Hi.
This is my code. I want to make may cubes.
I input data to move object, and when object move, cube make in real time position. so I want to make a lots of cube. But It is very slow to make cubes. you can ignore xml_maker… Thank you
I think problem line is…
if bone_location:
self.create_cube(bone_location)
current_dir = os.path.dirname(bpy.data.filepath)
sys.path.append(current_dir)
import xml_maker
class Maker:
def init(self):
self.count = 0
self.clear_cubes()
self.obj_x = bpy.data.objects.get("x")
self.obj_y = bpy.data.objects.get("y")
self.obj_z = bpy.data.objects.get("z")
self.xml_list = []
self.initial_state()
def clear_cubes(self):
"""Remove all cubes from the scene."""
for obj in bpy.data.objects:
if obj.name.startswith("Cube"):
bpy.data.objects.remove(obj, do_unlink=True)
def initial_state(self):
"""Reset the objects to their initial positions."""
if self.obj_x: self.obj_x.location.x = 0
if self.obj_y: self.obj_y.location.y = 0
if self.obj_z: self.obj_z.location.z = 0
bpy.context.view_layer.update()
bpy.ops.wm.redraw_timer(type='DRAW_WIN_SWAP', iterations=1)
def create_cube(self, location):
"""Create a cube at the specified location."""
bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_cube_add(location=location, size=10)
cube = bpy.context.object
material = bpy.data.materials.new(name="Cube Material")
material.diffuse_color = (1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0)
cube.data.materials.append(material)
print(f"Cube created at: {location}")
def get_xyz(self, x, y, z):
"""Store the XYZ coordinates in the XML list."""
data = {'x': x, 'y': y, 'z': z}
self.xml_list.append(data)
return data
def get_bone_location(self):
"""Retrieve the world location of the bone's tail."""
arm_name = "ik_tip"
bone_name = "Bone"
arm = bpy.data.objects.get(arm_name)
if not arm or arm.type != 'ARMATURE':
print(f"Armature '{arm_name}' not found.")
return None
pose_bone = arm.pose.bones.get(bone_name)
if not pose_bone:
print(f"Bone '{bone_name}' not found.")
return None
world_tail = arm.matrix_world @ pose_bone.tail
return world_tail.x, world_tail.y, world_tail.z
def move_and_create_cubes(self):
"""Move the object and create cubes based on user input."""
try:
step = float(input("Step: "))
if step == 0:
raise ValueError("Step cannot be 0.")
axis = input("Select Axis (x, y, z): ").lower()
if axis not in ["x", "y", "z"]:
raise ValueError("Invalid axis. Choose from 'x', 'y', 'z'.")
goal = float(input(f"Target {axis}-coordinate: "))
except ValueError as e:
print(e)
return
print(f"Moving along {axis}-axis with step {step} towards {goal}.")
self.count += 1
start_coords = {
'x': self.obj_x.location.x if self.obj_x else 0,
'y': self.obj_y.location.y if self.obj_y else 0,
'z': self.obj_z.location.z if self.obj_z else 0
}
current = start_coords[axis]
while (step > 0 and current <= goal) or (step < 0 and current >= goal):
if axis == "x" and self.obj_x:
self.obj_x.location.x = current
elif axis == "y" and self.obj_y:
self.obj_y.location.y = current
elif axis == "z" and self.obj_z:
self.obj_z.location.z = current
self.get_xyz(self.obj_x.location.x, self.obj_y.location.y, self.obj_z.location.z)
bone_location = self.get_bone_location()
if bone_location:
self.create_cube(bone_location)
bpy.context.view_layer.update()
current += step
print(f"Movement along {axis}-axis complete.")
def save_xml(self):
"""Save the object's movement data to an XML file."""
xml_maker.xml_creator(self.xml_list)
print("Gantry locations saved to XML.")
def main():
ml = Maker()
while True:
user_input = input("Move the gantry? (y/n): ").strip().lower()
if user_input == "y":
ml.move_and_create_cubes()
bpy.context.view_layer.update()
elif user_input == "n":
ml.save_xml()
print("Exiting program.")
break
else:
print("Invalid input. Please enter 'y' or 'n'.")
if name == “main”:
main()
