def createBlueprinter( name, args ):
'Creates a default blueprinters'
ret = {}
sctl = []
jnt = ""
functArgs = {"shape":"cube", "size":1, "t":0, "r":0, "s":0}
functArgs = dict(functArgs.items() + args.items())
#create Control
if(functArgs["shape"] == "cube"):
sctl = Control.cubeCtl( name, functArgs )
elif(functArgs["shape"] == "sphere"):
sctl = Control.sphereCtl( name, functArgs )
elif(functArgs["shape"] == "arrow"):
sctl = Control.arrowCtl( name , functArgs )
elif(functArgs["shape"] == "locator"):
sctl = Control.locatorCtl( name , functArgs )
else:
print "Shape not supported...\n"
return 0
#lock hide unwanted Attribute
if functArgs["t"] == 1:
Attribute.lockHide(sctl[0], {"t":1, "h":1, "l":1})
if functArgs["r"] == 1:
Attribute.lockHide(sctl[0], {"r":1, "h":1, "l":1})
if functArgs["s"] == 1:
Attribute.lockHide(sctl[0], {"s":1, "h":1, "l":1})
#add blueprinter joint
jnt = cmds.joint( n = ( name + "_SJNT" ), p= (0, 0, 0 ) )
Constraint.constrain(sctl[0], jnt, args={ "t":1, "mo":0, "name":(name)} )
#matrixConstraint(sctl[0] , jnt, 0, {})
#template(jnt)
#parent to root
cmds.parent(jnt,sctl[0])
#cmds.parent(ret["sctl"][1],rootGrp)
#rename suffix
newName = sctl[0].replace("_CTL","_SCTL")
cmds.rename(sctl[0],newName)
sctl[0] = newName
newName = sctl[1].replace("Ctl_GRP","Sctl_GRP")
cmds.rename(sctl[1],newName)
sctl[1] = newName
#create blueprinter variable
"""for blueprinter in sctl:
storeString(blueprinter, "blueprinter", "")
storeString(jnt, "sjoint", "")"""
ret["sctl"] = sctl
ret["jnt"] = jnt
return ret
def createAxisContols(name, args):
"""
creates a Control with sub Controls limited to move only in one axis each
"""
ret = {}
X=[]
Y=[]
Z=[]
functArgs = {"axis":"xyz", "size":1}
functArgs = dict(functArgs.items() + args.items())
child=None
xName = String.removeSuffix(name) + "X"
yName = String.removeSuffix(name) + "Y"
zName = String.removeSuffix(name) + "Z"
topGrp = cmds.group(name=(name+"_GRP"),em=True)
ctlGrp = cmds.group(name=(name+"Ctl_GRP"),em=True)
if "x" in functArgs["axis"]:
X = Control.arrowCtl( xName, functArgs )
Attribute.lockHide(X[0], {"all":1, "h":1, "l":1})
Attribute.setColour(X[0], "red")
cmds.setAttr(( X[0] + ".tx"), lock=False, cb = True , k = True )
child = Transform.getShape(X[0])
cmds.rotate(0,-90,0, (child+".cv[0:7]"))
if "y" in functArgs["axis"]:
Y = Control.arrowCtl( yName, functArgs )
Attribute.lockHide(Y[0], {"all":1, "h":1, "l":1})
Attribute.setColour(Y[0], "green")
cmds.setAttr(( Y[0] + ".ty"), lock=False, cb = True , k = True )
child = Transform.getShape(Y[0])
cmds.rotate(90,0,0, (child+".cv[0:7]"))
if "z" in functArgs["axis"]:
Z = Control.arrowCtl( zName, functArgs )
Attribute.lockHide(Z[0], {"all":1, "h":1, "l":1})
Attribute.setColour(Z[0], "blue")
cmds.setAttr(( Z[0] + ".tz"), lock=False, cb = True , k = True )
child = Transform.getShape(Z[0])
cmds.rotate(180,0,0, (child+".cv[0:7]"))
#connect Control to group to negate movement
XNeg = cmds.createNode("multDoubleLinear", n=(name+"X_PMA"))
cmds.setAttr((XNeg + ".input2"), -1)
YNeg = cmds.createNode("multDoubleLinear", n=(name+"Y_PMA"))
cmds.setAttr((YNeg + ".input2"), -1)
ZNeg = cmds.createNode("multDoubleLinear", n=(name+"Z_PMA"))
cmds.setAttr((ZNeg + ".input2"), -1)
cmds.connectAttr((X[0]+".tx"),(XNeg+".input1"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((Y[0]+".ty"),(YNeg+".input1"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((Z[0]+".tz"),(ZNeg+".input1"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((XNeg+".output"),(X[1]+".tx"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((YNeg+".output"),(Y[1]+".ty"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((ZNeg+".output"),(Z[1]+".tz"), f=True)
#connect Control to ctls to top grp
cmds.connectAttr((X[0]+".tx"),(ctlGrp+".tx"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((Y[0]+".ty"),(ctlGrp+".ty"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((Z[0]+".tz"),(ctlGrp+".tz"), f=True)
cmds.parent(ctlGrp, topGrp)
if "x" in functArgs["axis"]:
cmds.parent(X[1], ctlGrp)
if "y" in functArgs["axis"]:
cmds.parent(Y[1], ctlGrp)
if "z" in functArgs["axis"]:
cmds.parent(Z[1], ctlGrp)
ret["xctl"] = X
ret["yctl"] = Y
ret["zctl"] = Z
ret["grp"] = [topGrp, ctlGrp]
return ret
