maliohammad

now it is much better , but I can't feel the shadows in the scene , you can look at real photos for reference

you are welcome :) each parameter expect its own data type , to get the correct data type (and shorten the creation time) in the arnold light , right click on the parameter you want to access , then from "user interface " choose "copy user data interface " , so in the case of samples it is integer and not float (not sure if this is what is causing you the problem ) . I tried to make the samples and it worked just like the others , feel free to ask any question :)

you are welcome , I forget to attach the second version and fortunately I did that , because in the second version I forget to write the proper code and it didn't work . Now I have fixed the code here is the second version . if you didn't understand something in the code , just let me know and I will try to explain it :) Arnold_light_lister-2.c4d

I have not worked with them before , but AFAIK they are just handlers and do something related to the flag you choose ,you can check this

Hi ! I have been learning python for some time , and need to practice making some simple scripts (normal script ,tag script , object script ) and NOT a plugin , so rather than doing nonsense training with dummy examples I would prefer to make something that may help someone . so if you are doing some thing a lot of times and want to do it with few clicks rather than doing the whole process , or anything similar ... just give me the details and I would try to see if I can make something useable .... just make attention to 2 things : -There is no promise that I (can/will) do the script you want , it depends . -there is no promise about when I will complete the scripts , I will try to make them in my free time . cheers :D

and this is the second version :D (fixed the problem of lights being ignored if they are child of another object ) hope this will be enough for you to learn how to continue what you want to achieve . if you have any question , feel free to ask :)

you are welcome :) here is an example of what I get :D I tell c4d to search to search the objects with the ID of arnold light , then link the values to the user data . you can continue to add user datas for each parameter then do the same as I did with intensity and colour (you get the user data Id from the mango user data window ) the limitations with this script is it is ignoring the objects (lights ) that are child of another object , it can be fixed but I don't know how . you can go to plugin cafe in which you can get better help . BTW , after I took a loom atAdam's light script source code I can confirm that it works with arnold light(also octane and Vray) if you used c4d light with Harold light tag (which will give you similar results . Arnold_light_lister.c4d

I thought it is this one , but it seems it is totally deferent ..xd

he included the source code , but I will give you the path you need to learn : now I have to go to work , after I return I will try to give you the learning path , or try to do something simple for you(I am not experienced , so don't expect too much ) :D

you can modify adams plugin , or tell him kindly to support arnold or make an arnold version ...

I think you can only achieve this with python ...

is this quartz the same one that is used as alternative for X11 in OS X ? isn't it open source

@3D-Pangel I asked him this question in the forum : then he answered : BTW , the speed of this plugin has increased a lot after version 2.0 (not sure in which version the plugin get the improved speed )

well , for me I would not bother with trying to do some thing similar , because there is already a great script called "light lister " it is free , you can search for it in the forum .

I am eager to know the last 2 teasers :D this plugin look promising in terms of features .

yes , there is a lot of cool features which is perfect for VFX . I don't think you will need external renderer to work with it , you can ask him on the forum to make sure . the interface is a little bit daunting in the begging , but once you get your hands on whats going on it will be much easier to work with .

looking froward for it :)

nice work ;) it would be much better if you spend more time one rendering and texturing .

hello , I didn't see anyone post about it here , so I decided to share the info with you guys . and here is the link : http://www.fluidsimulation.de/navie/index.php?content=effex&category=2 they aded openVDB support and GPU support (and soon they will announce for more features ) what do you think about it ?

import c4d from c4d import utils as u #Welcome to the world of Python def main(): null = op.GetObject() obj = op[c4d.ID_USERDATA,2] pts = obj.GetAllPoints() clones = doc.GetActiveObjects(0) for o in clones : o.SetAbsPos(pts[int(o[c4d.ID_BASELIST_NAME])]) pass #put in your code here here is a script you can put in the python tag . make a cloner and clone the objects all over the object you want , then make editable . -select the new clones and use the rename tool (you can find it in the tools menu ) and replace "cone" with "". -now select the clones , and execute the script , the clones will snap to the object . to fix the limitation of this script : -create a user data (link ) and add the null object that contains the clones into it , then using a script to select (or access ) all the clones inside . -find a way to get the index of the object in the list (clones ) so you don't have to rename the clones

another workaround is to use a cloner and add the target tag to the cloned object then make the cloner editable

you can do it with mograph , xpresso can do it but I think it will be much slower and less controllable

why it won't work with cloner ?

nice work , but I have some notes about it : - the HDRI looks so small so the room looks like elves house (I can see the leafs from the HDRI) -dont use area light with rectangle shape near the window , and you have GI turned on , so the HDRI will cast shadows and light . -the paintings with geometric heads don't look realistic (in real life you see flat paintings , and maybe on a curved plane but not geometric shapes )

@bentraje you are welcome :) the script manager won't allow for auto update for a reason . if you used the code in python tag (which provide auto-update you will be locked and can't change any value of the object (and if you set a code to select an object you will be stuck into a loop and can't select any other object .