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tcrowson / softimage_GatherFramebuffers.py

Last active April 14, 2021 18:31

For Softimage. Searches for 'Store_Color_In_Channel' nodes and adds their channels to the scene channel list.

	# loop through shader nodes in the scene, identify 'store_color_in_channel' nodes,
	# and add them to the scene globals. Avoid duplicate channnels.

	for x in Application.FindObjects("", "{6495C5C1-FD18-474E-9703-AEA66631F7A7}" ):
	if str(x.ProgID) == "Softimage.sib_color_storeinchannel.1.0":
	chanName = Application.GetValue(x.Channel)
	addChan = Application.CreateRenderChannel("%s"%(chanName), "siRenderChannelColorType", "")
	newChan = (addChan[-1])
	if newChan.isdigit():
	Application.RemoveRenderChannel(addChan)

tcrowson / softimage_GroupMeshesByModel.py

Last active January 2, 2016 07:59

For Softimage. This script gathers all the polymeshes for selected models and places them in model-specific groups.

	# Gathers all the polymeshes for selected models and places them in model-specific groups
	# (i.e. one group for each model).

	from win32com.client import constants

	if len(Application.Selection) > 0:
	selectedModels = [item for item in Application.Selection if item.Type == '#model']

	# Create the groups and populate them
	for model in selectedModels:

tcrowson / qt_ClearTreeWidget.py

Last active October 17, 2020 18:51

For PyQt/PySide. A simple function for clearing the contents of a QTreeWidget/QTreeView, since these classes lack convenient clear() or clearContents() methods. Takes a QTreeWidget or QTreeView object as an argument.

	import PySide
	from PySide import QtGui

	def clearQTreeWidget(tree):
	iterator = QtGui.QTreeWidgetItemIterator(tree, QtGui.QTreeWidgetItemIterator.All)
	while iterator.value():
	iterator.value().takeChildren()
	iterator +=1
	i = tree.topLevelItemCount()
	while i > -1:

tcrowson / softimage_DisableViewportVertColor.py

Last active January 2, 2016 08:09

For Softimage. Set the 'Vertex Color' display option to 'Never Show' for all cameras and 3d viewports (lights excluded). This can be very useful when working with normal maps, due to the crazy performance hit from Tangent properties.

	from win32com.client import constants

	for camera in [cam for cam in Application.ActiveSceneRoot.FindChildren2("", constants.siCameraPrimType)]:
	Application.SetValue("%s.camdisp.vcdisplay" %camera, 0)

	for viewport in Application.Desktop.ActiveLayout.Views.Find("View Manager").Views:
	Application.SetValue("Views.View%s.UserCamera.camdisp.vcdisplay" %viewport, 0)
	Application.SetValue("Views.View%s.TopCamera.camdisp.vcdisplay" %viewport, 0)
	Application.SetValue("Views.View%s.FrontCamera.camdisp.vcdisplay" %viewport, 0)
	Application.SetValue("Views.View%s.RightCamera.camdisp.vcdisplay" %viewport, 0)

tcrowson / softimage_RunAnnotationAsPython.py

Last active April 14, 2021 18:29

For Softimage. A quick snippet for running the text in an Annotation property as Python code. This allows you to store Python code in an Annotation property, as part of a scene or model, and run in later. Running this will drop you into a pick session, asking you to choose an Annotation property. No special error handling for now, it's brute-for…

	# Puts the user into a pick-session, asking you to select an Annotation property
	# whose text it will then run as Python code.

	from win32com.client import constants
	annotation = Application.PickElement(constants.siPropertyFilter,'Choose an Annotation Property','Choose an Annotation Property')[2]
	exec annotation.Text.Value

tcrowson / modo_getItemsOfType.py

Last active August 29, 2015 13:59

Function that returns all items in the scene of the specified type(s) as a list of Python objects.

	# python

	'''
	This function searches the current Modo scene and returns all items of
	the specified type as a list of Python objects.

	The function takes one or more arguments as strings or integers, which are the types of items you're after.
	To ensure forward compatibility we'll use the symbol for the item type we need.

	To see the full list of item type symbols, visit the following URL:

tcrowson / loadUI_example.py

Last active April 12, 2023 17:55

Dynamically Load UI file from QtDesigner

	from PySide.QtGui import *
	from PySide.QtCore import *
	from PySide.QtUiTools import QUiLoader

	uiFile = "path\to\my\UI\file.ui"


	class UiLoader(QUiLoader):
	'''
	Convenience class for dynamically loading QtDesigner '.ui' files,

tcrowson / simpleModoMonitor.py

Last active August 29, 2015 14:06

Basic Modo Progress Bar

	import lx
	import time

	dialog_svc = lx.service.StdDialog()
	mymonitor = lx.object.Monitor(dialog_svc.MonitorAllocate('Some task or other ...'))
	mymonitor.Initialize(10)

	for x in range(10):
	mymonitor.Increment(1)
	time.sleep(2)

tcrowson / pysideDialogExamples.py

Last active October 11, 2017 16:49

Examples of simple PySide dialogs

	from PySide.QtGui import *

	# create a modal message box with a single 'Ok' button
	box = QMessageBox()
	box.setWindowTitle('Title')
	box.setText('Text')
	box.exec_()


	# create a modal message box that offers some choices (Yes\|No\|Cancel)

tcrowson / modo_SaveIncremental.py

Last active November 13, 2018 12:20

Increment the version number of the current Modo scene, respecting existing digit padding.

	#python

	# tc_SaveIncremental.py
	# Tim Crowson, 9/29/2014
	# Saves a new version of your current scene. Requires the scene to have been saved previously.
	# - Searches for an existing version that follows the pattern 'sceneName_vXXX.lxo'
	# - Any number of digits can be used for the version number: the script will respect the existing number padding.
	# - If no version is identified (e.g. "sceneName.lxo") the script will append '_v001' to end of the scene name.
	# - You can configure the padding for this First Version by setting the FIRST_VERSION_PADDING variable

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