# ##### BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK ##### # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License # as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 # of the License, or (at your option) any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, # Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. # # ##### END GPL LICENSE BLOCK ##### bl_info = { "name": "Add Chain", "author": "Brian Hinton (Nichod)", "version": (0, 1, 2), "blender": (2, 71, 0), "location": "Toolshelf > Create Tab", "description": "Adds Chain with curve guide for easy creation", "warning": "", "wiki_url": "https://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/" "Scripts/Object/Add_Chain", "category": "Object", } import bpy from bpy.types import Operator def Add_Chain(): # Adds Empty to scene bpy.ops.object.add( type='EMPTY', view_align=False, enter_editmode=False, location=(0, 0, 0), rotation=(0, 0, 0), ) # Changes name of Empty to rot_link adds variable emp emp = bpy.context.object emp.name = "rot_link" # Rotate emp ~ 90 degrees emp.rotation_euler = [1.570796, 0, 0] # Adds Curve Path to scene bpy.ops.curve.primitive_nurbs_path_add( view_align=False, enter_editmode=False, location=(0, 0, 0), rotation=(0, 0, 0), ) # Change Curve name to deform adds variable curv curv = bpy.context.object curv.name = "deform" # Inserts Torus primitive bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_torus_add( major_radius=1, minor_radius=0.25, major_segments=12, minor_segments=4, abso_major_rad=1, abso_minor_rad=0.5, ) # Positions Torus primitive to center of scene bpy.context.active_object.location = 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 # Reseting Torus rotation in case of 'Align to view' option enabled bpy.context.active_object.rotation_euler = 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 # Changes Torus name to chain adds variable tor tor = bpy.context.object tor.name = "chain" # Adds Array Modifier to tor bpy.ops.object.modifier_add(type='ARRAY') # Adds subsurf modifier tor bpy.ops.object.modifier_add(type='SUBSURF') # Smooths tor bpy.ops.object.shade_smooth() # Select curv sce = bpy.context.scene sce.objects.active = curv # Toggle into editmode bpy.ops.object.editmode_toggle() # TODO, may be better to move objects directly # Translate curve object bpy.ops.transform.translate( value=(2, 0, 0), constraint_axis=(True, False, False), constraint_orientation='GLOBAL', mirror=False, proportional='DISABLED', proportional_edit_falloff='SMOOTH', proportional_size=1, snap=False, snap_target='CLOSEST', snap_point=(0, 0, 0), snap_align=False, snap_normal=(0, 0, 0), release_confirm=False, ) # Toggle into objectmode bpy.ops.object.editmode_toggle() # Select tor or chain sce.objects.active = tor # Selects Array Modifier for editing array = tor.modifiers['Array'] # Change Array Modifier Parameters array.fit_type = 'FIT_CURVE' array.curve = curv array.offset_object = emp array.use_object_offset = True array.relative_offset_displace = 0.549, 0.0, 0.0 # Add curve modifier bpy.ops.object.modifier_add(type='CURVE') # Selects Curve Modifier for editing cur = tor.modifiers['Curve'] # Change Curve Modifier Parameters cur.object = curv class AddChain(Operator): bl_idname = "mesh.primitive_chain_add" bl_label = "Add Chain" bl_description = ("Create a Chain segment with helper objects controlling modifiers:\n" "1) A Curve Modifier Object (deform) for the length and shape,\n" "Edit the Path to extend Chain Length\n" "2) An Empty (rot_link) as an Array Offset for rotation") bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'} def execute(self, context): try: Add_Chain() except Exception as e: self.report({'WARNING'}, "Some operations could not be performed (See Console for more info)") print("\n[Add Advanced Objects]\nOperator: " "mesh.primitive_chain_add\nError: {}".format(e)) return {'CANCELLED'} return {'FINISHED'} def register(): bpy.utils.register_class(AddChain) def unregister(): bpy.utils.unregister_class(AddChain) if __name__ == "__main__": register()