main/buildObject

[holdeg2]

main/buildObject

I feel like I'm missing documentation on scripting.

When is main() called? I created a script:

function main(doc) {
	OS.messageBox("Debug", "WTF");
	filename= OS.runOpenPanel("dat");
}

I call it from Tools directory. Does nothing except create a script/spline object. If I make the function a buildObject it works fine, except for asking me to pick a file everytime I open it.


Where can I find the different build* (i.e. buildObject, buildUI) functions that will be called by c3d?

Thanks in Advance
G

 

[tg_jp]

Hello.

I think,
only Macro script calls main() function automatically when it's selected.

required and automatically called function(s).
* Macro : main()
* Polygonobj : buildUI(), buildObj()
* Splineobj : buildUI(), buildObj()
* Tool : buildUI()
* Tag : buildUI() ???

so, you want to make some importer with Tool script, you have to write kind of these code for calling import function.

function buildUI(tool) {
    tool.addParameterButton("Import","OK","importMesh");
}

function importMesh(tool) {
    // .... some code here ...
}

if you push OK button, importMesh() func called.

I attach sample code for mesh file import (this is Tool script). I hope it will help.

regards.
Hiroto, tg_jp