slightly off topic.. I'm now wondering how much is the time difference of a null object drawing compared to a linear curve... Congrats for the release btw :) (shake hands)
-edy On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Ahmidou Lyazidi <[email protected]>wrote: > Unfortunatly we don't have 2014 at work, and I'm on win7 at home, but you > can get the sources here: > https://bitbucket.org/ahmidou_lyazidi/al_icons/src > > About the benefits, well not that much :) > I was frustrated by the null's icons and the fact that you can't rotate > them, so when the custom primitive came out, > that was an occasion to play with them. Actually I was excpecting a better > performance... but that still OK > The two things I see is it's typed as an Icon, so it's easier and more > robust to filter and you can't accidentaly edit them. > > > ----------------------------------------------- > Ahmidou Lyazidi > Director | TD | CG artist > http://vimeo.com/ahmidou/videos > http://www.cappuccino-films.com > > > 2013/6/21 Alan Fregtman <[email protected]> > >> Any chance for Linux support? >> >> Also, what do you see as the benefits to OpenGL icons over say, >> curve-based ones? >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Ahmidou Lyazidi >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi gang, >>> I was missing this feature since a long time so I gave it a go >>> This plugin use a json file as definition so you can add as many shapes >>> as you want. >>> >>> things to know: >>> -It have SRT offset and size parameters, and currently support only one >>> closed curve per icon. >>> -The icon.json file must be in the same directory than the dll (in the >>> plugin folder), and the definition is a flat array of formatted like >>> this [x0,x1,x2...,y0,y1,y2...,z0,z1,z2...]. >>> -Performance wise, a quick benchmark showed that it's ~7% slower than a >>> curve equivalent, but the good thing is that it has it's own type (Icon) >>> and can be filtered . >>> -The primitive is located in the create>primitive menu >>> >>> -You need to install this: http://www.microsoft >>> .com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679 >>> -It's not tested that much, use it at you own risk!!! >>> >>> >>> Download: >>> AL_Icons<http://www.si-community.com/community/download/file.php?id=2981> >>> >>> Cheers >>> A. >>> ----------------------------------------------- >>> Ahmidou Lyazidi >>> Director | TD | CG artist >>> http://vimeo.com/ahmidou/videos >>> http://www.cappuccino-films.com >>> >> >> > -- Edy Susanto Lim TD http://sawamura.neorack.com
