Hi Michael.
I often find myself to repeat this operation :
1) Extract iso curves from some surfaces, 2) use the "_PointsOnCurve" script to distribute some points on the iso curve, 3) use the "orient" command to
make multiple copies of some input object that I want to replicate along curve, but with regards of the surface normal of the surface from which the iso curve was extracted.
I've made a search and if I'm not mistaken, there's only a "vClone" script made by max, but for what I've tested so far,
it's not what I want.
So I'm trying to piece together these operations with a bunch of Moi's Js code, picked here and there to create a new script.
The script I'm trying to write should do these things :
1) Select one input object like the "orient" command
2) Selects a bunch of destination points
3) make multiple copies of input object, like the "orient" command, but without the need of manually select the destination orientation
for each points.
I guess that I'm not made myself clear :)
So, I've recorded this little video to show you what I want to do with this new script :
http://take.ms/xOC3v
These are the scripts I have used to create this example :
http://take.ms/981KB
(_PointsOnCurve, CenterAtOrigin, CopyToPoints, Orient)
And this is the script I'm trying to write (orientWithCopyToPoints) :
http://take.ms/UZM7b
As you can see in the video the problem is that I don't know how to apply destination frame automatically to target points.
This is the 3dm test file you can use to test what I'm saying:
http://take.ms/BQkPu
I hope you have some spare time to help me to complete this script.
Thanks a lot and have a nice day.