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#41
26-Jul-08, 13:29
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 thank you.To look in the text window is, however, not sufficient, I have to select the result of the script with the browser to make it appear in the text window. Volume calculations for default mesh objects, such as cubes or spheres, seem to work very well. But I would like to know the volume of a closed trumpet shaped mesh, and for some reason the script calculates its area; not its volume. How come? Is there a parameter I should change depending on type of mesh? Last edited by spixy; 27-Jul-08 at 13:45. Reason: grammar and addition |
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#42
27-Jul-08, 13:20
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aha!
..got it .. just had to change "COMPUTEMANIFOLD" from 0 to 1, save the script and run it again.
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#43
27-Jul-08, 14:02
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i can think of it another way , make beams that project like this on the surface , and calculate the distance of each beam , then the volume can be calculated , you can make scrolling beam ring instead of multi and it takes the read each desired time !!!
...as in the image , PS , you know it's Realtime in the game engine  http://picasaweb.google.com/3denator...04454971165282 , tell me if you want the blend ...bye .
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#44
27-Jul-08, 14:41
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I only found Blender because I was desperately trying to get .lwo files into SketchUp. I find Blender quite daunting compared to how I was able to pick up SketchUp without reading a manual, but nonetheless I'm intrigued. My first attempt at running the last script on this thread, though, produced no obvious result. In short, what does "select the result of the script with the browser" mean in more basic steps? I'm sure that's a super-noob question, but considering all I'm trying to do is rescale ships if needed and calculate their volumes, the rather unique UI of Blender is something I can only wish I had time to fully learn. Thanks, and sorry for the thread necromancy! |
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#45
23-Feb-10, 04:20
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meh this is an interesting find anyway and a script that should maybe be resurrected for 2.5
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#46
23-Feb-10, 08:57
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Right click on this link and download the file to your computer http://hiower.orgfree.com/quantitiesbill.py Copy quantitiesbill.py into your Blender script folder. In Windows XP it will be something like C:\Documents and Settings\your.name\Application Data\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts , in Vista or Windows 7 it will be something like C:\Users\your.name\Application Data\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts Run Blender. Right-click on the cube in the center to select it. At the bottom of the window with the cube, click on the OBJECT menu and select Scripts then over to select Quantities Bill. Nothing seems to happen, but it has. If you go to the Task Bar and select the Blender Python Window, it will say: Quantity Bill Script, Processing Cube ..., Closed. From the Task Bar, go back to Blender. Pick a 3D window, from the bottom of the window click on the grid icon button at the extreme left, and select Text Editor. A blank screen will appear. In the middle, where it says TX:Text, click the up/down arrows and select Quantity Bill.csv. You should see a report about the cube, ending with Cube 8.00m^3 (volume). Pretty nice, eh? This file can be saved for later use (that bit about opening in a browser is because he saved it as a *.csv file, not a *.txt file) Now, the script has some restrictions. Before using the script, apply Size and Rotation to all objects by using CTRL-A A mesh that is "open" will have just its area calculated, not its volume. A mesh with no faces, only edges, with have the sum of the edges computed and be listed under LENGTH. It will refuse to calculate the volume of any "non-manifold" mesh (both of these settings can be changed if you are brave enough to edit QuantitiesBill.py). A non-manifold mesh is one where there exists at least one edge that has more than two faces attached (there is a way in Blender to select non-manifold edges so you can eliminate them) It only calculates the objects that you have selected. Each mesh can only have one material, multi-material meshes will not be calculated. A given object that is composed of separate parts will not have its volume calculated correctly.
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02-Mar-10, 17:57
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Thank you very much. There are some (presumably version-related) issues, though:
1. There is no TX:Text . . . I'm running 2.49b and it seems to just be a goofy little icon with an up and down arrow. Hovering, it calls itself "Browses existing choices or adds NEW". The .csv is in there. 2. With my setup (installed latest versions just last week), the script failed out based on non-ASCII character(s) on line 204. It directed me to the Python website, where I basically learned that I had to tell it what character set to use. So, I added this to the first two lines in the .py file: #!/usr/bin/python # -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*- It didn't explode, and thus I presume it worked. 8m^3, it says.  Awesome. Thank you. 3. However, I'm a long way from being able to do anything useful with it. Blender's lack of a standards-compliant interface, mixed with limited time on my part, is a killer. I've played around a little, but I have yet to find "undo" for instance, and god forbid I want to scale anything. And the thought of having to modify a model to make volume calculation work better is a nightmare scenario. Eventually I'll go look at some tutorials, but for right now Blender remains a means to an end (i.e. an overly powerful converter from .lwo to .3ds for SketchUp import). |
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#48
03-Mar-10, 17:19
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1. Sorry about that. But you did manage to find the .csv file
2. Ah, yes, the non-ASCII problem. But you did manage to find the correct fix. 3. Yes, Blender can be difficult to learn. Typically, new users spend five to ten days feeling like they are pounding their heads against the wall. Then suddenly everything is easy. (took me six days). I did find another "gotcha". If the object has an Edge Modifier set, it will confuse the script into thinking that the mesh is open when it is actually closed. Remove the modifier before running the script.
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#49
03-Mar-10, 17:32
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My source of fun at the moment is that Blender can no longer seem to find the .py even though it's sitting there staring at it in the directory. Gotta love it.
As far as the UI, I'm just a passing hobbyist who just wants to look at models and calculate volumes and maybe move them side-by-side to look at them like the to-scale toys they never made. As such, I'm just a passer-by, and so I may have to wait for something like the "De-weird-ifier" that someone made for the GiMP to be less goofy in Windows. Put simply, there's just no point subjecting myself to their issue. |
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03-Mar-10, 18:08
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I also discovered that the script tends to give a volume of -0 m^3 if you have bad normals. For each object in edit mode, select all the faces and recalculate normals outside.
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04-Mar-10, 02:45
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#52
04-Mar-10, 03:16
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Incidentally, my Blender scripts are at:
(drive):\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\.blender\scripts . . . as opposed to in any user-specific folder. Just in case someone else can't find the scripts folder under Documents and Settings or under their User folder in Vista/7. |
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#53
12-Mar-10, 22:37
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