Good tip! Thanks Nic.
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 4:07 AM, Nic Groot Bluemink <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Neat, thanks for the share Alan!
>
> A little suggestion - personally I like using the OpenUndo/CloseUndo with
> a try-except structure like so:
>
> xsi = Application
>
> xsi.OpenUndo("somefunction")
> try:
> dostuff
> except:
> pass
> finally:
> xsi.CloseUndo()
>
>
> This way, any errors that may occur while doing stuff will always be
> undoable. Of course, you can handle your exceptions more cleanly than in my
> crude example :p
>
> -Nic
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Alan Fregtman <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Hmmm, last second improvement: this one's got OpenUndo and CloseUndo to
>> pack all the actions into one undo step...
>>
>> xsi = Application
>> def capMeshHoles(mesh, freezeModeling = True):
>> ''' Caps holes in given mesh. '''
>> originalSelection = xsi.Selection.GetAsText()
>> boundaryEdges = [ e for e in mesh.ActivePrimitive.Geometry.Edges if
>> e.IsBoundary ]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> xsi.OpenUndo("Cap holes in %s" % mesh.FullName)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> if len(boundaryEdges) > 0:
>> xsi.SelectGeometryComponents(boundaryEdges)
>> oSel = xsi.Selection(0)
>> xsi.DuplicateMeshComponent(oSel)
>> xsi.SelectAdjacent(oSel, "Point")
>> xsi.ApplyTopoOp("Collapse", oSel)
>> oSel = xsi.SetSelFilter("Vertex")
>> xsi.ApplyTopoOp("Collapse", oSel)
>> if freezeModeling:
>> xsi.FreezeModeling(mesh)
>> xsi.Selection.SetAsText( originalSelection )
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> xsi.CloseUndo()
>>
>>
>> return mesh
>> # --------------------------------
>> capMeshHoles(xsi.Selection(0))
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Alan Fregtman
>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> I have made my own Python function since creating this thread long ago.
>>> In the interest of sharing:
>>>
>>>
>>> xsi = Application
>>> def capMeshHoles(mesh, freezeModeling = True):
>>> ''' Caps holes in given mesh. '''
>>> originalSelection = xsi.Selection.GetAsText()
>>> boundaryEdges = [ e for e in mesh.ActivePrimitive.Geometry.Edges if
>>> e.IsBoundary ]
>>>
>>> if len(boundaryEdges) > 0:
>>> xsi.SelectGeometryComponents(boundaryEdges)
>>> oSel = xsi.Selection(0)
>>> xsi.DuplicateMeshComponent(oSel)
>>> xsi.SelectAdjacent(oSel, "Point")
>>> xsi.ApplyTopoOp("Collapse", oSel)
>>> oSel = xsi.SetSelFilter("Vertex")
>>> xsi.ApplyTopoOp("Collapse", oSel)
>>> if freezeModeling:
>>> xsi.FreezeModeling(mesh)
>>> xsi.Selection.SetAsText( originalSelection )
>>>
>>> return mesh
>>> # --------------------------------
>>> capMeshHoles(xsi.Selection(0))
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Malcolm Zaloon <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Oleg!
>>>>
>>>> I´m wondering if can you provide the download link again for modified
>>>> "cap hole" compound?
>>>> the old link is broken...(404 file not found)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance! :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Oleg Bliznuk <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Alan,
>>>>> you can also do it with a little bit modified "cap holes" compound via
>>>>> ICE, we are using it in ImplosiaFX
>>>>> http://clip2net.com/s/1ABrt
>>>>> -Oleg
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> __________________
>>>> Malcolm Zaloon - Lighting TD - XSI Generalist
>>>> Quote:
>>>> "Everything can be interconnected and will update according by
>>>> interface"
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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