def set_poleLocator(**kwargs):
"""
Select 3 joints parent to child in order to which pole
vector has to be placed
Select 3 joints and ik handle in order, to create the pole
vector object and constraint
"""
distance_scale = kwargs.get("distance_scale", 1)
pole_vector_locator = kwargs.get("pole_vector", "poleLocator")
selected_joint = pm.ls(selection=True)
if len(selected_joint) < 3:
print("please select 3 joints")
return None
joint1_position = pm.xform(selected_joint[0],
query=True,
worldSpace=True,
translation=True)
joint2_position = pm.xform(selected_joint[1],
query=True,
worldSpace=True,
translation=True)
joint3_position = pm.xform(selected_joint[2],
query=True,
worldSpace=True,
translation=True)
joint1_vector = openmaya.MVector(joint1_position[0], joint1_position[1],
joint1_position[2])
joint2_vector = openmaya.MVector(joint2_position[0], joint2_position[1],
joint2_position[2])
joint3_vector = openmaya.MVector(joint3_position[0], joint3_position[1],
joint3_position[2])
joint1_joint2_vector = joint2_vector - joint1_vector
joint1_joint2_vector.normalize()
joint2_joint3_vector = joint3_vector - joint2_vector
joint2_joint3_vector.normalize()
plane_normal = joint1_joint2_vector ^ joint2_joint3_vector
plane_normal.normalize()
joint1_joint3_vector = joint3_vector - joint1_vector
joint1_joint3_vector.normalize
pole_vector = joint1_joint3_vector ^ plane_normal
mag_vec = pole_vector * distance_scale
pole_position = joint2_vector + mag_vec
loc_pos = [pole_position.x, pole_position.y, pole_position.z]
pole_locator = pm.spaceLocator(name=pole_vector_locator)
locator_group = pm.group(pole_locator, name=pole_vector_locator + "_group")
pm.xform(locator_group, translation=loc_pos)
print("Pole object placed at ", str(loc_pos))
if len(selected_joint) == 4:
ik_handle = selected_joint[3]
pm.poleVectorConstraint(pole_locator, ik_handle)
print("Pole Vector Constraint applied")
return None
def makePoleVector(self, constrain=True):
iks = pm.ls(selection = True )
originalSelection = iks
locators = []
for ik in iks:
loc = pm.spaceLocator()
pm.rename( loc, 'poleVectorTarget' )
pm.parent( loc, ik )
ik.poleVectorX >> loc.translateX
ik.poleVectorY >> loc.translateY
ik.poleVectorZ >> loc.translateZ
loc.translateX.disconnect()
loc.translateY.disconnect()
loc.translateZ.disconnect()
pm.parent( loc, world=True )
if constrain==True:
pm.poleVectorConstraint( loc, ik, weight=1 )
## at the one exact "magic" ## place where the pole vector ## is for the ik handle ## it's magic, because it's the only ## place that won't "pop" out of the pose ## ## connect the ik's poleVector attribute ## to the locators translation ## which is a way of recording the data ik.poleVector >> loc.translate ## ## now that's it is in the right ## world space location ## we can disconnect it, and unparent it ## as long as its world space location ## stays put, it works, and marks that ## location for later ## ## disconnect loc.translate.disconnect() ## unparent (via parent to world) ## this is how you unparent in code pm.parent( loc, world=True ) ## now finally, we can constrain the ## the ik to the locator, ## using a pole vector constraint #pm.poleVectorConstraint( targetGoal, thingBeingConstrained ) #pm.poleVectorConstraint( master, slave ) pm.poleVectorConstraint( loc, ik )
## at the one exact "magic" ## place where the pole vector ## is for the ik handle ## it's magic, because it's the only ## place that won't "pop" out of the pose ## ## connect the ik's poleVector attribute ## to the locators translation ## which is a way of recording the data ik.poleVector >> loc.translate ## ## now that's it is in the right ## world space location ## we can disconnect it, and unparent it ## as long as its world space location ## stays put, it works, and marks that ## location for later ## ## disconnect loc.translate.disconnect() ## unparent (via parent to world) ## this is how you unparent in code pm.parent(loc, world=True) ## now finally, we can constrain the ## the ik to the locator, ## using a pole vector constraint #pm.poleVectorConstraint( targetGoal, thingBeingConstrained ) #pm.poleVectorConstraint( master, slave ) pm.poleVectorConstraint(loc, ik)