Thank you all. Works as expected.

Hi,

Is it possible to get decimal/floating values when current frames is divided by FPS?

For instance, on a current frame of 12. FPS of 24.
Currently, it results to 0. I want it to be 0.5.

Here is the working code:

import c4d
fps= doc.GetFps()
base_time = doc.GetTime()
frame = base_time.GetFrame(fps)
time_ratio = frame/fps
print time_ratio

Thank you for looking at my problem

@zipit and @m_magalhaes

Thanks for the response.

I'm a bit confused on the answer where I can't access the clone but I'm able to "drive the attributes of an object or its material" . Isn't the latter require access of the clone?

RE: What kind of UserData you need to change on cloner ?
Oh.I have this character with a walk/run user data parameter. I want to map the parameter to the speed of the clone. So if the clone is slow, it has a walk(0%) parameter. If its fast, it has a run(100%) parameter. And anything in between is interlopated depending on the speed of the clone.

I can access the speed with the help of xParticles but I'm just lost on how to map it to a clone by clone basis

Hi,

Is there a way to access clone of cloners?
So far, what I want is

1. Change material of a specific cloner
2. Change user data of a specific cloner

Based on these threads,
Accessing Mograph clones
access to parameters on cloned objects
Assign Material to a clone in a Cloner object

It is not possible to Access Clone of Cloners, but maybe something changed in 2020 that made it possible? *wink *wink
Can someone confirm?

If indeed it's not possible, do you know any alternative procedure of doing so?

So far my last resort is making the clone editable but it would be cumbersome since my cloner source is a moving/dynamic particle. This means I'd have thousands of clones with also baked animation to manage :(

Thanks for the confirmation

Hi,

Is there a way to change the color of the keyframes?

Currently, they are all white. I want to color them so I can easily distinguish the main keys and the breakdown keys

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fczpwp83dy7ey4a/c4d220_color_keyframes.jpg?dl=0

As I understand, it is not possible to be done natively as confirmed here:
https://www.cineversity.com/forums/viewthread/3873/

I was wondering if it is possible through Python

Regards,
Ben

Hi @m_magalhaes

Thanks for the update and sorry for the trouble.
I can confirm that it is working as expected.

Thank you again.

@m_magalhaes

Thanks for the response.

Can I clear the previous queries?

1. So is it correct to DeactiveTrack, Change Value and not Activate it again?
   or Do I have to DeactiveTrack, Change Value and ActivateTrack?
2. I understand what yellow circle means which is my problem. I thought the doc.AutoKey or doc.Record will handle that, but it didn't.

Overall, I'm confused about the overall workflow.
So far what I understand is two methods:

1. Manually:
   A) Deactivate Track
   B) Change Value
   C) Key Value
   D) Activate Track
2. Automatically.
   A) Change Value
   B) Dodoc.Autokey and doc.Record

I just want the second want because it is easier. Is this possible?

Hi,

Is there a way to have a content browser like navigation where it is just a bunch folders and you just need to click to + and - icon to expand and contract the view?

You can see what I am after here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5amd047ow9vb0y8/c4d217_content_browser_layout_navigation.jpg?dl=0

Thank you

Hi @m_magalhaes

Thanks for the response.

RE: Your script, as you are trying to do it, will never work. Disabling the track, change the value, reactivate the track
Oh okay. The "reactivation part" was just my hunch since you deactivate it first. I was thinking to reactivate it again.

That said, I tried doing only Disabling Track and Change Value but the result is still the same (i.e. It does work with the keyed object. The problem is it overrides the previous values. )

RE: your ActivateTracks isn't right, track.SetBit(c4d.BIT_ACTIVE) is not the right command to "activate" a track.
So I guess this part is irrelevant since I don't need to activate/reactive it?

RE: this thread about using the autokey

I tried the autokey with the doc.AutoKey and even with the doc.Recordbut I still get the same result ( .e. It does work with the keyed object. The problem is it overrides the previous values.)

Here is the working code in a plugin form as you suggested:
It only works on the object named "Cylinder" same as before:

import c4d
import sys
from c4d import bitmaps, documents, gui, plugins, threading, utils


PLUGIN_ID   = 18113999  # Just test ID. Not for production.
class MyDialog(c4d.gui.GeDialog):

    def __init__(self):
        self.doc = c4d.documents.GetActiveDocument()
        self.finger_B_01_L_con = self.doc.SearchObject('Cylinder')
        
    def DesactivateTracks(self, op):
        # Retrieves the tracks.
        tracks = op.GetCTracks()
        # Track list that we want to desactivate.
        trackListToDIsable = [c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_POSITION, c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_ROTATION, c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_SCALE]
        for track in tracks:
            did = track.GetDescriptionID()
    
            # If the Parameter ID of the current CTracks is not on the trackListToDIsable we go to the next one.
            if not did[0].id in trackListToDIsable:
                continue
    
            track.SetBit(c4d.BIT_ANIM_OFF)
            
    def ActivateTracks(self, op):
        # Retrieves the tracks.
        tracks = op.GetCTracks()
        # Track list that we want to desactivate.
        trackListToDIsable = [c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_POSITION, c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_ROTATION, c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_SCALE]
        for track in tracks:
            did = track.GetDescriptionID()
    
            # If the Parameter ID of the current CTracks is not on the trackListToDIsable we go to the next one.
            if not did[0].id in trackListToDIsable:
                continue
    
            track.SetBit(c4d.BIT_ACTIVE)

    def CreateLayout(self):
        self.AddEditNumberArrows(id=404040, flags=c4d.BFH_LEFT, initw=100, inith=0)
        return True

    def InitValues(self):
        val = self.finger_B_01_L_con[c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_REL_ROTATION,c4d.VECTOR_Z]
        self.SetDegree(404040, val, min=-180, max=180, step=1, tristate=False)
        return True


    def Message(self, msg, result):

        if msg.GetId() == c4d.BFM_ACTION:

            ID_AUTOKEYING_COMMAND = 12425
        
            previousAutokeyEnableState = c4d.IsCommandChecked(ID_AUTOKEYING_COMMAND)
            if not previousAutokeyEnableState:
                c4d.CallCommand(ID_AUTOKEYING_COMMAND)

                    
            self.DesactivateTracks(self.finger_B_01_L_con)
            self.doc.StartUndo()
            self.doc.AddUndo(c4d.UNDOTYPE_CHANGE, self.finger_B_01_L_con)
            undoObj = self.doc.GetUndoPtr()
            self.finger_B_01_L_con[c4d.ID_BASEOBJECT_REL_ROTATION,c4d.VECTOR_Z] = self.GetFloat(404040)
            #self.ActivateTracks(self.finger_B_01_L_con)
            
            self.doc.AutoKey(self.finger_B_01_L_con, undoObj, False, True, True, True, True, True)
            self.doc.Record()

            c4d.DrawViews(c4d.DRAWFLAGS_ONLY_ACTIVE_VIEW | c4d.DRAWFLAGS_NO_THREAD | c4d.DRAWFLAGS_NO_REDUCTION | c4d.DRAWFLAGS_STATICBREAK)        

            self.doc.EndUndo()

            if not previousAutokeyEnableState:
                c4d.CallCommand(ID_AUTOKEYING_COMMAND)
                


        if msg.GetId() == c4d.BFM_INTERACTEND:      

            self.InitValues()
            return True

        return c4d.gui.GeDialog.Message(self, msg, result)

    def Command (self, id, msg):

        return True

class MyMenuPlugin(plugins.CommandData):
    dialog = None
    def Execute(self, doc):
    # create the dialog
       if self.dialog is None:
          self.dialog = MyDialog()
       return self.dialog.Open(dlgtype=c4d.DLG_TYPE_ASYNC, pluginid=PLUGIN_ID, defaultw=200, defaulth=150, xpos=-1, ypos=-1)
    def RestoreLayout(self, sec_ref):
    # manage the dialog
       if self.dialog is None:
          self.dialog = MyDialog()
       return self.dialog.Restore(pluginid=PLUGIN_ID, secret=sec_ref)
if __name__ == "__main__":
    okyn = plugins.RegisterCommandPlugin(PLUGIN_ID, "Key Objects Interactively",0, None, "Key Objects Interactively", MyMenuPlugin())
    if (okyn):
        print "Key Objects Interactively"