Mannually set hair root [SOLVED]

On 03/01/2017 at 11:25, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Is there a way for setting manually guide to and polygon id? I know I can do it automaticly with root => set root but that not allow me do to a very presize work.

Moreover is there a way for generate very precise hair (I guess saying each vertex of each hair)? For the moment the only solution I have found is to draw guide and generate hair as guide which is really not optimized for animation purpose.

Just a preview here is in 3ds max rendered with vray, generated with ornatrix
http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/857158ornatrix3ds.jpg

And here the file exported as oxh(ornatrix export format) in c4d render with arnold / default alshader and skydome using each hair as guide and then doing a root => set root. But as said it's very not suitable for animation I would really love to be able to do create a hair in polygonID xx and then set his parented root to rootID xx.
http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/411830ornatrixcad.jpg

Again I'm not sticky to python. But I would prefer.
And happy new year to every one have a nice year with a lot of plugins !

Thanks in advance :)

On 06/01/2017 at 14:12, xxxxxxxx wrote:

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Hi gr4ph0s, thanks for writing us.
I've investigated your question and looking between the HairGuides() and the HairObject() classes I might have found something useful for your needs. I actually suggest you to have a look at the Cinema 4D SDK Hair Generator example which might give you some hints where to look for.
In addition find a short snippet below showing how to create hair from scratch on a generic PolygonObject at its vertices.
At the moment the code is in C++ since on Python it seems there are some issue I still need to address.

Best, Riccardo

    if (!doc)
        return false;
    
    Int32 hairSegs = 12;
    Int32 hairCount = 1000;
    
    // get the selected object
    BaseObject* activeObj = doc->GetActiveObject();
    if (!activeObj || !activeObj->IsInstanceOf(Opolygon))
        return true;
    
    // cast to HairObject
    HairObject* hairObj = HairObject::Alloc();
    if (!hairObj)
        return true;
    
    BaseContainer* hairBC = hairObj->GetDataInstance();
    if (hairBC)
    {
        hairBC->SetLink(HAIRSTYLE_LINK,(C4DAtomGoal* ) activeObj);
        hairBC->SetInt32(HAIRSTYLE_HAIR_COUNT, hairCount);
    }
    
    // create material
    BaseMaterial* hairMat = BaseMaterial::Alloc(Mhair);
    doc->InsertMaterial(hairMat);
    
    // create the texture tag and assign to hair object
    TextureTag* ttag = TextureTag::Alloc();
    ttag->SetMaterial(hairMat);
    hairObj->InsertTag(ttag);
    
    // get some information to build the new hair guides
    PolygonObject* activePolyObj = ToPoly(activeObj);
    const Vector* activePolyPoints = activePolyObj->GetPointR();
    const CPolygon* activePolyPolygons = activePolyObj->GetPolygonR();
    Int32 activePolyPolygonsCnt = activePolyObj->GetPolygonCount();
    Int32 activePolyPointsCnt = activePolyObj->GetPointCount();
    
    // define the hair segs and allocate the guide
    HairGuides* customHairGuide = HairGuides::Alloc(activePolyPointsCnt, hairSegs);
    if (!customHairGuide)
        return false;
    
    // retrieve the pointer to the new guides points
    Vector* customHairGuidePoints = customHairGuide->GetPoints();
    Int32 customHairGuideGuidePointsCnt = customHairGuide->GetGuidePointCount();
    Random rng; rng.Init(SAFEINT32(GeGetMilliSeconds()/1000));
    
    // create a guide at each vertex of the root object
    for (Int32 i = 0; i < activePolyPolygonsCnt; i++)
    {
        CPolygon poly = activePolyPolygons[i];
  
        Int32 vtxCnt = poly.IsTriangle() ? 3 : 4;
  
        for (Int32 k = 0; k < vtxCnt; k++)
        {
            Vector pos = activePolyPoints[poly.GetPoint(k)];
            HairRootData rootData;
            rootData.m_ID = poly.GetPoint(k);
            rootData.m_Type = HAIR_ROOT_TYPE_VERTEX;
            rootData.m_N = CalcFaceNormal(activePolyPoints, poly);
            rootData.m_P = pos;
            // increase y and add some noise to x and z at each point of the hair guide
            for (Int32 j = 0; j < customHairGuideGuidePointsCnt; j++)
            {
                pos.x += j*2*rng.Get11();
                pos.y += j*3;
                pos.z += j*2*rng.Get11();
                customHairGuidePoints[poly.GetPoint(k) * customHairGuideGuidePointsCnt + j] = pos;
                
                // set the hair root
                if (customHairGuide->GetRoot(poly.GetPoint(k)).m_Type == -1)
                    customHairGuide->SetRoot(poly.GetPoint(k), rootData, false);
            }
        }
    }
    
    // set the new hair guide
    hairObj->SetGuides(customHairGuide, false);
    
    // update the hair object
    hairObj->Update(doc);
    
    // add the hair object to the scene
    doc->InsertObject(hairObj, nullptr, nullptr);
  
    
    EventAdd();
        
    return true;

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On 06/01/2017 at 15:33, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Firstly thanks you for your exemple.

I got few questions about it.

1. For root placement ornatrix use thoses structures

struct OrnaExpRootTM
{
	float tm[4][3];				///< 4x3 transform matrix relative to object space
};
  
struct OrnaExpSurfDep
{
	unsigned long face;			///< index into mesh face array: face this root is placed on
	float barycentricCoordinate[3];				///< barycentric coordinates of this root on face
};

> So for simulating this I need to understand a bit more clearly HairRootData parameters.
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> m_ID, is the root id?
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> m_Type (in my case it will be HAIR_ROOT_TYPE_POLY)
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> m_S / m_T I acutually don't know thoses utilities.
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> m_P is the position. But global position? relative to the object? Relative to polygon?
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> m_N is the normal.
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> 2. Maybe it was not clear in my previous post but is it possible to make something like my screenshot. http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/661554hair.jpg
> 1 guide (which is placed where I want regarding my first ask and xx hairs linked to the guide (so to the polygon?) which are placed / lined as I want (doing like you have done in your script but instead for doing it for the guide, doing it for each hairs).
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> Regarding the SDK it seem to not be possible since I was unable to find class related to hair but about the hairObject.
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> 3. I don't really understand the function of SetGuide what this function really do
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And another ask a litlle bit out of context.
It might be stupid but for executing your code I have register a command plugin is there another way to run C++ directly on the fly? (think not since it's a compilated language but that cost nothing to ask :p)

Anyway thanks you alot for all the informations I understand a bit more how hair are managed by c4d for now (before I always missunderstand root / guide / hair).

On 10/01/2017 at 06:40, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hi gr4ph0s, thanks for providing your further comments.

With reference to your question, i prefer to answer point-by-point:
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• m_ID is the id of the geometrical element the root is bind to: in case of a guide rooted on a polygon it's the polygon index of the face used to let the guide grow, in case of a guide rooted on a vertex is the vertex index
• m_Type is the type of root you'r going to use: check the available values here
• m_S / m_T are the s and t parametric coordinates used to locate the guide on a polygon: if you have a face you're allowed by specifying those two values where the guide is effectively located on that polygonal face; these two values are useless when guides are rooted to a vertex
• m_P is the root position, it's normally expressed in local coordinates with respect to the object; consider that this data is not required when m_S /m_T are specified on guide rooted to a polygon (m_type == HAIR_ROOT_TYPE_POLY)
• m_N is the root normal;

2. yes it's indeed possible, simply define one single guide rooted on the polygon, set the number of hair to the desired number and you're done;

3. the SetGuide() method is used to set the guides you want your hair object to use: as you can see in my example i allocate an HairObject, then i allocate an HairGuides object, then i specify the points of the guides and in the end, by using the SetGuide() method, I set my HairObject object to create hair based on my HairGuides object just created;

4. no it's not possible. C++ is a compiled language which can't be executed as an interpreted language in a on-the-fly fashion.

Best, Riccardo

On 11/01/2017 at 02:16, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thanks you Riccardo for all the informations.
If I still got some questions I will open new thread in C++ section.