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MoPlugs Scripts

For more information, please have a look at wiki pages. Note! Most of scripts and tools have been developed in MoBu 2014

Action

Scripts that have a single execution scenario

• CarSim \ ReConnectJoystick.py - the script helps to fix an issue with a missing or stucked joystick device after scene reloading in mobu

Scripts for the Wall Bricks Constraints and building blocks logic

User Guide

• DuplicateAlongACurve \ ConvertPolySpline.py - for imported from maya and c4d polysplines. Script helps to convert it into 3d Path Model.
• DuplicateAlongACurve \ DeformMeshByCurve.py - to bend geometry model by 3d Path
• DuplicateAlongACurve \ DeformMeshByCurve2.py
• DuplicateAlongACurve \ DuplicateAlongACurve_DeformMesh.py
• DuplicateAlongACurve \ DuplicateAlongACurve_HardPlot.py
• DuplicateAlongACurve \ DuplicateAlongACurve_RotateBy90.py
• DuplicateAlongACurve \ DuplicateAlongACurve_SelectModels.py
• DuplicateAlongACurve \ DuplicateAlongACurve_SelectNulls.py
• DuplicateAlongACurve \ DuplicateAlongACurve_SETUP.py
• DuplicateAlongACurve \ FixInstanceGeometry.py

Scripts for work with FaceWare 2d tracked data and my retargeting rig

Facial Notes

• FacialRIG \ CHECK_FacialData_VideoPlane.py
• FacialRIG \ FacialRIG_connectJoints.py
• FacialRIG \ FacialRIG_CreateVideoPlane.py
• FacialRIG \ FacialRIG_HardPlot.py
• FacialRIG \ FacialRIG_OpticalPostProcessing.py
• FacialRIG \ FacialRIG_SetupConstraints.py
• FacialRIG \ FacialRIG_SetupConstraints2.py
• FacialRIG \ StabilizationScenario.py

Script to work with a Measurand ShapeHand glove and it’s recorded animation result

• ShapeHand \ ShapeHand_CorrParentChildConstraints.py
• ShapeHand \ ShapeHand_CorrRelationConstraint.py
• ShapeHand \ ShapeHand_CreateAnIntermediateHandsChar.py
• ShapeHand \ ShapeHand_printHeirarchy.py
• ShapeHand \ ShapeHand_RelationConnections.py
• ShapeHand \ ShapeHand_Rename_DeviceSet_toBVH.py
• ShapeHand \ ShapeHand_RenameBVH_to_DeviceSet.py
• ShapeHand \ ShapeHand_RenameSkeleton.py

Others

• AssignUISet.py - by default, in a texture UVSet name is locked in motionbuilder UI, but you can assign a value by using the script
• ComputeAcceleration.py - compute translation acceleration, helps to see issues on the motion
• CopyBlendShapeAnimation.py - select source model, then destination model, execute the script and it will copy animation FCurves for the same named shapes.
• DuplicateUnderTheRoot.py - helpful for the SpriteSheet Solver sprites preparation, populate models under the root (sprite planes)
• ExtractTrajectoryPath.py - make a 3D Curve model from selected model translation trajectory
• FromLayeredToSingleTexture.py - helpful for scene, imported from maya. A lot of textures with single layer are represented as FBLayeredTexture. To optimize performance and memory usage, you can use the script to replace layered textures with simple one.
• GroupedUnderNull.py - this simular to Maya grouping for selection
• InsertParent.py - insert parent for each selected model and keep the same animation trajectory
• Lights_HardTurnOnOff.py - script to convert lights into template objects and do a back convertation
• Lights_TurnOnOff.py - turn on/off “CastLightOnObject” property
• MainCar_WindowsSetup.py - example how to setup ProjTex shader for each car window element
• MakeCircle.py - 4 knots 3d Path model
• ModelAndLTCDevice.py - small and test script (nothing interesting)
• Physics_MakeJointChain.py - script helps to do a physics setup for joints chain (make nulls, marker capsule for collision and physics joint and connections)
• RefreshModelsTextures.py - reload selected models textures
• RefreshTextures.py - reload all scene video clips
• RefreshTextures2015.py -
• RemoveGPUCacheDuplicates.py - check for GPUCache Shader path and remove dublicates
• SaveLocalPositions.py - for all the timeline frames, save selected models local translation into a text file
• SelCharAndCR_ByModelSelection.py - from selected geometry, try to find to which character it’s belong to
• SelectAllCharacterNodes_ByModelSelection.py - similar to SelCharAndCR_ByModelSelection, but this one script selects all connected resources (textures, materials, constraints, etc.)
• StoreRelationInConnections.py - store/retrive connections between relation constraint boxes
• Story_ReplaceMediaInTrackClips.py - XML store/retrieve Story tracks and clips
• StoryTrackFromSelection.py - script to create a generic animation story track from selected models

Lib

Special startup scripts with special logic classes

• libDuplicateAlongACurve

Startup

Scripts that have a UI and could be found under Python Tools menu

• ArrayTool - something like Array Tool in 3dsMax, clone selected models or merge copies from file
• BatchRender - render file by file from a specified file list
• CameraAndGroupLinkingTool - for camera linkvis plugin, UI to manage camera and group visibility connection
• CameraRIGTool - UI for making an animatable camera RIG
• CharacterSelectionTool - from selected models, try to select an affected character
• CleanUpManager.py - check for dublicated, unused resources (shaders, materials, textures, video clips)
• CmdLineRenderingTool.py - UI to prepare a bat file for a mobu command line rendering
• CompositionPropertyView.py - property views for composition toolkit objects
• CompositionTree.py - UI for Composition Toolkit plugin
• OffscreenRenderingTool.py - for mo_graphics plugin, UI for making render from camera into a texture and render into cubemap
• FacialRIG_HelperTool - this is for 2d into 3d points pipeline, script for manage switch between Stance (live facial retargeting) and Animation (plot on joints)
• FacialRIG_PrepStarter - this is for 2d into 3d points pipeline, prepare facial starter scene
• FacialRIG_Selector - this is for 2d into 3d points pipeline, UI to select facial rig control elements
• GoogleStreetViewGrabberTool.py - needs a pyskybox plugin, script to extract google streetview cubemap
• LightVisorTool.py - information about scene lights and affected light lists for each ProjTex shader (local lights)
• MoPlugsSettingsTool.py - add more items to main menu
• Renamer.py - advanced rename tool, like in 3dsMax
• StoreRelationInConnections.py - text file store/retrieve relation boxes connections
• StoryIOTool.py - Story XML IO Tool
• TexturesManager.py - rellocate textures and video clips, collect them into some specified folder
• UnitTestsTool.py - run a list of scene files and save stats, do a sceenshot and a video preview
• ViewportGrabberTool.py - needs a pyskybox plugin, grabs a skybox from current camera position

Startup_Physics

Tool for a physics simulation

• Ball Toss Tool - compute a ball toss trajectory between two keyframes (for example, girl drops up a ball)
• Wheel Motion Tool - compute wheel rolling and steering rotation by using a root motion and geometry radius