meshinstance mod
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:48 am
I can't believe I haven't posted this. (Thanks for reminding me, Madrobot!)
This is an improved meshinstance layer script. It functions just as Fazek's with the exception of the naming convention. With Fazek's all of your duplicate instances had to have the same name ("original layer name.dup"). If you use several instances, like I do, this makes it hard to find a specific layer for layer sorting.
-----------------------------------Instructions---------------------------------------------------------------
1) Embed this script in a vector layer you wish to instance.
2) Duplicate that vector layer as many time as you like, renaming it to follow the conventions below. (The duplicate will already be embedded as well)
3) Point motion animation on the original vector layer will now be duplicated on its instances.
Make sure to keep the original below its instances in the layers window.
------------------------------Naming conventions-----------------------------------------------------
For original layer "Name", its instances can be named "Name.<any name or no name>.dup".
Example: Original layer named "character" can have instances named "character.dup", "character.rt_forearm.dup", "character.torso.dup", etc.
-------------------------------You can download it here.----------------------------------------------------
Some tips on use:
----Meshinstance only instances the point motion. Fills, outlines, line width, point curvature, and layer manipulations (Basically everything but point motion) can still be done to each instance.
Warning, deleting any vector points from an instance will 'break' the instance. It may still work partially, but I don't recommend it.
If you are careful not to delete any of the instanced vector points, you can even change how the splines connect them.
What this means is that you can make many instances of a whole character on one original layer and, by filling each body part separately in different instances, use these for layer sorting.
----When I create a character, I go ahead and setup all of its instance layers. But too many layer scripts seriously slows down playback in AS, making it very difficult to judge timing while animating.
So after I have made all of the instances, I create a duplicate of the file where I delete them and animate with the single original layer for better playback speed. After animating, these can be imported back in ready to go.
Warning, I have found a very small glitch. If your instances are not in the same bone layer that is controlling your original, it looks as if random frames while rendering are not updating the bone offset. Keeping the instances in the same bone layer as the original remedies this.
Edit: I haven't run into this glitch again, so it may be something that cropped up in the file I was working with.
Please let me know if you find this useful. It helps modivate my scripting endeavors.
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This is an improved meshinstance layer script. It functions just as Fazek's with the exception of the naming convention. With Fazek's all of your duplicate instances had to have the same name ("original layer name.dup"). If you use several instances, like I do, this makes it hard to find a specific layer for layer sorting.
-----------------------------------Instructions---------------------------------------------------------------
1) Embed this script in a vector layer you wish to instance.
2) Duplicate that vector layer as many time as you like, renaming it to follow the conventions below. (The duplicate will already be embedded as well)
3) Point motion animation on the original vector layer will now be duplicated on its instances.
Make sure to keep the original below its instances in the layers window.
------------------------------Naming conventions-----------------------------------------------------
For original layer "Name", its instances can be named "Name.<any name or no name>.dup".
Example: Original layer named "character" can have instances named "character.dup", "character.rt_forearm.dup", "character.torso.dup", etc.
-------------------------------You can download it here.----------------------------------------------------
Some tips on use:
----Meshinstance only instances the point motion. Fills, outlines, line width, point curvature, and layer manipulations (Basically everything but point motion) can still be done to each instance.
Warning, deleting any vector points from an instance will 'break' the instance. It may still work partially, but I don't recommend it.
If you are careful not to delete any of the instanced vector points, you can even change how the splines connect them.
What this means is that you can make many instances of a whole character on one original layer and, by filling each body part separately in different instances, use these for layer sorting.
----When I create a character, I go ahead and setup all of its instance layers. But too many layer scripts seriously slows down playback in AS, making it very difficult to judge timing while animating.
So after I have made all of the instances, I create a duplicate of the file where I delete them and animate with the single original layer for better playback speed. After animating, these can be imported back in ready to go.
Warning, I have found a very small glitch. If your instances are not in the same bone layer that is controlling your original, it looks as if random frames while rendering are not updating the bone offset. Keeping the instances in the same bone layer as the original remedies this.
Edit: I haven't run into this glitch again, so it may be something that cropped up in the file I was working with.
Please let me know if you find this useful. It helps modivate my scripting endeavors.
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