GetUniqueIP in a shader [SOLVED]

On 28/10/2014 at 12:59, xxxxxxxx wrote:

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Cinema 4D Version:   r14 
Platform:   Windows  ;   
Language(s) :     C++  ;

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Hi there, 
can someone point me to what i am doing wrong here?
Basically i want to use the UniqueIP of different objects within a shader, but it doesn't work. shouldn' this apply different shades of red to each object?

Vector uniqueIDshader::Output(BaseShader *chn, ChannelData *cd)
{
	Vector result = Vector(0.0);
	if (cd->vd)
	{
		RayObject *robj = NULL;
		robj = cd->vd->op;
		if (!robj) return 0.0;
		LONG uniqueID = robj->link->GetUniqueIP();
		result.x = (uniqueID%255)/255.0;
		return result;
	}
	return result;
}

edit: generally i'd like to have a random number for each object the shader is assigned to and i thought the unique ip could be used for the random init.

thanks,
Ello

On 29/10/2014 at 02:06, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello,

A RayObject's link parameter references to the polygon object that was the base for creating that RayObject. This polygon object way be a virtual object in a generator's cache, so it may not have a valid value for UniqueIP. So you could check the generator object (via GetCacheParent()) for it's UniqueIP.

But be sure to understand how GetUniqueIP() works. This function will not return a unique number for each element in the scene. It will return a number that is unique in the specific hierarchy level. The numbers of all parents / children in a branch create a unique IP.

If you need a truly unique ID you may take a look at GetGUID().

best wishes,
Sebastian

On 29/10/2014 at 03:07, xxxxxxxx wrote:

thank you very much! exactly that solved the problem...

On 29/10/2014 at 07:55, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I'm confused how this code can work?
Because the shader code that runs inside of: if(cd->vd){  } does not run until the scene is rendered for me.
So the values are gibberish until the scene is rendered at least once.

    if(cd->vd)  
  {      
      BaseObject *obj = cd->vd->op->link->GetCacheParent();  
      if(!obj) return 0.0;   
  
      GePrint(obj->GetName());            //<--returns "Object" until the scene is rendered  
  
      Matrix mtx = obj->GetMg();  
      GePrint(RealToString(mtx.off.x));   //<--returns -1.7 until the scene is rendered  
  }

How are you getting accurate values from this code without rendering the scene?

-ScottA

On 29/10/2014 at 07:57, xxxxxxxx wrote:

it is only working when rendered. is it possible to pass colors in the editor view? if so i would be very interested in how :)

On 30/10/2014 at 01:30, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello,

The VoumeData property of the ChannelData argument is only set when Cinema uses the shader to render a scene. But a shader is also called in two other situations.

• When the shader preview image is calculated. Cinema will sample the shader to create this preview image using different UV-coordinates.

• When the viewport preview texture is calculated. Cinema will bake the shader into a 2D texture to create a preview in the viewport. Also in this situation only the UV-coordinates change during sampling. If you want to define that viewport preview texture yourself you can override InitGLImage().

best wishes,
Sebastian