2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

[Micha_cg]

Hi,

in the rhino forum I have got a very nice script good for arch viz. Now we can use 2D textures of tree and peoples with opacity map (I think it will be ready in the next releases) at camera aligned planes.
The script helps to align the planes with the texures to the camera again after the camera was moved.

-Micha


Here the script ready to copy to a rhino button:

_-runscript (orientBillboardsToCamera

Sub orientBillboardsToCamera()
	Dim objects
	objects = Rhino.GetObjects("Select billboard surfaces", 8,, True)
	If Not IsArray(objects) Then Exit Sub
	Dim redrawing
	redrawing = Rhino.EnableRedraw(False)
	Dim cameraLine, flattenedCameraLocation
	cameraLine = Rhino.ViewCameraTarget
	flattenedCameraLocation = setZ(cameraLine(0), 0)
	Dim objectID		
	For Each objectID In objects
		orientBillboard objectID, flattenedCameraLocation
	Next
	Rhino.EnableRedraw redrawing
End Sub

Sub orientBillboard(objectID, flattenedCameraLocation)
	Dim centroidPoint, centroidUV, centroidNormal
	centroidPoint = Rhino.SurfaceAreaCentroid(objectID)
	centroidUV = Rhino.SurfaceClosestPoint(objectID, centroidPoint(0))
	centroidNormal = Rhino.SurfaceNormal(objectID, centroidUV)
	Dim referenceLine, targetLine
	referenceLine = Array(setZ(centroidNormal(0), 0), setZ(centroidNormal(1), 0))
	targetLine = Array(referenceLine(0), flattenedCameraLocation)
	Rhino.OrientObject objectID, referenceLine, targetLine
End Sub

Function setZ(point, value)
	setZ = Array(point(0), point(1), value)
End Function)

[FOG Lite]

nice script

sweet! Very useful, thanks Micha

[han3d]

2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

i couldnt get this work
the script only rotated the plane a bit
should i preload the picture to the plane as decal or something

i copy pasted the text to a button
not worked
i saved the text as rvb
not worked

i use rhino 3 sr5
can anyone help me on the subject
do dot.net 2 required or so

[ALTO]

2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

Try this one.


PS:You must edit the toolbar button to get real location of Billboards.rvb

[Micha_cg]

2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

ALTO, do you have a new script?

[ALTO]

2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

Yes is different from yours try it!

[Micha_cg]

2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

Ah, a nice icon and an option dialog. But I get an error, so that I can not test it.
I translate from german:

Source: runtime error ...
Error: object is no list
line: 74
char: 0
code: 0

[ALTO]

2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

Script is not mine, i've only edited a little, created icon and toolbar.
I think you've got this error because first you should select billboard objects (click with RMB) and then click LMB to autorotate.

PS You can always invert LMB with RMB command

PPS This script works with surfaces only!

[Micha_cg]

2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

Ah, I understand: all billboards can be turned later without selection again.

[Micha_cg]

Re: 2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

Hello ALTO,

any chance to get this button&script working for Rhino 4 please.

-Micha

[craiggorton]

Re: 2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

I see ALTO's post above, but I don't see a link to download the script. I need it for Rhino 3.0? Can someone post it? (Old forum links don't work.)

Thanks,
Craig

[joe_b]

Re: 2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

I see ALTO's post above, but I don't see a link to download the script. I need it for Rhino 3.0? Can someone post it? (Old forum links don't work.)

http://fileho.com/download/b20485602...cript.rar.html - are you talking about this one from the following post? I'm seeing that it has been deleted from where it was originally posted due to "abuse". Who knows...

Try this one.


PS:You must edit the toolbar button to get real location of Billboards.rvb

[craiggorton]

Re: 2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

That's the one. Admit it, Joe, you were rendering naked teens again!

But seriously,
Anyone got it?

[bdcali_cg]

Re: 2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

Searching through my computer I found some Billboard Scrips (orient to camera is one) I packaged them all together.

http://s6.fileho.com/download3/b2048...hinoScript.rar

I just hope fileHO doesn't find these 'improper' again. :

[joe_b]

Re: 2D Trees and peoples at planes aligned to the camera script

That's the one. Admit it, Joe, you were rendering naked teens again!

I thought you said you were going to keep that between us? I can't trust anyone these days...