Feature-Request: Axis-Tools

[Vannipo]

Again, your scripts are great and helped me a lot in the past.

Due to the fact, C4D is very weak at axis work, it would be great, if you can add some "tools". Right now, you can manipulate axis values by enabling the "axis mode" and enter values inside the coordinate manager. But not for multiple objects at once. That really sucks.

• AR_AxisToParent (similar to AR_AxisToOrigin)
  sets the axes of all selected objects to SRT (0,0,0 | 0,0,0 | 0,0,0 ) relative to it's parent

• AR_AxisTranslateToParent:
  sets the axes of all selected objects to position (0,0,0) relative to it's parent

• AR_AxisRotateToParent:
  sets the axes of all selected objects to rotation (0,0,0) relative to it's parent

• AR_AxisScaleToParent (similar to Tools -> Axis -> Reset Scale):
  sets the axes of all selected objects to scaling (1,1,1) relative to it's parent

• AR_AxisToValues:
  sets the axes of all selected objects to SRT (x,y,z | x,y,z | x,y,z ) relative to it's parent.
  You can enter the values in a small window popping up, where u can select with checkboxes, which parameter you want to modify.

Just a suggestion!

Kind regards
Vannipo

[RanArkon]

You can do that already using Reset Transform or Axis Center tool in "to Parent" mode.

[Vannipo]

No, you can't. I think, you misunderstood. Pls check, what "AR_AxisToOrigin" does. And try "Axis mode" -> "Enable Axis" default hotkey "L".

What you describe works for the object and not the axis only. But I talk about the axis, not the whole object.

[aturtur]

Thanks for the suggestions.
AR_AxisToParent is ready and included in version 1.78.
I might do others in next version. Let's see.

[Vannipo]

Thank you very much. That helps a lot!

[Vannipo]

I understand the idea "AR_AxisToValues" is more complicated, but if u could seperate setting Translation/Rotation/Scaling to 0 into 3 scripts, that would be wonderful. :)
Imagine a scene with thousand of objects, and the axis of each object is already in place (e.g. the in the center or bottom of each object), but they have all different rotations. It would be cool, if I could reset the rotation only.

Sorry, I don't want to bother you and I know, how much work it is. But I am a noob concerning coding (and other stuff in life) and I hate C4D concerning basics.

I wrote already 11 scripts for myself for C4D (one set of adding a keyframe for SRT, which I asked you before. But I wasn't sure, whether u gonna notice. And a very useful "VisToggle"-script, which everyone in our company is using. It toggles just the view/render visibilty of selected objects. So, u can use a hotkey for switching and don't have to click on those small dots in the OM. That makes everything much faster.

I am an old Softimage lover. There everything just worked out of the box and the workflow in this software is still unmatched.