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

mCasual · April 2014

RAMWolff said:
Got it... now one other request. Is it possible to have the manual in a downloadable PDF?

my mcasualsdazscripts3 is quite full in fact i had to delete the mcjBox pdf manual and a few images
to have space for the mcjBuilderA manual updates

for now i converted the manual .... which is not completed --- it's a 10 MB PDF and i placed it here
https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts4/bric-a-brac/mcjBuilderABeta3_manual.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1

the final manual will probably be more compact, like 5 MB and will be on mcjBuilderA's page ... someday :)

Miss B · April 2014

RAMWolff said:
Got it... now one other request. Is it possible to have the manual in a downloadable PDF?
I was JUST thinking the same thing Richard. Thanks for asking.
Casual said:
Got it... now one other request. Is it possible to have the manual in a downloadable PDF?

my mcasualsdazscripts3 is quite full in fact i had to delete the mcjBox pdf manual and a few images
to have space for the mcjBuilderA manual updates

for now i converted the manual .... which is not completed --- it's a 10 MB PDF and i placed it here
https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts4/bric-a-brac/mcjBuilderABeta3_manual.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1

the final manual will probably be more compact, like 5 MB and will be on mcjBuilderA's page ... someday :)
Thank you kind sir. :coolsmile: This makes things easier for working off-lline.

RAMWolff · April 2014

Oh, thanks so much . I think then I'll just hold off for the full final of this. :-)

3WC · April 2014

For some reason this is all I get:

Log file says:

Executing DAZ Script file: C:/Users/Wes/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Library/Scripts/mcasual/mcjBuilderA.dsa
WARNING: Script Error: Line 2307
WARNING: SyntaxError: Parse error
WARNING: Stack Trace:
()@:2307
Error in script execution!

Using Windows 7 64 bit
DS 4.6.2.120 64bit

mCasual · April 2014

see below

mCasual · April 2014

wwes said:
For some reason this is all I get:

Log file says:

Executing DAZ Script file: C:/Users/Wes/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Library/Scripts/mcasual/mcjBuilderA.dsa
WARNING: Script Error: Line 2307
WARNING: SyntaxError: Parse error
WARNING: Stack Trace:
()@:2307
Error in script execution!

Using Windows 7 64 bit
DS 4.6.2.120 64bit

sorry !!

it’s a tiny bug affecting only paths that include the “closePath” command and i didn’t use this recently

in the image shown below you can see line 2307 which was mentioned in your error message

you could use notepad/wordpad to change the ’ character with the ; character

but ... 5 or 10 minutes from now i’ll post the corrected version as version “Beta 4” on mcjBluilderA’s web page

the new version will also include the “square” extrusion path which is the default extrusion path -
the first time you start mcjBuilderA it must search for it and be worried

Image Attachments

mCasual · April 2014

the 84 moldings / extrusion profiles

one could print them

though one could also simply save it to disk

3WC · April 2014

Thanks for the update, but I'm still getting an error, this time:

Executing DAZ Script file: C:/Users/Wes/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Library/Scripts/mcasual/mcjBuilderA.dsa
WARNING: Script Error: Line 1785
WARNING: TypeError: Result of expression 'extrusionPathCurves[0]' [undefined] is not an object.
WARNING: Stack Trace:
()@:1785
Error in script execution!

I opened it up in Notepad, but I have no idea what's wrong now.

1785 var n = extrusionPathCurves[0].length;

EDIT:
Okay, I just deleted the ".length", but then I got another error in 1787, which seemed to be fixed by changing "o" to "0", now I'm getting this:

Error in script execution!
Executing DAZ Script file: C:/Users/Wes/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Library/Scripts/mcasual/mcjBuilderA.dsa
WARNING: Script Error: Line 1791
WARNING: TypeError: Result of expression 'edges' [undefined] is not an object.
WARNING: Stack Trace:
()@:1791
Error in script execution!

1791 var p0 = extrusionPathVertices[edges[0]];

mCasual · April 2014

the manual for mcjBuilderA Beta4 in PDF format, only 2 megs is right here

https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjbuildera/mcjBuilderA_Beta4_Manual.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1

mCasual · April 2014

wwes said:
Thanks for the update, but I'm still getting an error, this time:
Executing DAZ Script file: C:/Users/Wes/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Library/Scripts/mcasual/mcjBuilderA.dsa
WARNING: Script Error: Line 1785
WARNING: TypeError: Result of expression 'extrusionPathCurves[0]' [undefined] is not an object.
WARNING: Stack Trace:
()@:1785
Error in script execution!
I opened it up in Notepad, but I have no idea what's wrong now.
1785 var n = extrusionPathCurves[0].length;
EDIT:
Okay, I just deleted the ".length", but then I got another error in 1787, which seemed to be fixed by changing "o" to "0", now I'm getting this:
Error in script execution!
Executing DAZ Script file: C:/Users/Wes/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Library/Scripts/mcasual/mcjBuilderA.dsa
WARNING: Script Error: Line 1791
WARNING: TypeError: Result of expression 'edges' [undefined] is not an object.
WARNING: Stack Trace:
()@:1791
Error in script execution!
1791 var p0 = extrusionPathVertices[edges[0]];

sorry again

you are probably trying to open an extrusion-path file which is in .obj format

unfortunately ( yeah lets blame Fortune ) that's another option i didn't test recently and it's bugged !

you could replace the code with

function objPathToScriptedPathpath()
{
 var n = extrusionPathCurves[0].length;
 var edges = extrusionPathCurves[0];
 var bClosePath = wchkClosePath.checked;

this should at least prevent the mcjBuilder from halting

then you should only load path files in .txt format from the mcjBuilder\paths\txt folder

or write one

later today i'll fix the script so it can handle .obj paths correctly

that version will be named Beta 5

not far from there is a line that reads

wLog.append( "Move\t" + shorter( d ) + "\t" + "0" );

changing it to this would improve things to

wLog.append( "Move\t" + shorter( d ) );

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mCasual · April 2014

wwes said:
... but I'm still getting an error, ...

Beta 5 will be posted in the next 5 minutes !

mCasual · April 2014

* * mcjBuilderA Beta 5 ** * * mcjBuilderA Beta 5 ** * * mcjBuilderA Beta 5 **

fixed the issue with extrusion path scripts that were Loaded/Imported in .obj format

same bat time same bat site --> https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjbuildera

3WC · April 2014

Casual said:
sorry again
you are probably trying to open an extrusion-path file which is in .obj format
unfortunately ( yeah lets blame Fortune ) that's another option i didn't test recently and it's bugged !
you could replace the code with
function objPathToScriptedPathpath()
{
 var n = extrusionPathCurves[0].length;
 var edges = extrusionPathCurves[0];
 var bClosePath = wchkClosePath.checked;
this should at least prevent the mcjBuilder from halting

Well, I don't know what I'm trying, because these errors stop the script from even loading. It's not just halting, it's not starting in the first place. Just tried Beta 5, am getting the same thing, script won't start up. I haven't checked the log file to see yet what the problem is.

Thanks for your hard work, this looks like an awesome script, I just can't get it to work for me.

EDIT: Ok, I deleted the entire mcjbuildera folder, then reinstalled the new beta 5, now it seems to work.

mCasual · April 2014

wwes said:

....

EDIT: Ok, I deleted the entire mcjbuildera folder, then reinstalled the new beta 5, now it seems to work.

yay!

if someday the script stops working, and if you are acquainted with regedit
you could delete the registry section for mcjBuilderA

which is something like HKEY_USERS\ ... \Software\DAZ\Studio3\mcjBuilderA

---

down the road i'll improve things :)

Miss B · April 2014

I have to find time to play with this! I have to find time . . . I have to . . .

OK I downloaded Beta5, and REALLY need to find time to play with this. :coolsmile:

mCasual · May 2014

next version ( Beta 6 ) will have mathematical operators ( + - * / being the most used )

here it was used to set the position of the corner of the frame, based on the size of the frame

( - width/2 , height /2 )

closePath false
profileUnits inches
moldSize 1 1
pathUnits feet
tread 1
define cadre w h
moveto -w/2 0 h/2
hardturn 90
move w
hardturn 90
move h
hardturn 90
move w
hardturn 90
move h
hardturn 90
defineEnd
cadre 4 2.25

also the next version will stop trying to re-load the last saved path file on startup to reduce possibilities you get stuck!

instead it will always start with the path script for a frame

other mathematical functions like random() and sin() will let us do some pretty fancy stuff !! to be continued

mCasual · May 2014

( feature for the upcoming Beta 6 )

here you see a path script using the sine function and the "fr" variable to modulate the X and Z position of the extrusion nozzle

"fr" variable means "frame" its increases as the extrusion progresses , 1 frame per "ring".

you will also have access to the current extrusion path length


define segment
MoveTo sin(10*fr*180/pi) 0 fr/3
Ring
defineEnd

repeat 100
segment
repeatEnd

IndigoJanson · May 2014

What can I say... just took this for a test drive (with your manual at my side) and it's great! Very hand script for quickly building this kind of thing and shaders went on nicely too.

I've only done simple rectangular frames so far but looking forward to exploring further.

Thank you for making it and sharing with us. :)

mCasual · May 2014

Jindi said:
What can I say... just took this for a test drive (with your manual at my side) and it's great! Very hand script for quickly building this kind of thing and shaders went on nicely too.
I've only done simple rectangular frames so far but looking forward to exploring further.

Thank you for making it and sharing with us. :)

thanks for testing it ! you were brave :)

IndigoJanson · May 2014

Casual said:

you were brave :)

Only in that I'm cautious about downloading and installing scripts... but one look at your avatar and I knew that was a face I could trust. ;)

I will need to spend some time with this, right now I'm having trouble going beyond the rectangular and square frames (though that alone is a nice feature and textures go on beautifully). I'm sure the problem is between the monitor and chair (i.e. I've typed in an odd value somewhere), as your code looks self-explanatory and the manual makes sense.

[EDIT: Yes, I was missing something obvious... I'm making progress now.]

I've been learning to use Blender but this is a great time-saver and I love that I'll be able to add my own path scripts too.

Just to prove that it's possible to get results right from the start, I roped in my ever-willing assistant to pose for this image. The frame uses a Gemologica tile (1 horizontal, 10 vertical gives me the best results).

mCasual · May 2014

in version Beta 6, there will be a variable named rcpt ( meaning repeat-counter ) which will increase by 1 each time a "repeat" is used
so in the example below, i used this variable to position each arch
The columns were also made using mcjBuilder Beta6

( see "TAHITI Love Sick M/V" for the real life columns and arches )

 define arche x
profile classic_ovolo
StepAngle 11.25
radius 1.5
MoveTo x+.5 5 .5
MoldSize 35 35
setRot 0 90 90
TurnUp 180
break
defineEnd

define arch x
profile square
StepAngle 11.25
radius 1.325
MoveTo x+.675 5 -.25
MoldSize 150 35
setRot 0 90 90
TurnUp 180
break
defineEnd

repeat 4
arche 4*grcpt-8
arch 4*grcpt-8
repeatEnd

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figure 2 - Beta 6 will possibly include the ability to make complex path-caps ( the upper wall )