DcBoolManager- Free maya script for boolean modeling

eltarbos

Hi,
DcBoolManager is a free maya script to enhance boolean modeling workflow.
It works on maya 2016 and above.
It's available on gumroad here:
https://gum.co/LMlq
It's still wip so please give it a try and tell me what I can change.
here's 2 videos showing how it works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2LGtvwCLy4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdRhp6ETA_o

pasha_sevez

I really like the way you implemented multiply boolean operations - very convenient and clear )) I'll give it a try for sure!

Swan

I was just thinking today how Maya could use a layered boolean tool. Thanks for your hard work!

Makkon

This looks really fantastic! Going to give this a try over the next few days. Thank you so much for making this!

Boyo

Awesome!! Thank you for sharing!

Cr

Looks rad! Thank you Tarbos!

Nini

http://thronesrealm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/giphy-40.gif

Tzur_H

your video really intrigued me , and so I just gave this plugin a go, but when sending to zbrush I get this error message:
// Error: file: C:/Users/XXXX/Documents/maya/2016.5/scripts/DcBoolManager.mel line 232: Cannot find procedure "Unfold3D". //
I've checked to see perhaps Unflod3D was toggled off in the plugin manager, but it's on.  any clue?

furiouslul

Tzur_H said:

your video really intrigued me , and so I just gave this plugin a go, but when sending to zbrush I get this error message:
// Error: file: C:/Users/XXXX/Documents/maya/2016.5/scripts/DcBoolManager.mel line 232: Cannot find procedure "Unfold3D". //
I've checked to see perhaps Unflod3D was toggled off in the plugin manager, but it's on.  any clue?

There's a problem with Bonus Tools in update 2016.5 (or SP1?), there was an update made which you can find on the autodesk website - but you can also change the script itself. Instead of "Unfold3D -u", change it to "u3dUnfold" and it should work.

I had a similar problem with a tool I made that does practically the same thing (but forgive me if this doesn't help at all!)

Tzur_H

furiouslul said:

Tzur_H said:

your video really intrigued me , and so I just gave this plugin a go, but when sending to zbrush I get this error message:
// Error: file: C:/Users/XXXX/Documents/maya/2016.5/scripts/DcBoolManager.mel line 232: Cannot find procedure "Unfold3D". //
I've checked to see perhaps Unflod3D was toggled off in the plugin manager, but it's on.  any clue?

There's a problem with Bonus Tools in update 2016.5 (or SP1?), there was an update made which you can find on the autodesk website - but you can also change the script itself. Instead of "Unfold3D -u", change it to "u3dUnfold" and it should work.

I had a similar problem with a tool I made that does practically the same thing (but forgive me if this doesn't help at all!)

Thanks, that solved the problem. 

eltarbos

furiouslul said:

Tzur_H said:

your video really intrigued me , and so I just gave this plugin a go, but when sending to zbrush I get this error message:
// Error: file: C:/Users/XXXX/Documents/maya/2016.5/scripts/DcBoolManager.mel line 232: Cannot find procedure "Unfold3D". //
I've checked to see perhaps Unflod3D was toggled off in the plugin manager, but it's on.  any clue?

There's a problem with Bonus Tools in update 2016.5 (or SP1?), there was an update made which you can find on the autodesk website - but you can also change the script itself. Instead of "Unfold3D -u", change it to "u3dUnfold" and it should work.

I had a similar problem with a tool I made that does practically the same thing (but forgive me if this doesn't help at all!)

Thanks for the answer. I wasn't aware of this problem. I only tested it on maya 2016.

furiouslul

eltarbos said:

Thanks for the answer. I wasn't aware of this problem. I only tested it on maya 2016.

No worries mate.

As mentioned, Autodesk did release a fix, but only for their tools. Meaning, the command in 2016.5 has changed to the above.

You might be able to find the version of Maya by getting the result of the 'about -version' command and issue Unfold3D or u3dUnfold respectively (there might be a better way to do this, not quite sure)

Phoenix995

love it
thank you!

Mossbros

@eltarbos
I'm sure you will re release, but I fixed it for 2016.5 ex2 
BAsically what others said, they changed the Unfold3d flag and its attributes.  line 232 Change from

Unfold3D -u -ite 1 -p 1 -bi 1 -tf 1 -ms 1024 -rs 2;

To

u3dUnfold -ite 1 -p 1 -bi 1 -tf 1 -ms 1024 -rs 2;

Then it should work for that version, I guess you could check the version with

string $version = `about -v` == "2016 Extension 2;

The -u attribute is removed in ext2 also. then I guess you can make it chose to do the unfold3d if 0 and u3dunfold if 1

Great script by the way, very nice addition to my maya pipeline :awesome:

eltarbos

Mossbros said:

@eltarbos
I'm sure you will re release, but I fixed it for 2016.5 ex2 
BAsically what others said, they changed the Unfold3d flag and its attributes.  line 232 Change from

Unfold3D -u -ite 1 -p 1 -bi 1 -tf 1 -ms 1024 -rs 2;

To

u3dUnfold -ite 1 -p 1 -bi 1 -tf 1 -ms 1024 -rs 2;

Then it should work for that version, I guess you could check the version with

string $version = `about -v` == "2016 Extension 2;

The -u attribute is removed in ext2 also. then I guess you can make it chose to do the unfold3d if 0 and u3dunfold if 1

Great script by the way, very nice addition to my maya pipeline :awesome:

Thanks Mossbros!
I will try to update the script tomorow.

eltarbos

I have updated the script to version 1.01.
-Now I check unfold3d version. If unfold3d is not installed, it uses legacy version.
- If for some reasons you don't want to  use auto UVs, I also added a auto Unfold UVs radio button on/off above the zbrush export button.

Mossbros

Much better  
Now all we need is a script to automate from zbrush and back to maya. 

Tzur_H

thanks for this great plugin @eltarbos
works perfectly fine on 2016.5

eltarbos

v1.02 available   --     Adds compatibility with all maya versions. For maya versions older than 2015, the legacy boolean algorithm is used.
Of course, the new boolean algorithm introduced in maya 2015 is faster and more robust. With older version, you might experience some weird problems like shader lost or mesh disappearing. The autoUV used for zbrush export might give bad results too.

Maddog4america

Im diggin this work flow.      Finally some new features for Mayas lack luster boolean tools!  thankyou

kysg

Is this python or mel based?

eltarbos

kysg said:

Is this python or mel based?

Mel script

vexinglion

Hey there guys, apologies in advance for my stupid question but how exactly do I run this? I have followed Autodesk's instructions for both saving and running a MEL script but I get nothing. I'm sure I'm just missing something simple.

It looks amazing by the way

eltarbos

vexinglion said:

Hey there guys, apologies in advance for my stupid question but how exactly do I run this? I have followed Autodesk's instructions for both saving and running a MEL script but I get nothing. I'm sure I'm just missing something simple.

It looks amazing by the way

Hi Vexinglion,

You just have to put the DcBoolManager.mel in your maya script folder.

If you're on windows, it should be located here:

C:\Users\YourUserName\Documents\maya\YourMayaVersionNumber\scripts

then, restart maya and type this command in the command line (or in the script editor):

DcBoolManager;

You can also select the text and MM drag it to the shelf editor to create a button.

vexinglion

Hey eltarbos, Sorry for the late reply....thanks so much for your help. I will give this a try. Thanks again

andrelopes

Going to give it a try, thank you so much!

choi122424

Really thanks for such a great plug-in.
Actually, i have some problem.
 i click the icon or roll the scripts, there are no response.
Any error message or any pop-up windows. Other mel scripts are doing well, and I tired both 2016 & 2017 ver. 
Have you any  idea about this?

cookiefrenzy

Hey everyone I seem to get an error whenever trying to create a new boolean operation in 2018.

Documents/maya/2018/scripts/DcBoolManager.mel line 45: No object matches name:

It'd be great if anyone had a solution for this.

eltarbos

cookiefrenzy said:

Hey everyone I seem to get an error whenever trying to create a new boolean operation in 2018.

Documents/maya/2018/scripts/DcBoolManager.mel line 45: No object matches name:

It'd be great if anyone had a solution for this.

Did you follow the install procedure?

The script doesn't work if you just copy/paste it in the script editor.

It needs to be placed in your maya/version/script folder. When it's done, restart maya and use this command to launch the script:

DcBoolManager;

If it still doesn't work, I need more infos to help you.

Does it fails even on simple objects in a clean scene?

Does the UI shows up?

romix

does this script work in 2019?

eltarbos

romix said:

does this script work in 2019?

Yes, it works on all maya versions.

jayantbhatt007

Oh man this is really cool other scripts are paid and having same features thank you so much.

oglu

What happend with the script here?
I cant see the code anymore and i lost my version.

alekseypindrus

@oglu Gumroad link in OP still works.

oglu

Sorry i replied to the wrong boolean script here.
But testing this one also.