[Bf-python] Python API patch for IPO texture channels

[Johnny Matthews]

How does addCurve() behave if the curve already exists?



Ken Hughes wrote:

> Johnny Matthews wrote:
>
>> I was thinking about an easy way to expose IPO baking to the casual
>> python user. What if at the object level there was an InsertIPO( )
>> call, and you could use it much like in the modeler. Like
>> InsertIPO("Loc") or InsertIPO("LocRot") etc.  I have not looked at the
>> code that is called in the modeler yet, so I don't know if this would
>> work. But it would certainly make adding IPO's a lot more simple and
>> let people do it without worrying about curves or beziers or anything
>> like that unless they wanted to. I am going to look at this this a
>> little and perhaps present a patch if I get something that works.
>> Thoughts?
>
>
> I've only come across the term "baked IPO" before but never heard
> a definition, but I think I may understand now based on your
> description.  Would a Python function like this do what you're
> thinking?
>
> def InsertIPO(kind):
>     obj = Blender.Object.GetSelected()[0]
>     ipo = obj.getIpo()
>     time = Blender.Get('curtime')
>     if kind = "Loc" or kind = "LocRot" or kind = "LocRotSize":
>         obj.addCurve('LocX').addBezier((curtime,obj.LocX))
>         obj.addCurve('LocY').addBezier((curtime,obj.LocY))
>         obj.addCurve('LocZ').addBezier((curtime,obj.LocZ))
>     if kind = "Rot" or kind = "LocRot" or kind = "LocRotSize":
>         obj.addCurve('RotX').addBezier((curtime,obj.RotX/10.0))
>         obj.addCurve('RotY').addBezier((curtime,obj.RotY/10.0))
>         obj.addCurve('RotZ').addBezier((curtime,obj.RotZ/10.0))
>     if kind = "Size" or kind = "LocRotSize":
>         obj.addCurve('SizeX').addBezier((curtime,obj.SizeX))
>         obj.addCurve('SizeY').addBezier((curtime,obj.SizeY))
>         obj.addCurve('SizeZ').addBezier((curtime,obj.SizeZ))
>
> Ken
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