I tried to use the script to drop some objects to a BWF-made mesh but it didn’t work. Does anyone know why?
#!BPY
""" Registration info for Blender menus:
Name: 'Drop To Ground'
Blender: 233
Group: 'Misc'
Tooltip: 'Drop objects from current selection on mesh object *Ground*'
"""
import Blender
from Blender import NMesh, Object, Draw
from math import *
def sideofline(PA, PB, PP):
return ((PA[0]-PP[0])*(PB[1]-PP[1]))-((PB[0]-PP[0])*(PA[1]-PP[1]))
def InsideQuad(p0, p1, p2, p3, p4):
if (sideofline(p1, p3, p0) >= 0):
return (sideofline(p1, p4, p0) <= 0) and (sideofline(p4, p3, p0) <= 0)
else:
return (sideofline(p1, p2, p0) >= 0) and (sideofline(p2, p3, p0) >= 0)
def InsideTri(p0, p1, p2, p3):
return (sideofline(p1, p2, p0) >= 0) and (sideofline(p2, p3, p0) >= 0) and (sideofline(p3, p1, p0) >= 0)
def FindZ(TriangleFace, tx, ty, tz, px, py):
[A, B, C]=TriangleFace.no
D=-((A*tx)+(B*ty)+(C*tz))
return -((A*px)+(B*py)+D)/C
def InverseTranslate(InCoords, DeltaVec):
return [InCoords[0]+DeltaVec[0], InCoords[1]+DeltaVec[1], InCoords[2]+DeltaVec[2]]
try:
FloatingObjects = Object.GetSelected()
Ground = Object.Get('Ground')
GroundMesh = NMesh.GetRawFromObject('Ground')
InvVec = Ground.getLocation()
GroundBounds = Ground.getBoundBox()
GBminX = 0
GBminY = 0
GBmaxX = 0
GBmaxY = 0
name = "OK? %t|drop objects %x1|cancel %x0"
result = Draw.PupMenu(name)
if result == 1:
for [gbx, gby, gbz] in GroundBounds:
gbx = gbx + InvVec[0]
gby = gby + InvVec[1]
gbz = gbz + InvVec[2]
if GBminX > gbx:
GBminX = gbx
else:
if GBmaxX < gbx: GBmaxX = gbx
if GBminY > gby:
GBminY = gby
else:
if GBmaxY < gby: GBmaxY = gby
for DropObject in FloatingObjects:
[DropX, DropY, DropZ] = DropObject.getLocation()
if ((DropX <= GBmaxX) and (DropX >= GBminX) and (DropY >= GBminY) and (DropY <= GBmaxY)):
GroundFaces = GroundMesh.faces
for GroundFace in GroundFaces:
GroundVerts = GroundFace.v
if len(GroundVerts) == 4:
[x1, y1, z1] = InverseTranslate(GroundVerts[0].co, InvVec)
[x2, y2, z2] = InverseTranslate(GroundVerts[1].co, InvVec)
[x3, y3, z3] = InverseTranslate(GroundVerts[2].co, InvVec)
[x4, y4, z4] = InverseTranslate(GroundVerts[3].co, InvVec)
p0 = [DropX, DropY, 0]
p1 = [x1, y1, 0]
p2 = [x2, y2, 0]
p3 = [x3, y3, 0]
p4 = [x4, y4, 0]
if InsideQuad(p0, p1, p2, p3, p4):
print 'Moved ', DropObject, ' to a Quad face.'
DropObject.setLocation(DropX, DropY, FindZ(GroundFace, x1, y1, z1, DropX, DropY))
else:
[x1, y1, z1] = GroundVerts[0].co
[x2, y2, z2] = GroundVerts[1].co
[x3, y3, z3] = GroundVerts[2].co
p0 = [DropX, DropY, 0]
p1 = [x1, y1, 0]
p2 = [x2, y2, 0]
p3 = [x3, y3, 0]
if InsideTri(p0, p1, p2, p3):
print 'Moved ', DropObject, ' to a Tri face.'
DropObject.setLocation(DropX, DropY, FindZ(GroundFace, x1, y1, z1, DropX, DropY))
except:
name = "No Ground object in Scene %t|cancel"
result = Draw.PupMenu(name)
if result:
pass
Blender.Redraw()
i’ve edited this script to work here fine, but … you never know 
however i ain’t the author and i forgot who that noble person was …
aw forgot … the ground object has to be named * Ground * for script ot work as expected
Thanks for writing that error checking code. I hate doing that stuff!
I have tried your rewrite, but it still doesn’t work. I had name the mesh “Ground” too.
ja, known thing - you’ll have to manually unwrap the lines that forum wrapped (some code should be on one line only) - or else I can optionally send you the*.py thing via email.
Ground should have normals pointing outwards
btw - you had selected all to-drop objects?
I tried what you suggested on the normals thing and it works. It seemed the mesh had normals pointing downwards.
sparrow, nice you’ve got it doing what it’s supposed to do
@ harkyman - you are the author?
harkyman, blender people project looks deadly serious. any chance of a lite version that wouldn’t require mysql?
i have cca 45 py things which i have either edited/upg’ded or just cleaned up comments etc. so i’ve lost track of respective authors.
for some reason ever since 2.3 i think when you add a grid the normals are pointing down. kind of confusing the first couple of times. also don’t forget to do ‘ctrl A’ on all objects.