4. adding TP dataChannel

adding TP dataChannel

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    On 12/12/2010 at 09:20, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    User Information:
    Cinema 4D Version:   12 
    Platform:   Windows  ;   
    Language(s) :       PYTHON  ;

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    Hello everyone,
    i would like to add new data channels to my tp particles. I'm not sure how to do it, and perhaps someone can help me.

    i add a datachannel via:

      
 tp.AddDataChannel(0,"mytestchannel")

    the api says that the first int defines the type of data i save in my channel. Unfortunatly i couldn't find a description of the Datatypes available. Can someone give me a hint on it?

    i just tried to add soem integer data via:

      
tp.SetPData(pid,0,12)

    but it throws a TypeError: The data channel is not accessible:'145286240'

    i guess 0 is not for integer types :/

    My first goal would be to store simple datatypes in my channels but i'd like to achieve even more complex datatypes (perhaps self defined classes?)

    However, i would be really glad if someone could give me a hint or perhaps points me to a direction where i can learn more about datachannels and SetPData and GetPData.

    thanks,
    alf Laune

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    THE POST BELOW IS MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD. RELATED SUPPORT INFORMATION MIGHT BE OUTDATED OR DEPRECATED

    On 12/12/2010 at 09:59, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Hi, to create a custom integer channel check out:

    tp.AddDataChannel(c4d.DTYPE_LONG,"mytestchannel")

    Here is a small list of types which can be used as well:

    DTYPE_COLOR,
    DTYPE_TEXTURE,
    DTYPE_LONG,
    DTYPE_REAL,
    DTYPE_TIME,
    DTYPE_VECTOR,
    DTYPE_MATRIX,
    DTYPE_STRING,
    DTYPE_FILENAME,
    DTYPE_BOOL,
    DTYPE_NORMAL

    Cheers, Sebastian

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    THE POST BELOW IS MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD. RELATED SUPPORT INFORMATION MIGHT BE OUTDATED OR DEPRECATED

    On 12/12/2010 at 11:52, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Hi Sebastian,
    thank you for your answer. It works very well. Is there a possibility to add more complex types? Like Arrays for example or structs?

    thanks,
    alf

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    THE POST BELOW IS MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD. RELATED SUPPORT INFORMATION MIGHT BE OUTDATED OR DEPRECATED

    On 12/12/2010 at 13:53, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Unfortunately thats not possible. To check out which types can be set, just open the TP Settings Dialog.

    (Simulation->Thinking Particles->Thinking Particles Settings->Tab: Channels)

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