

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    none01ohone said:
    Thanks for the cherry on top of the cake. ;)

    I was just going to thank him for the icing on the cake. By the time he finishes this up, there will probably be more goodness that will deserve the cherry. :coolsmirk:
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