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@BigRoy In the future, I invite you to open a new topic for new questions no related. This way it helps other readers to understand and find what they need.
It also helps to not pollute a topic with multiple topics.
@BigRoy said in Custom menu in C4D top menu bar with custom Python commands:
Bug with C4D and PYTHONPATH
I did hit a C4D bug as I started setting up the pipeline integration, whenever there's an empty value in the list on PYTHONPATH then Python fails to run correctly in Cinema4D. More details here
Thanks for reporting it, it will be fixed in the next Cinema 4D update.
@BigRoy said in Custom menu in C4D top menu bar with custom Python commands:
Icons. Are they .tiff only?
I've tried to add an icon to the menu but I failed there. I tried to pass it a .svg icon like so:
bitmap = c4d.bitmaps.BaseBitmap()
bitmap.InitWith(path)
SVG is currently not supported so either use tiff, png, jpg whatever else is supported by Cinema 4D.
If you have further questions about it, please open a new topic and don't continue here.
Opening files in C4D with Python (resolved)
I should be separating this out into a new Topic I suppose. But any pointers on how to save/open scenes in C4D Python?
I've tried this:
import os
import c4d
def file_extensions():
return [".c4d"]
def _document():
return c4d.documents.GetActiveDocument()
def has_unsaved_changes():
doc = _document()
if doc:
return doc.GetChanged()
def save_file(filepath):
doc = _document()
if doc:
return c4d.documents.SaveDocument(doc,
filepath,
c4d.SAVEDOCUMENTFLAGS_NONE,
c4d.FORMAT_C4DEXPORT)
def open_file(filepath):
doc = c4d.documents.LoadDocument(filepath, c4d.SCENEFILTER_0, None)
if doc:
c4d.documents.SetActiveDocument(doc)
return doc
def current_file():
doc = _document()
if doc:
root = doc.GetDocumentPath()
fname = doc.GetDocumentName()
if root and fname:
return os.path.join(root, fname)
But whenever I open_file a document and set it active, then all functionality in C4D's UIs gets disabled and greyed out.
Am I misinterpreting how this should work? The other code seems to do exactly what I need.
If LoadFile works for you it's nice, but I would like to confirm with you since normally LoadDocument should work.
So when you said a document, it's a Cinema 4D document (a *.c4d file)?
If that's the LoadDocument let you load a document but you need to tell what to load e.g. Object, or Material?
Then if you want to expose this document to the user, you need to insert it first with c4d.documents.InsertBaseDocument.
# Loads a documents with objects and material in memory
newDoc = c4d.documents.LoadDocuments(filePath, c4d.SCENEFILTER_OBJECTS | c4d.SCENEFILTER_MATERIALS, None)
if newDoc is None:
raise RuntimeError("Failed to load the document")
# Exposes it to the user and set it as active
c4d.documents.InsertBaseDocument(newDoc)
c4d.documents.SetActiveDocument(newDoc)
c4d.EventAdd()
If you have further questions about it, please open a new topic and don't continue here.
And as @mp5gosu pointed, Cinema 4D Classic API expects a string and not Unicode.
Cheers,
Maxime.
