4. Merge scene from user library

Merge scene from user library

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    On 14/11/2016 at 06:27, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    I have defined my own library (content browser) and added some scenes to it.
    Now I am trying to merge these scenes using following code:

    import c4d, os
from c4d import gui
#Welcome to the world of Python
  
def main() :
  
    userLib = c4d.storage.GeGetStartupWritePath()
    fn = os.path.join(userLib, "library", "browser", "own stuff.lib4d", "spheres test scenes.c4d")
    print "fn: ", fn
    print c4d.documents.MergeDocument(doc,fn, 0)
    c4d.EventAdd()
    print "Done."
  
if __name__=='__main__':
    main()

    The filename given for the merge seems correct:
    fn:  C:\Users\Pim\AppData\Roaming\MAXON\CINEMA 4D R17_8DE13DAD\library\browser\own stuff.lib4d\spheres test scenes.c4d

    The MergeDocument always return false, what am I doing wrong?

    -Pim

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  • H

    On 14/11/2016 at 09:28, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    The .lib4d is a file obviously, so the path you create is not valid for the filesystem. For library content,
    Cinema uses a URL with the preset:// scheme. I may be mistaken, the path you want to use is likely
    something similar to

    preset://own stuff/spheres test scenes.c4d

    Of course this can only be handled and be interpreted correctly by C4D SDK functions/classes.

    Cheers,
    -Niklas

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  • H

    On 15/11/2016 at 00:46, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Sorry still not working.
    Here my code and console output:

    import c4d, os
from c4d import gui
#Welcome to the world of Python
  
def main() :
    
    userLib = c4d.storage.GeGetStartupWritePath()
    #fn = os.path.join(userLib, "library", "browser", "own stuff.lib4d", "spheres test scenes.c4d")
    fn = "preset://own stuff/spheres test scenes.c4d"
    print "fn: ", fn
    print c4d.documents.MergeDocument(doc,fn, 0)
    c4d.EventAdd()
    print "Done."
  
if __name__=='__main__':
    main()
  
#Console output:
fn:  preset://own stuff/spheres test scenes.c4d/
False
Done.

    I also copied the lib4d file to the main c4d library folder: C:\Program Files\MAXON\CINEMA 4D R17\library\browser, but that did not help.

    What do you mean with "Of course this can only be handled and be interpreted correctly by C4D SDK functions/classes.". Can I not merge documents using c4d.documents.MergeDocument(doc,fn, 0)?

    -Pim

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  • H

    On 15/11/2016 at 03:08, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Hi Pim,

    basically Niklas was already right. I think, the only thing you are missing is to correctly address the preset library correctly.
    For example it looks like so, if you want to load something from the Prime library:

    fn = "preset://prime.lib4d/Example Scenes/Ambient Occlusion/Keys.c4d"
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  • H

    On 15/11/2016 at 04:48, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Ok, it is now working, after adding a sub folder in my own user defined content browser.

    fn = "preset://own stuff.lib4d/water 01.c4d"                               NOT working
        fn = "preset://own stuff.lib4d/testFolder/water 01.c4d"        + subfolder - Working!!!

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  • H

    On 15/11/2016 at 05:28, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Hi Pim,

    I'm sorry, but I can't reproduce the need for a sub-folder.
    I created my own preset library named "test" and copied a scene "platonic.c4d" into it.

    fn = "preset://test.lib4d/platonic.c4d"
c4d.documents.LoadFile(fn)

    This worked just fine for me.

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  • H

    On 15/11/2016 at 07:40, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Hi Andreas,

    Yes, you are correct.
    I do not what changed (perhaps too focused), but your solution is working.
    No sub folder needed.

    Thanks, Pim

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