Copying Data between objects

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On 29/06/2011 at 12:50, xxxxxxxx wrote:

hey guys! had another question.

is it possible to clone all the data from one spline object into another(assuming they are both the same exact type of spline object)? in my project i have a slot to drag a spline into a user data link field. then within python, i am getting the ID of that type of spline and creating a new spline based on the original spline's ID, but all of the settings are new(which is to be expected) and rather than program the settings for every type of spline i was hoping i could just use a base container to Transfer settings to the new spline. I am halfway there, but now i am not sure how to transfer a base container full of the main spline's settings into the new spline. help? code below...

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    sptype = baseSpline.GetType()    #baseSpline is the original spline from the User Data Link Field
    spCore = c4d.BaseObject(sptype)                 #create a new spline based on the original spline's type

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P.S. i am used to just using get clone is this case, but i doesn't seem to be working with my code. as soon as I use get clone it fails to keep my c4d base object alive. plus i would really just like to know how to do this. Thanks again guys!

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On 29/06/2011 at 15:15, xxxxxxxx wrote:

figured it out!

just use GetData and Set Data to equate the values within each base object! thanks anyways!

sptype = baseSpline.GetType()
    spData = baseSpline.GetData()

spStr  = bo(sptype)
    spCore = bo(sptype)
    spCon  = bo(sptype)
    spMain = bo(sptype)
    spColShp = bo(440000054)

spColShp.InsertUnder(colNull)

spStr.SetData(spData)
    spCore.SetData(spData)
    spCon.SetData(spData)
    spMain.SetData(spData)

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On 29/06/2011 at 21:54, xxxxxxxx wrote:

This is more performant

    spStr  = spCore = spCon  = spMain = bo(sptype)

Or just use on variable

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On 30/06/2011 at 01:55, xxxxxxxx wrote:

lol, does my bulky code scare you... :wink:

thank you btw. that reduced my code from like 1200 lines to around 400 or so. woah.

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On 30/06/2011 at 02:19, xxxxxxxx wrote:

P.S. i am used to just using get clone is this case, but i doesn't seem to be working with my code. as soon as I use get clone it fails to keep my c4d base object alive. plus i would really just like to know how to do this. Thanks again guys!

Hi, can you post a few lines? CopyTo or GetClone should do exactly what you are looking for. Cheers, Sebastian

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On 30/06/2011 at 12:11, xxxxxxxx wrote:

hey sebastian! thanks for the response. but i actually got it working! there was some code posted before(bulky noob code. lol.) but i got it working now using get data and set data while also testing the object type and creating a new object of the same type.