Hello, Matthias.
Thanks for your reply and attached file.
I cannot reproduce the sample yet.
I put a movie file of my operation on the following links.
Best regards,
K-UDA
http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~k-uda/CONSTRAINT_CENTER_001.htm
or
http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~k-uda/CONSTRAINT_CENTER_001.swf (about 1.5MB)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthias Kappenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 2:04 AM
Subject: Re: About constraint tool
> Hi KUDA,
>
> here's what I did:
>
> Create a sphere
> Do: Make Choreographable
> In ChoregraphyWindow check "Animated" for "Translate"
> Select the sphere
> Create Constraint
> (Now a sphere and a constraint should be in your select window)
>
> Open the constraints properties and go to "Spec" tab
> Put in this script:
> // Script Begin
> cog = new r3Vect(0, 0, 0);
> var i = 0;
> for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
> child = Self.GETSUBBYORDNUM(i);
> if(!child)
> break;
> p = child.GetCenter();
> cog.fadd(p);
> }
> if(i > 0) {
> cog.fdiv(2);
> }
> Target.SetCenter(cog);
> // Script end
>
> Set command Language to JavaScript.
>
> Create two new spheres and drop them in the constraint.
>
> Move one or both of them, the "constrainted" sphere should move, too.
>
> Modify the script to your needs in lines:
> -->for(i = 0; i < (your max count spheres); i++) {
> --> cog.fdiv(your max count spheres);
>
>
> Hope it's working,
> Matthias
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K-UDA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 3:24 PM
> Subject: Re: About constraint tool
>
>
>> Hello, Matthias.
>> Thanks for your reply and advice.
>> The explanation of the operation is not described in the manual.
>> I made to active the animated property.
>> However, the target object did not move.
>> Are you able to move the target object?
>> Best regards,
>> K-UDA
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Matthias Kappenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 3:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: About constraint tool
>>
>>
>> > The "original" constraint to center script is written for 2 spheres:
>> > // Script begin
>> > cog = new r3Vect(0, 0, 0);
>> > var i = 0;
>> >
>> > for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
>> > child = Self.GETSUBBYORDNUM(i);
>> > if(!child)
>> > break;
>> > p = child.GetCenter();
>> > cog.fadd(p);
>> > }
>> >
>> > if(i > 0) {
>> > cog.fdiv(2); // 2 Spheres
>> > }
>> >
>> > Target.SetCenter(cog);
>> > // Script end
>> >
>> > use this for 3 spheres:
>> > // Script begin
>> > cog = new r3Vect(0, 0, 0);
>> > var i = 0;
>> >
>> > for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
>> > child = Self.GETSUBBYORDNUM(i);
>> > if(!child)
>> > break;
>> > p = child.GetCenter();
>> > cog.fadd(p);
>> > }
>> >
>> > if(i > 0) {
>> > cog.fdiv(3); // 3 Spheres
>> > }
>> >
>> > Target.SetCenter(cog);
>> > // Script end
>> >
>> > Have a look at the attached picture, too.
>> > Hope this is helpy,
>> > Matthias
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "K-UDA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > To: <[email protected]>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 6:37 AM
>> > Subject: About constraint tool
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hello List.
>> >> I tried the constraint center.r3d.
>> >> However, it did not work well.
>> >> I selected three input sphere objects and moved them.
>> >> The target object was not constrained to center.
>> >> It worked well when I selected only one input sphere object.
>> >> Is it a bug?
>> >>
>> >> A bug of manual
>> >> The explanation of recursive option is different from the actual
>> >> one.
>> >>
>> >> I created four analytic spheres newly.
>> >> I did the same operation as the description of the manual.
>> >> Then I moved one object in the constraint object.
>> >> However, the target object did not move.
>> >> Did I make a mistake?
>> >>
>> >> Best regards,
>> >> K-UDA
>> >>
>>
