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If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ # or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, # Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. # # ##### END GPL LICENSE BLOCK ##### bl_info = { "name": "Copy2 Vertices, Edges or Faces", "author": "Eleanor Howick (elfnor.com)", "version": (0, 1, 1), "blender": (2, 71, 0), "location": "3D View > Object > Copy 2", "description": "Copy one object to the selected vertices, edges or faces of another object", "warning": "", "category": "Object" } import bpy from bpy.types import Operator from bpy.props import ( BoolProperty, EnumProperty, FloatProperty, ) from mathutils import ( Vector, Matrix, ) class Copy2(Operator): bl_idname = "mesh.copy2" bl_label = "Copy 2" bl_description = ("Copy Vertices, Edges or Faces to the Selected object\n" "Needs an existing Active Mesh Object") bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"} obj_list = None def obj_list_cb(self, context): return Copy2.obj_list def sec_axes_list_cb(self, context): if self.priaxes == 'X': sec_list = [('Y', "Y", "Secondary axis Y"), ('Z', "Z", "Secondary axis Z")] if self.priaxes == 'Y': sec_list = [('X', "X", "Secondary axis X"), ('Z', "Z", "Secondary axis Z")] if self.priaxes == 'Z': sec_list = [('X', "X", "Secondary axis X"), ('Y', "Y", "Secondary axis Y")] return sec_list copytype = EnumProperty( items=(('V', "Vertex", "Paste the Copied Geometry to Vertices of the Active Object", 'VERTEXSEL', 0), ('E', "Edge", "Paste the Copied Geometry to Edges of the Active Object", 'EDGESEL', 1), ('F', "Face", "Paste the Copied Geometry to Faces of the Active Object", 'FACESEL', 2)), ) copyfromobject = EnumProperty( name="Copy from", description="Copy an Object from the list", items=obj_list_cb ) priaxes = EnumProperty( description="Primary axes used for Copied Object orientation", items=(('X', "X", "Along X"), ('Y', "Y", "Along Y"), ('Z', "Z", "Along Z")), ) edgescale = BoolProperty( name="Scale to fill edge", default=False ) secaxes = EnumProperty( name="Secondary Axis", description="Secondary axis used for Copied Object orientation", items=sec_axes_list_cb ) scale = FloatProperty( name="Scale", default=1.0, min=0.0, ) @classmethod def poll(cls, context): obj = context.active_object return obj and obj.type == "MESH" def draw(self, context): layout = self.layout layout.prop(self, "copyfromobject") layout.label("to:") layout.prop(self, "copytype", expand=True) layout.label("Primary axis:") layout.prop(self, "priaxes", expand=True) layout.label("Secondary axis:") layout.prop(self, "secaxes", expand=True) if self.copytype == "E": layout.prop(self, "edgescale") if self.edgescale: layout.prop(self, "scale") return def execute(self, context): copytoobject = context.active_object.name axes = self.priaxes + self.secaxes # check if there is a problem with the strings related to some chars copy_to_object = bpy.data.objects[copytoobject] if \ copytoobject in bpy.data.objects else None copy_from_object = bpy.data.objects[self.copyfromobject] if \ self.copyfromobject in bpy.data.objects else None if copy_to_object is None or copy_from_object is None: self.report({"WARNING"}, "There was a problem with retrieving Object data. Operation Cancelled") return {"CANCELLED"} try: copy_to_from( context.scene, copy_to_object, copy_from_object, self.copytype, axes, self.edgescale, self.scale ) except Exception as e: self.report({"WARNING"}, "Copy2 could not be completed (Check the Console for more info)") print("\n[Add Advanced Objects]\nOperator: mesh.copy2\n{}\n".format(e)) return {"CANCELLED"} return {"FINISHED"} def invoke(self, context, event): Copy2.obj_list = [(obj.name, obj.name, obj.name) for obj in bpy.data.objects] return {"FINISHED"} def copy_to_from(scene, to_obj, from_obj, copymode, axes, edgescale, scale): if copymode == 'V': vertex_copy(scene, to_obj, from_obj, axes) if copymode == 'E': # don't pass edgescalling to object types that cannot be scaled if from_obj.type in ["CAMERA", "LAMP", "EMPTY", "ARMATURE", "SPEAKER", "META"]: edgescale = False edge_copy(scene, to_obj, from_obj, axes, edgescale, scale) if copymode == 'F': face_copy(scene, to_obj, from_obj, axes) axes_dict = {'XY': (1, 2, 0), 'XZ': (2, 1, 0), 'YX': (0, 2, 1), 'YZ': (2, 0, 1), 'ZX': (0, 1, 2), 'ZY': (1, 0, 2)} def copyto(scene, source_obj, pos, xdir, zdir, axes, scale=None): """ copy the source_obj to pos, so its primary axis points in zdir and its secondary axis points in xdir """ copy_obj = source_obj.copy() scene.objects.link(copy_obj) xdir = xdir.normalized() zdir = zdir.normalized() # rotation first z_axis = zdir x_axis = xdir y_axis = z_axis.cross(x_axis) # use axes_dict to assign the axis as chosen in panel A, B, C = axes_dict[axes] rot_mat = Matrix() rot_mat[A].xyz = x_axis rot_mat[B].xyz = y_axis rot_mat[C].xyz = z_axis rot_mat.transpose() # rotate object copy_obj.matrix_world = rot_mat # move object into position copy_obj.location = pos # scale object if scale is not None: copy_obj.scale = scale return copy_obj def vertex_copy(scene, obj, source_obj, axes): # vertex select mode sel_verts = [] copy_list = [] for v in obj.data.vertices: if v.select is True: sel_verts.append(v) # make a set for each vertex. The set contains all the connected vertices # use sets so the list is unique vert_con = [set() for i in range(len(obj.data.vertices))] for e in obj.data.edges: vert_con[e.vertices[0]].add(e.vertices[1]) vert_con[e.vertices[1]].add(e.vertices[0]) for v in sel_verts: pos = v.co * obj.matrix_world.transposed() xco = obj.data.vertices[list(vert_con[v.index])[0]].co * obj.matrix_world.transposed() zdir = (v.co + v.normal) * obj.matrix_world.transposed() - pos zdir = zdir.normalized() edir = pos - xco # edir is nor perpendicular to z dir # want xdir to be projection of edir onto plane through pos with direction zdir xdir = edir - edir.dot(zdir) * zdir xdir = -xdir.normalized() copy = copyto(scene, source_obj, pos, xdir, zdir, axes) copy_list.append(copy) # select all copied objects for copy in copy_list: copy.select = True obj.select = False def edge_copy(scene, obj, source_obj, axes, es, scale): # edge select mode sel_edges = [] copy_list = [] for e in obj.data.edges: if e.select is True: sel_edges.append(e) for e in sel_edges: # pos is average of two edge vertexs v0 = obj.data.vertices[e.vertices[0]].co * obj.matrix_world.transposed() v1 = obj.data.vertices[e.vertices[1]].co * obj.matrix_world.transposed() pos = (v0 + v1) / 2 # xdir is along edge xdir = v0 - v1 xlen = xdir.magnitude xdir = xdir.normalized() # project each edge vertex normal onto plane normal to xdir vn0 = (obj.data.vertices[e.vertices[0]].co * obj.matrix_world.transposed() + obj.data.vertices[e.vertices[0]].normal) - v0 vn1 = (obj.data.vertices[e.vertices[1]].co * obj.matrix_world.transposed() + obj.data.vertices[e.vertices[1]].normal) - v1 vn0p = vn0 - vn0.dot(xdir) * xdir vn1p = vn1 - vn1.dot(xdir) * xdir # the mean of the two projected normals is the zdir zdir = vn0p + vn1p zdir = zdir.normalized() escale = None if es: escale = Vector([1.0, 1.0, 1.0]) i = list('XYZ').index(axes[1]) escale[i] = scale * xlen / source_obj.dimensions[i] copy = copyto(scene, source_obj, pos, xdir, zdir, axes, scale=escale) copy_list.append(copy) # select all copied objects for copy in copy_list: copy.select = True obj.select = False def face_copy(scene, obj, source_obj, axes): # face select mode sel_faces = [] copy_list = [] for f in obj.data.polygons: if f.select is True: sel_faces.append(f) for f in sel_faces: fco = f.center * obj.matrix_world.transposed() # get first vertex corner of transformed object vco = obj.data.vertices[f.vertices[0]].co * obj.matrix_world.transposed() # get face normal of transformed object fn = (f.center + f.normal) * obj.matrix_world.transposed() - fco fn = fn.normalized() copy = copyto(scene, source_obj, fco, vco - fco, fn, axes) copy_list.append(copy) # select all copied objects for copy in copy_list: copy.select = True obj.select = False def register(): bpy.utils.register_class(Copy2) def unregister(): bpy.utils.unregister_class(Copy2) if __name__ == "__main__": register()