ShaderPlugin & Objects with this Shader inside

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On 22/08/2010 at 08:11, xxxxxxxx wrote:

User Information:
Cinema 4D Version:   11.5 
Platform:   Windows  ;   
Language(s) :     C++  ;

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Inside a ShaderData om method InitRender.
This shader should controlled by distance to an definied object, similar the cinema4D proximal shader.
I try to get the global coordinates of the object, wich have an standard material with my ShaderPlugin.
Now I try to do this
 
LONG bwDistanceShaderClass::InitRender(PluginShader *sh, InitRenderStruct *irs)
{
   ....
   Vector position = Vector(0,0,0);
   if(irs&&irs->vd&&irs->vd->op) {
       // get local
       position = irs->vd->op->link->GetPos();
       BaseObject* up=(BaseObject* )(irs->vd->op->link->GetUp());
       // make global
       while(up) {
          position += up->GetPos();
          up=(BaseObject* )(up->GetUp());
       }
    }
    ....
}
 
op is always NULL? I don't understand. Can anybody explain it?
 
So I try it with GetObj(0) so get the right object but the local coordinates of this object are (0,0,0) on the single sphere object int the scene wich is placed in (100,200,300).
 
Is there an other way or a better way to get the position of base object for my shader?

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On 22/08/2010 at 22:46, xxxxxxxx wrote:

you can get the global position with GetMg(), no need to walk through the tree.

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On 24/08/2010 at 02:28, xxxxxxxx wrote:

i think op refers to the object that was hit by the current ray during rendering.

edit:
Try sh->GetMain(), according to the sdk doc it should return the material. Then you probably must walk through the object hierarchy to see which objects have the material with your shader.

perhaps it is also sufficient to do your calculation during rendering. Then vd->op is available, and you can get its position by vd->op->mg.off.

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On 24/08/2010 at 12:34, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thanks to all.
 
I used vd->op->mg.off. It works perfect.