Hi @ferdinand,

Thank you as always for your detailed answer and even the sample scene file!
It seems like a lot of work with my current level of understanding, but your answer is a great hint.

I'll try to do a little research on my own. Thank you very much.

Hi,

Is there any way to get the render information in picture viewer, mainly the render time?
The purpose is to visualize the time taken to render each frame in a graph, to determine the average render time, etc.

I would like to know if it is possible in python, c++ only, or neither.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi @ferdinand ,

Thanks to your answer, I was able to work around the problem with GetSegmentCount() by using GetCache(), but it seems that GetSegment() does not work correctly as well when the number of segments is less than 2.

Result of running against a single segment spline:

>>> op.GetCache().GetSegment(id=0)
AttributeError: 'c4d.LineObject' object has no attribute 'GetSegment'

>>> op.GetRealSpline().GetSegment(id=0)
IndexError: segment index out of range

However, I know that it is not a big problem because the information returned by GetSegment() is basically just the number of vertices belonging to that segment, so I can avoid the problem by doing the following.

if segment_count > 1:
    segment = spline.GetSegment()
else:
    # If there is only one segment, it equals the number of vertices in the entire spline.
    segment = {"cnt": spline.GetPointCount(), "closed": spline.IsClosed()}

Even if this behavior is also intended, I personally felt it was unkind, so I am reporting it.
At least the problem is solved, thanks anyway.

Hi,

I am having a problem with GetSegmentCount() returning 0 for a spline object with only one segment, such as a Rectangle Spline. Incidentally, the correct value is returned for Text Spline objects.

The test script is here:

import c4d

def main():
    spline = op.GetRealSpline()
    scnt = spline.GetSegmentCount()
    print(scnt)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

When I select Rectangle spline object and run the script up, it returns 0 which is not correct.
If I am wrong, please let me know. Thank you!

Hi @ferdinand,

I deleted my original post because I realized the question contained my misunderstanding.
And now your answer has completely solved the problem I had.

Thank you very much for your detailed response!

Hi,

I want to write a script that opens a certain window when executed, but when I use CallCommand(), it closes the window that is already open.
Is there any way to open that window when it is not open and do nothing when it is already open?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi @m_adam ,
It is unfortunate because I thought it would be useful if it were available, but I understand.
Thank you for your prompt response!

Hi @ferdinand ,
I originally just asked out of curiosity, so no problem.
As for the topic, I would like to know the solution for when the time comes to use this gadget in the future.
Thank you.

Hi,

I looked at the Python SDK and could not find a detailed explanation, so let me ask two questions about DrawCustomButton().

1. What is the 5th argument "ids" for?

2. Is there a way to receive a message or something when I click on the button?

Here is a simple script that opens a dialog with a UserArea and draws a button.
It looks like just a rectangle is drawn, but I wish I could create an interactive button that can receive triggers with InputEvent() or Message().

Thank you!

import c4d

class MyUserArea(c4d.gui.GeUserArea):
    def DrawMsg(self, x1, y1, x2, y2, msg_ref):
        # Initializes draw region
        self.OffScreenOn()
        self.SetClippingRegion(x1, y1, x2, y2)
        self.DrawRectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2)
        # Draws black background
        self.DrawSetPen(color=c4d.Vector(0))
        self.DrawRectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2)
        # Draws a button
        self.DrawCustomButton(x=20, y=20, w=80, h=40, ids=[0], nofill=False, focus=False)


class MyDialog(c4d.gui.GeDialog):
    ua = MyUserArea()
    def CreateLayout(self):
        area = self.AddUserArea(id=0, flags=c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT|c4d.BFV_SCALEFIT)
        self.AttachUserArea(ua=self.ua, id=area)
        return True

def main():
    dialog = MyDialog()
    dialog.Open(dlgtype=c4d.DLG_TYPE_MODAL, defaulth=200, defaultw=200)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Great, thank you!