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Modeling and Texturing Green Frog

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From our website www tjgalda com Skill level intermediate How do you query the colour in a ramp at any given point Frustratingly this isnt quite as simple as it sounds Even the technical documentation from Autodesk states Currently the routines to get the value of a ramp structure with interpolation are not available through MEL which limits the use of this control by end users So we have to work around it in this case We are able to sample the ramp and get back i how many colour entries there are ii where they are in the ramp and iii what colour they are From that data we can approximate fairly well what the ramp looks like Lets build the tool for our example to do so on a relatively simple scale You can add complexity later but to keep things simple were going to sample a simple ramp with two colours and a linear interpolation between the two colours A ramp such as this mel code will create Note you can view all the mel on the website www tjgalda com Create the gradient using a ramp string tempName shadingNode asShader ramp string tj rampNode rename tempName tj gradientColour string tj rampWin window t tj Ramp Viewer tj rampWin columnLayout rampColorPort node tj rampNode showWindow tj rampWin setAttr tj rampNode colorEntryList 0 color type double3 0 988 1 0 8 setAttr tj rampNode colorEntryList 1 color type double3 0 0 0 235 setAttr tj rampNode colorEntryList 1 position 1 0 removeMultiInstance break true tj rampNode colorEntryList 2 showWindow tj rampWin Now that we have the ramp we can gather information about the ramp We need to determine where are they and what colour create an array to catch each position and match the entry in the list of the ramp Finally we will create an array to catch colour use a vector array to maintain match in the list of the ramp Where are they and what colour Create an array to catch each position and match entry in list int entries getAttr size tj rampNode colorEntryList vector entry colour for i 0 i entries i entry pos i getAttr tj rampNode colorEntryList i position float entryList colours getAttr tj rampNode colorEntryList i color entry colour i entryList colours 0 entryList colours 1 entryList colours 2 and print back the results print n entry pos is n n print entry pos print nn n entry colour is n n print entry colour entry pos is 0 1 entry colour is 0 988 1 0 8 0 0 0 235 In our example now we can see that we have the two colour entries at 0 and 1 with the associated colour mix Now we can work with some basic calculations to deduce what the colours are between After we know the colour information we can then begin to deduce what the ramp is like The first step is to find the difference or delta between the two colours on each channel From there we can divide up the colour on regular intervals and determine what the exact colour is at any specific point on the map This is a sampling step How many intervals should we break the ramp into int step 20 Find the delta difference for each channel Use temp vectors to get data out of the array easily For our example to keep it simple we can make some assumptions about where each entry is and what colours they are We will assume only two colours and that the first colour is brighter Of course one should build in robustness to remove these assumptions with true data vector tempTopV entry colour 0 vector tempBotV entry colour 1 Use absolute to ensure its not a negative value float differenceR abs tempTopV x tempBotV x float differenceG abs tempTopV y tempBotV y float differenceB abs tempTopV z tempBotV z Divide up the delta per step This is the amount of change per step that each colour travels float deltaStepR differenceR step float deltaStepG differenceG step float deltaStepB differenceB step Now start number delta per step the number of steps end number in other words we have broken down what the difference can be at each interval Finalize by building the arrays float colourStepsR colourStepsG colourStepsB colourStepsR 0 tempBotV x colourStepsG 0 tempBotV y colourStepsB 0 tempBotV z Each new step is the old step the delta for that colour for i 1 i step i colourStepsR i colourStepsR i 1 deltaStepR colourStepsG i colourStepsG i 1 deltaStepG colourStepsB i colourStepsB i 1 deltaStepB print n n Colour intervals for R with a step of deltaStepR is n print colourStepsR print n n Colour intervals for G with a step of deltaStepG is n print colourStepsG print n n Colour intervals for B with a step of deltaStepB is n print colourStepsB The results for our simple example are printed below Of course from here the complexity only increases One needs to take in to account the type of interpolation and the number of entries but the procedure of sampling will all remain the same as outlined above As you can see its a lot of legwork for looking up a simple colour attribute tj July 2006 Note you can view all the mel on the website www tjgalda com Colour intervals for R with a step of 0 04939999878 is 0 0 0494 0 0988 0 1482 0 1976 0 247 0 2964 0 3458 0 3952 0 4446 0 494 0 5434 0 5928 0 6422 0 6916 0 741 0 7904 0 8398 0 8892 0 9386 0 988 Colour intervals for G with a step of 0 05 is 0 0 05 0 1 0 15 0 2 0 25 0 3 0 35 0 4 0 45 0 5 0 55 0 6 0 65 0 7 0 75 0 8 0 85 0 9 0 95 1 Colour intervals for B with a step of 0 02825000063 is 0 235 0 26325 0 2915 0 31975 0 348 0 37625 0 4045 0 43275 0 461 0 48925 0 5175 0 54575 0 574 0 60225 Note you can view all the mel on the website www tjgalda com If you like this tutorial or have ideas for other topics let me know tj

How to sample color at any given point in a ramp

From our website: www.tjgalda.com Skill level: intermediate How do you query the colour in a ramp at any given point? Frustratingly, this isnt quite as simple as it sounds. Even the technical documentation from Autodesk states: Currently the routines to get the value of a ramp structure (with interpolation) are not available through MEL, which limits the use of this control by end users. So, we have to work around it in this case. We are able to sample the ramp and get back i)how many colour entries there are, ii)where they are in the ramp and iii) what colour they are. From that data, we can approximate fairly well what the ramp looks like. Lets build the tool for our example to do so on a relatively simple scale. You can add complexity later, but to keep things simple, were going to sample a simple ramp with two colours and a linear interpolation between the two colours. A ramp such as this mel code will create: Note: you can view all the mel on the website. www.tjgalda.com Create the gradient using a ramp: string $tempName = `shadingNode -asShader ramp`; string $tj_rampNode = `rename $tempName tj_gradientColour`; string $tj_rampWin = `window -t tj Ramp Viewer tj_rampWin`; columnLayout; rampColorPort -node $tj_rampNode; showWindow $tj_rampWin; setAttr ($tj_rampNode + .colorEntryList[0].color) -type double3 0.988 1 0.8 ; setAttr ($tj_rampNode + .colorEntryList[1].color) -type double3 0 0 0.235 ; setAttr ($tj_rampNode + .colorEntryList[1].position) 1.0; removeMultiInstance -break true ($tj_rampNode + .colorEntryList[2]); showWindow $tj_rampWin; Now that we have the ramp, we can gather information about the ramp. We need to determine where are they and what colour, create an array to catch each position and match the entry in the list of the ramp. Finally we will create an array to catch colour, use a vector array to maintain match in the list of the ramp. Where are they and what colour? Create an array to catch each position and match entry in list. int $entries = `getAttr -size ($tj_rampNode+.colorEntryList)`; vector $entry_colour[]; for ($i = 0; $i < $entries; $i ++) { $entry_pos[$i] = `getAttr ($tj_rampNode+.colorEntryList[+$i+].position)`; float $entryList_colours[] = `getAttr ($tj_rampNode+.colorEntryList[+$i+].color)`; $entry_colour[$i] = >; } //and print back the results print ("n$entry_pos[] is n==================n"); print $entry_pos; print ("nn==================n$entry_colour[] is n==================n); print $entry_colour; $entry_pos[] is ================== 0 1 ================== $entry_colour[] is ================== 0.988 1 0.8 0 0 0.235 In our example now, we can see that we have the two colour entries at 0 and 1, with the associated colour mix. Now we can work with some basic calculations to deduce what the colours are between. After we know the colour information, we can then begin to deduce what the ramp is like. The first step is to find the difference or delta between the two colours on each channel. From there, we can divide up the colour on regular intervals and determine what the exact colour is at any specific point on the map. This is a sampling step. How many intervals should we break the ramp into? int $step = 20; Find the delta/difference for each channel. Use temp vectors to get data out of the array easily. For our example to keep it simple, we can make some assumptions about where each entry is and what colours they are. We will assume only two colours, and that the first colour is brighter. Of course, one should build in robustness to remove these assumptions with true data. vector $tempTopV = $entry_colour[0]; vector $tempBotV = $entry_colour[1]; Use absolute to ensure its not a negative value float $differenceR = `abs($tempTopV.x - $tempBotV.x)`; float $differenceG = `abs($tempTopV.y - $tempBotV.y)`; float $differenceB = `abs($tempTopV.z - $tempBotV.z)`; Divide up the delta per step. This is the amount of change per step that each colour travels. float $deltaStepR = $differenceR / $step; float $deltaStepG = $differenceG / $step; float $deltaStepB = $differenceB / $step; Now, start number + (delta per step * the number of steps) = end number, in other words, we have broken down what the difference can be at each interval. Finalize by building the arrays. float $colourStepsR[], $colourStepsG[], $colourStepsB[]; $colourStepsR[0] = $tempBotV.x; $colourStepsG[0] = $tempBotV.y; $colourStepsB[0] = $tempBotV.z; Each new step is the old step + the delta for that colour. for ($i = 1; $i

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From our website http www tjgalda com How to make a fun pause screen using mel TJ Galda CG Supervisor There are times when you may need to create a pause screen to entertain the users while you fetch something or do some work in the background This is probably one of the more interesting times that you can make use of a gradient This tutorial will show you how to create a screen that slowly turns green as the job is completed Once the designated pause time is done the window goes away and returns control to the user The first step is to create a gradient or ramp node Create the gradient using a ramp string tj tempName shadingNode asShader ramp string tj rampNode rename tj tempName tj gradientColourTemp After that we need to set up colours Were using a black ramp that fills to green so we need three colours A black to fill a green to go to and one that makes the transition setAttr tj rampNode colorEntryList 0 color type double3 0 2 1 0 2 setAttr tj rampNode colorEntryList 1 color type double3 0 2 0 0 2 setAttr tj rampNode colorEntryList 2 color type double3 0 0 0 2 setAttr tj rampNode colorEntryList 0 position 0 0 setAttr tj rampNode colorEntryList 1 position 0 0 setAttr tj rampNode colorEntryList 2 position 1 0 After that we need to create a window and display the ramp to the user create window string tj winName tj winName string tj winTitle TJ Fun Pause Screen if window exists tj winName deleteUI window tj winName string tj rampWin window t tj winTitle wh 258 258 tj winName columnLayout rampColorPort node tj rampNode showWindow tj rampWin Now we need to take control away from the user and have something happen As shown above we achieve this by having our ramp slowly change from black to green and fill in It can be all done with a simple loop By slicing the counter smaller and smaller the pause will increase As noted in the comments below were using a slice of 0 005 do timer by filling in ramp with greenfloat tj i 0 0 while tj i 1 float tj newPos tj i setAttr tj rampNode colorEntryList 1 position tj newPos setAttr tj rampNode colorEntryList 1 color 0 2 tj newPos 0 2 the smaller this increment the longer the pause using 0 005 tends to get us in around 15 seconds tj i tj i 0 005 showWindow tj rampWin Thats all there is too it All we have left is to clean up what weve done Delete the window and ramp nodes 15 seconds passed all done pausing kill window if window exists tj winName deleteUI window tj winName delete ramp delete tj rampNode print n Finished pause screen n done More tutorials also available at our website http www tjgalda com

How to make a fun pause screen using mel

From our website: http://www.tjgalda.com How to make a fun pause screen using mel. - TJ Galda, CG Supervisor There are times when you may need to create a pause screen to entertain the users while you fetch something or do some work in the background. This is probably one of the more interesting times that you can make use of a gradient. This tutorial will show you how to create a screen that slowly turns green as the job is completed. Once the designated pause time is done, the window goes away and returns control to the user. The first step is to create a gradient or ramp node: //Create the gradient using a ramp: string $tj_tempName = `shadingNode -asShader ramp`; string $tj_rampNode = `rename $tj_tempName "tj_gradientColourTemp"`; After that, we need to set up colours. Were using a black ramp that fills to green, so we need three colours. A black to fill, a green to go to, and one that makes the transition. setAttr ($tj_rampNode + ".colorEntryList[0].color") -type double3 0.2 1 0.2 ; setAttr ($tj_rampNode + ".colorEntryList[1].color") -type double3 0.2 0 0.2 ; setAttr ($tj_rampNode + ".colorEntryList[2].color") -type double3 0 0 0.2 ; setAttr ($tj_rampNode + ".colorEntryList[0].position") 0.0; setAttr ($tj_rampNode + ".colorEntryList[1].position") 0.0; setAttr ($tj_rampNode + ".colorEntryList[2].position") 1.0; After that, we need to create a window and display the ramp to the user. //create window string $tj_winName = "tj_winName"; string $tj_winTitle = "TJ Fun Pause Screen"; if ( `window -exists $tj_winName` ) deleteUI -window $tj_winName; string $tj_rampWin = `window -t $tj_winTitle -wh 258 258 $tj_winName`; columnLayout; rampColorPort -node $tj_rampNode; showWindow $tj_rampWin; Now we need to take control away from the user, and have something happen. As shown above, we achieve this by having our ramp slowly change from black to green and fill in. It can be all done with a simple loop. By slicing the counter smaller and smaller, the pause will increase. As noted in the comments below, were using a slice of 0.005. //do timer by filling in ramp with greenfloat $tj_i = 0.0; while ($tj_i < 1) { float $tj_newPos = $tj_i; setAttr ($tj_rampNode + ".colorEntryList[1].position") $tj_newPos; setAttr ($tj_rampNode + ".colorEntryList[1].color")0.2 $tj_newPos 0.2 ; // the smaller this increment, the longer the pause // using 0.005 tends to get us in around 15 seconds $tj_i = $tj_i + 0.005; showWindow $tj_rampWin; } Thats all there is too it. All we have left is to clean up what weve done. Delete the window and ramp nodes: ///////////////////////////////////// // 15 seconds passed, all done pausing //kill window if ( `window -exists $tj_winName` ) deleteUI -window $tj_winName; //delete ramp delete $tj_rampNode; print "n -=-=-=-= Finished pause screen. =-=-=-=- n"; //done More tutorials also available at our website: http://www.tjgalda.com .

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This video tutorial shows you to take your 3D model from Maya and turn it into an active video game prop

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