can Maya control selected edges with bezier curve
hi has anyone come across a script for maya that does this?
pretty much like this max script, but for maya
http://www.mariussilaghi.com/products/smooth-edges
thanks
Or if you know of any other fast way to do something similar like this in maya.
I did try selecting edges > convert to verts > made latice to control. but its a slow workflow.
also the wire tool deformer but that is also slow and have to adjust vertex weights
pretty much like this max script, but for maya
http://www.mariussilaghi.com/products/smooth-edges
thanks
Or if you know of any other fast way to do something similar like this in maya.
I did try selecting edges > convert to verts > made latice to control. but its a slow workflow.
also the wire tool deformer but that is also slow and have to adjust vertex weights
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I remember it being able to work on both verts or whole objects.
when I get home later today I will try and find the scene I used it in so I can confirm which deformer it is, and show you the usage.
there is also a way to create a curve from a edge selection that works well with this method too.
so my process was - create sphere > select a few edges > convert edges to curves DELETE HISTORY ON CURVE (could prob rebuild the curve to contain only 3 CVs) > convert curve to bezier curve > wire tool deformer -select sphere, hit enter - select curve, hit enter. BOOM it works but just a little more manual work than a script.
I mainly want to use it for car body panels to get nice smooth edge curves instead of vert tweaking.
tho in my testing it made some cool fabric like folds
also a nice thing about wire tool. didnt have to weight any verts, and the envelope and drop off give some nice control on the curves influence
what would be your preferred usage for it? Select verts, to influence, than select the curve, or would you want some kinda UI? i cant picture it take me more than 20 minutes or so to build a new one.
Thinking on the weekend i will build a whole tool set for this, have it convert edge selections to curves to control the orgianl edges, have the curves rebuilt with user set amount of control, points, and have options for different curve types nurbs vs bezier.
I really dont know scripting so i dont know whats possible. im excited to see the toolset you come up with.
I guess like an auto wire tool deformer - select your edges, then the script pretty much would do something like my workflow above
-convert edges to curves DELETE HISTORY ON CURVE (could have options for curves in a UI ie bezier/nurb, point count. and an option to influence only verts from that edge or whole mesh)
Then the wire deformer part would use the object you previously selected the edges on and the curve it just made would become the wire ( maybe have option in the UI to deform only verts from the previously selected edges if thats posible) but the wire drop off might take care of that
On another note seeing the verts influenced by the wire drop off amount would be helpful, something like a soft selection highlighting.
then after your done tweaking the wire an option to remove it.
dont know if all thats possible but itd be one awesome tool!
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2360554/mayaScripts/curvyEdges.py
install by dragging that into your maya scripts folder, and makeing a shelf button with the code.
Usage:
make a edge selection, run tool, select curve type and spans, than hit create curve.
Im pretty busy for the next few days, but all of what you want sounds easy expect for the soft selection preview, which still might be doable once i learn about the api.
if you dont want the UI, you could also run it like this
where curveType is 1 for bezier 2 for nurbs, and spans is for the control points.
cant wait to see what you get up to with a later version but so far its very useful.
the addition of a Delete curve button would be a bonus (i think this would mean deleting your mesh history though to keep the deformation?)
and an affect whole mesh or just selected edges.(at the moment its just selected edges?)
either way its damn cool and very usable as is
really appreciate the time you put on this, hope other people find this and get some use out of it
Will continue to make all options work from the UI and be used as arguments too, so it can be used with or with out a UI.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2360554/mayaScripts/curvyEdges.py
Right now the extra options only work on the last one you created with it, but i do intend in a later version, to have it work on any selected curve that is linked to a wire defomer, and to have options for rebuilding curves, if used on existing ones.
usage:
put in scripts folder than run or add to a shelf button.
Once i got it at a state i like thinking i will release it with a ton of other little workflow scripts i got going for maya too
is there a way to create a curve where objects intersect?
even possibly a way to do the welder script in maya?
Or just create a cut where objects intersect
and ya I will realease a script pack at some point, and make a github for my stuff.