Had to do a quick one using the Randomize script.

The year is 2035 and the world is over populated.............this is Sky City 001.

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Hi Pilou,

> Does it possible to have something for the Move like this
> 0 to 10 so a "direction" of the Move :)

You could get this by editing the Randomize.js script - find the spot with:

function MoveObject( obj, move_dist, move_x, move_y, move_z )
{
	var dx = !move_x ? 0.0 : RandLerp( -move_dist, move_dist );
	var dy = !move_y ? 0.0 : RandLerp( -move_dist, move_dist );
	var dz = !move_z ? 0.0 : RandLerp( -move_dist, move_dist );

And then replace the -move_dist values with 0, like this:

function MoveObject( obj, move_dist, move_x, move_y, move_z )
{
	var dx = !move_x ? 0.0 : RandLerp( 0, move_dist );
	var dy = !move_y ? 0.0 : RandLerp( 0, move_dist );
	var dz = !move_z ? 0.0 : RandLerp( 0, move_dist );

Then I think it will have the directional behavior that you're asking about.

- Michael

Cool, that works like a charm!

Just what is the syntaxe for put
the ancient code as "quote" for remember the next time is i want to change it ?

Unlucky there is not notation in this one file but seeing in other JS I Suppose that is "//" ? ;)

For anyone doing these kinds of random, but structured "particles" on a regular basis, take a look at Element 3D.

Element 3D is a plug-in for Adobe After Effects. It's a particle array system using 3D objects.

I've been using it with my MoI models exported as OBJ.

Although it handles arrays, it is used a lot for animating just a single 3D model in a faster, simpler way than using a full blown 3D system like Cinema 4D.

After Effects is of course primarily for motion graphics, but because it has so much overlap with Photoshop it gets used for still images as well.

Ed


http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial/3d_replicator/sd/

http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial/screen_animations/

http://www.videocopilot.net/help/element/tutorial/basic/animation_engine/

Hi Pilou, you can "comment out" script code by either putting // characters at the start of each line, like

// code here
// code....
// etc....

or also you can do a whole block by putting /* */ around the whole block like:

/*
a bunch of code here
etc...
etc...
*/

- Michael

"""""""""""The year is 2035 and the world is over populated.............this is Sky City 001.""""""""""

Your not just a table guy with helpers... You have the artist thing. I love your side stuff. :o

thx!
for the /*a bunch of code here etc...*/
That will be in another life :)

Thanks Burr,

It was just something that popped up in my head when Michael released the script, it didn't take long and imagine what it would take to do that without the Randomize script.

Cheers

It's a lot of fun.
I was able to easily create.

I like this one, Moritaka .... Well done

Martin

Thanks for the update Michael!

Marc

What a great script.
Thank you very much for sharing it.

Best regards.

Lerp sounded so strangely familiar, I had to look it up:

(The pear psylla insect is such a pest.)

From Wikipedia:
"Lerp may refer to
Lerp (biology), a structure produced by larvae of psyllid insects as a protective cover.
Lerp (computing), a quasi-acronym for linear interpolation in computing and mathematics."

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb509618(v=vs.85).aspx

I can't seem to get this script to work. Any thoughts installation etc..?
Message reads: Can't find variable:Randomize

I can't seemed to get the Randomize script to work. Message reads: Can't find variable: Randomize like 1 1:>>Randomize

Any thoughts what I maybe doing wrong here. I believe I installed it correctly.

If it's this one ?
No problem for me! (works also fine with curves)
Maybe you must post your 3dm file!

Hi Mike, re:

> I can't seem to get this script to work. Any thoughts installation etc..?
> Message reads: Can't find variable:Randomize

Please double check the instructions here at FAQ #1.

That error message means that MoI tried to run the contents of your shortcut key command text as direct immediate script code. It will do that if it could not find a file of that name in the commands folder, or if you have set up the shortcut key command with a "script:" prefix on it (like if you shortcut key command is set up as script:Randomize instead of just plain Randomize).

If you have just plain Randomize as the shortcut key command then it means that the Randomize.js and Randomize.htm files are not getting copied into the commands folder, so double check that and restart MoI after you have copied them.

- Michael

I have installed these before and I still can't get this one to work. Most of the installs I have also show up in the Ext. scripts list buy not this one. I have had at times some do this were I can't get them to show up. There isn't platform issues is there?

Hi Mike, nope no known platform issues, I just gave it a check over here on my own Mac to make sure.

Can you please show me a screenshot of where you have placed your Randomize.htm and Randomize.js files, and also a screenshot of what you have set up for your keyboard shortcut?

One thing to note is that with Safari, when you download the Randomize.zip file, it automatically unzips it into a folder named Randomize with the 2 files contained within that folder. You've got to go into that folder and move those 2 files over, if you move just the entire folder so the whole Randomize folder is a nested folder underneath MoI's commands folder that won't work.

- Michael