PGR-Meandering-Paths - a script to make jumbled 3D-Paths

Coding Python Support
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Current version now: V0.1.3

  • optimized startpoint-distribution #2
  • optimized startpoint-distribution #3 (tries to avoid overlapping startpoints)

Have fun

Regards

Paddy

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Current Version now: V0.1.4

  • the script doesn’t just use the bounding-box of a mesh as “meander-area” anymore, but tries (!) to follow the actual form of the mesh
  • the script now remembers it’s last settings

Same URL:

http://gadgets.grochowy.de/pgr-meandering-paths/

Have fun (and post results :yes:)

Regards Paddy

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Current Version is now: V0.1.5

  • renamed startpoint-distribution #3 to #4 and optimized its count-reducing; min. distance between two startpoints is bevelSize plus 0.002
  • made new startpoint-distribution #3; min. distance is sqrt((areaY*areaZ)/numbPaths)
  • fixed wrong registry key-name (changed ‘-’ to ‘_’)
  • did some code-cleanups

Have fun.

Regards Paddy

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great work on this,
just letting you know that people are still here.
& yes having fun.
m.a.

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thx … :wink:

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Hi Guys,
Bit of a bump here but the script doesn’t work in 2.49.2

If pgr1973 is still around the forum, could he have a quick look?

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It works for me.
ye bumper of old threads.
follow the instructions.

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Meta-Androcto: Bliz is correct. I just tried the script in Blender v2.49 under windows xpSP2
Here is the error I got.
“Compiled with Python version 2.6.2.
Checking for installed Python… got it!
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “<string>”, line 1, in <module>
File “C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender249.blender\scripts\pgr_mean
dering_paths.py”, line 5
SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character ‘\xa9’ in file C:\Program Files\Blender Foundat
ion\Blender249.blender\scripts\pgr_meandering_paths.py on line 5, but no encodi
ng declared; see http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.html for details”

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then best I upload my working version.
http://www.cdupload.com/files/61069_ojzpw/wizards_pgr_meandering_paths.py
or add >

-- coding: latin-1 --

below #!BPY
to the original code.

I manually removed the error, so it did not appear broken to me.

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Yes I just did the same thing I think. I manually went thru and replaces all the umlats and other non ascii characters with ascii ones. Now it runs fine.

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i’m trying to make it work but some problems with it

i mean ii want to do the sprial wire as shonw in his web site Screw2 type

but don’t get any thing done

i did add a cube at origin but don’t get any cruve at all

can somone explain some more to how it can work?

thanks

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Old script to Bl 258: Revived nearby finished …

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whre can we get the latest working version ?

thanks

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Hi Ricky.

I see your question now for the first Time. If it’s still current, with PGR-Meandering-Paths and Blender 2.4x
you select your cube, which will act as the bound-box for the distributed start- and end-points. Don’t
be in editing mode.

Now set the parameters the way you want them. To get the screwy-type, activate “Type of meander” “Screwy” or “Screwy2”
and set the “Steps along x-axis” to a higher value (the higher the more turns the screwing does).

I attach a screenshot to this post where you can see parameters and result.

pgr-meadnering-paths-example-screwy2.jpg1024×670 89.4 KB

How it’s gonna work in PKHGs ported version of my script, I don’t now and I am really looking forward to his effort and how it’s gone work out in the new Blender Version(s)

Regards Paddy

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well i’m now working with 2,5 and would definitibvely like to try it in 2.5

thanks for clarifying it

thanks
happy 2.5

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You can see it here: http://www.petergragert.info/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MeanderPath/Index
The Source is to be found there too. It is working but a lot of cleanup and add has to be done … Have to learn a lot
goes on … now I can already force the hexagon to the curves visible (not yet in the code because of other adjustments to the
first ‘straight’ case have to be done (and today was " Oma und Opa Tag" …

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good luck with this one and let us know when it is completed!

happy 2.5

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Going forward: changing parameters (and deleting one face of the cube) I got

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Version 1 (usable already, with a lot of features transferred, some things are differently seen)

http://www.petergragert.info/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MeanderPath/MeanderSource

Comments and errors found are appreciated!
Peter