Re: Copy link object This is the code I wrote. BaseObject *HyperINS::GetVirtualObjects(BaseObject *op, HierarchyHelp *hh) { BaseContainer* bc = op->GetDataInstance(); BaseObject* main = BaseObject::Alloc(Onull); if (!main) return nullptr; BaseObject *link= (BaseObject*)bc->GetLink(ID_LINK, hh->GetDocument()); if (!link) return main; AutoAlloc<AliasTrans> aliastrans; if (!aliastrans || !aliastrans->Init(hh->GetDocument())) return main; BaseObject* ref = static_cast<BaseObject*>(link->GetClone(COPYFLAGS::NONE, nullptr)); aliastrans->Translate(true); ref->InsertUnder(main); return main; } It will not work at the manager's position.

hello, I've run some test and it print 0 if i do not initialize the gadget. Once i drop an object on the in-exclude list it's working correctly. So did you have initialize the gadget in your Init() function ? something like so in your case. BaseObject* op = (BaseObject*)node; BaseContainer* data = op->GetDataInstance(); data->SetData(MY_InExludeData, GeData(CUSTOMDATATYPE_INEXCLUDE_LIST, DEFAULTVALUE)); Cheers Manuel

Thanks for the info.

Ok, I will. Just need to remove all not-needed things

@r_gigante Oh！Thank you！The plug-in ID is the reason for the problem，use another shorter number and everything is ok. Thank your for your help!

Hello, ParallelFor::Dynamic() is a utility that manages the creation and execution of jobs (see Jobs Manual) automatically. Typically one should use ParallelFor::Dynamic(); ParallelFor::Static() is only needed for rare, specific cases. You find an example for "assembly" in the second example on the Parallel Manual page. The "finalize" stage is called synchronously after all jobs have finished to collect and connect all data created. For that, a local data structure based on maxon::ParallelFor::BreakContext is needed. best wishes, Sebastian

Hi Frank, thanks for following up. With regard to /Volumes/Branches/build_osx/osx-4-release/depot/release/20.0/modules/c4dplugin/source/src/christian/ge_register.cpp(244): WARNING: Unknown baselist allocator - RegID: OBJECT Optout defined by Installer / Updater. it has actually nothing to do with BuildNgon() With regard to /Volumes/Branches/build_osx/osx-4-release/depot/release/20.0/modules/model/source/dave/modeling/ngonbase.cpp(1450): CRITICAL: Stop: Degenerated Ngon Creation, an Ngon must have at least 5 vertices. it takes place if the code identifies a potential situation where the number of outer edges ( computed from the list of the inner edges ) is lower than 5 which then could create degenerate ngons (since they should be quads). This check has been recently introduced to avoid that 4-sides degenerated ngons were created in place of quads. Best, Riccardo

Hi panney, thanks for reaching out us. With regard to the issue you're experiencing, it's pretty likely that the cause is a different revision between the c4dpy executable and the Cinema 4D revision. Please be sure that they both matches (20.059 c4dpy is available here). Last but not least, here you can find more detail on the c4dpy executable. Best, R.

Hi Riccardo, I think the issue is solved because there is no any issue. Some not good methods of software distribution just confused us. Btw, what benefits different parameters of SetPluginPriority() give to us? For example the xdll has several plugins like materials, shader, tags and renderer. Even some icons with plugin ids. What priority is better to use in this case? I see https://developers.maxon.net/docs/Cinema4DCPPSDK/html/page_manual_module_functions.html For example, what is C4DPL_INIT_PRIORITY_ADVANCEDRENDER: Does it give higher thread priority during some PV rendering task? Or does it just load the plugin before other renderers and give the chance to lock system resources before others?

Shouldn't STEP be used to set this precision? Or is there a limit for STEP?

Yeah, definitely. When porting old code that I didn't write to new C4D releases, I always add lots of comments, so people who come after me won't have the same problems ;-)

It builds, and the source processor does not complain. Thank you!

Hi @Ogers, unfortunately, there is no direct way to do so. The only working solution is to retrieves the host of the shader (using BaseList2D.GetMain) Then iterates the description of this element and all its children to see where the shader is used. Cheers, Maxime.

HI Andreas, no worries, this question was not exclusively targeted at Maxon, the opposite is the case. I was hoping for some information by other users here, like @kbar or even @m_adam (back in the days Maxime was not associated with Maxon. ;)) Meanwhile, I'm going to build a toolchain and see what works for me. I'll report back here if I have something to show. That may help someone else.

Hi Daniel, I filed a bug report with regard to this unexpected behavior. I will keep you updated on resolution. Best, Riccardo

@Riccardo Thank you very much for your reply Riccardo! Yes of course you are right - modifying the c4d sdk is a bad way. I just did this to see what happens. I will take a close look to the manual you have mentionend and will review the memory handling in my code. Best regards Andi

Hi, I updated the previous script to fix the issue. The main problem was in GetCloneSpline in order to make a clone of the object (a Current state to object) you need to insert it into a document, but I inserted it (the tracer) into a new document, so the tracer lost its link with its particle emitter and result in an empty tracer. Inserting the clone directly into the correct document fix the issue (see line 120 and 133 for the cleanup) I also fixed another issue regarding position while making an object editable. There is actually a bug in the Tracer object and the command make object editable, if it's set to global position mode. The last point will be in the generator space so that means it will break the curve if the tracer and op are not in 0,0,0.. Unfortunately, nothing can be done here, but editing the tracer object first then the generator makes it works, or you can use Current State To Object command instead. Cheers, Maxime.

@martinweber Never actually cared trying Clear() as this is a BaseBitmap method, and not GeClipMap. But I tried now just to check, and while it doesn't crash Visual Studio reports that it triggered a breakpoint. No crash, but not a good thing either. And so does calling SetPen() or Line(). Unfortunately, the output is left empty. I have tried using a simple RGB colormode, instead of the original ARGB ... hoping the issue might have something to do with the alpha channel. But same issue no matter the colormode. Seems I am unable to draw on a MultipassBitmap in R16.

Hi Roger, thanks for following up. Although I've run a few tests here trying to mix-up STL data-types and Cinema API ones, I wasn't able to reproduce the issue on Xcode 9.4.1 and Cinema R20.057. That said, where possible, we encourage sticking to Cinema 4D API related data-types in order to grant better performance and superior stability. In your specific case I would go for maxon::BaseArray rather than std::vector and I would have switched from std::vector<std::string> to maxon::BaseArray<maxon::String> Would this be an option? Would you like to share a portion of code to reproduce the issue? Best, Riccardo

Thank you for your answer. That was exactly what I was looking for. John Thomas