I dont know anything about programing in python…yet
but I was able to splice together 2 scripts to make one that comes in handy from time to time… so I thought I would put it out so somone else might ocassionally find it of use.
The script is basically 2 scripts spliced together, one “Vertex randomiser” written by flippyneck ( who was kind enough to let me use his script for this purpose…thank you flippyneck) and the other script was
“Galaxy script” written by an unknown author (I tried to find out who it was who authored this script but was unable to… if the original author is unhappy with this use of his script please let me know I will remove it)
Basically the script creates a small cloud of vertices, which I have found usefull for making a lot of different particle effect (such as grass clumps, plants, clouds, and explosion embers…etc)
It also comes in handy for certain halo effect.
Anyway hopefully someone else will find it useful…
It works like this…
After you activate the python script (randomcloud_script.py)
you will see 2 small clouds of vertices one selected and one unselected,(leave the selected one selected !!!)
(leave the python script running !!) now go to the select displacement type and select free x,y,z… ok now your ready to make as many additonal vertice clouds as you need too… by moving the still selected cloud of vertices where you want them then push the vertex randomiser button again and a new cloud will be made each time you push it…in this way you can basically paint small clouds of vertices where you want them… when your finished leave the python program by pressing the X button… then select all the vertice clouds and press control j to join them into one object (if you want to ) or you can leave them as seperate objects if you want. Thats it hope you find it usefull.
The program definetly needs work but like I said I dont know how to program python yet so if anyone who knows python has any ideas on how it can be improved please let me know …and by that I mean by code examples…thank you
Ok everything works now … sorry about the problems earliar…
Here is the script
randomcloud_script.py zipped : http://www.esnips.com/web/python-scripts