But I guess some may still use Blender 2.49 (as I do), so this could be still useful.
My original plans were quite advanced: I wanted to write a graphical user interface (GUI) for this cryptic AlcScript thingy.
At least to avoid this real pain when scripting VisRegions properly, plus some support for special flags, and maybe other (or all) AlcScript properties hidden in a GUI.
You may guess it: It seems to me now that it's lifetime will not last long because of the recently announced progress in PyPRP - but VisRegion and some flag support already works, so I decided to release the current status now.
To get an impression how it works - here's a video:
http://www.texturu.org/share/videos/AlcScript_Wizard_xVid.avi (xVid-Format)
http://www.texturu.org/share/videos/AlcScript_Wizard_x264.avi (x264-Format)
The tool itself can be downloaded from here:
Features:
- Completely integrates into Blender 2.49 in a script window
- Does not conflict with PyPRP - it's installed into a separate directory and just writes AlcScript code
- Does not conflict with already written AlcScript code
- Keeps the order of objects in your already written AlcScript intact
- Keeps your comments intact (*)
- Hundrets of objects can be attached to VisRegions (or detached from them) in a minute!
- Powerful selection features to make managing your VisRegions easy
- Calls your sister by phone when you're going to forget to water the flowers
(*): Well, at least it keeps *most* of your comments intact.
How to install:
Just unpack the 7 python files from the .ZIP archieve into your Blender scripts folder - but in a separate subdirectory, which MUST be named AlcWIZ.
Do NOT put it into your PyPRP directory; it should be on same directory level though.
Should look like this finally:
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Blender Foundation
|--- Blender_249
| --- .blender
| --- scripts
| --- PyPRP
| --- AlcWIZ <== put in here
Happy Age building,
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