Script to insert points at the start or end of a mesh. Press enter to apply, escape to cancel.

add-mesh-points.py

# Copyright (c) 2013, Niklas Rosenstein
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import c4d
 
class Dialog(c4d.gui.GeDialog):
 
    EDT_NPOINTS = 1000
    EDT_MODE = 1001
 
    def __init__(self, op):
        super(Dialog, self).__init__()
        self.op = op
 
    def DoTheWork(self):
        count = self.GetLong(self.EDT_NPOINTS)
        mode = self.GetLong(self.EDT_MODE)
        if count <= 0 or mode not in [0, 1]:
            return
 
        op = self.op
        points = op.GetAllPoints()
        fillups = [c4d.Vector()] * count
        op.ResizeObject(len(points) + count, op.GetPolygonCount())
        if mode == 0:
            points = fillups + points
            for i, p in enumerate(op.GetAllPolygons()):
                p.a += count
                p.b += count
                p.c += count
                p.d += count
                op.SetPolygon(i, p)
        elif mode == 1:
            points.extend(fillups)
 
        doc.AddUndo(c4d.UNDOTYPE_CHANGE, op)
        op.SetAllPoints(points)
        c4d.EventAdd()
 
    def CreateLayout(self):
        if self.GroupBegin(0, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT, 0, 1):
            self.GroupBorderSpace(4, 4, 4, 4)
            self.AddStaticText(0, 0, name="Add")
            self.AddEditNumberArrows(self.EDT_NPOINTS, 0)
            self.AddStaticText(0, 0, name="Points at the")
            self.AddComboBox(self.EDT_MODE, 0)
            self.AddChild(self.EDT_MODE, 0, "start")
            self.AddChild(self.EDT_MODE, 1, "end")
            self.AddStaticText(0,0, name="of the Mesh.")
            self.AddButton(c4d.DLG_OK, 0, name="Ok.")
            self.AddButton(c4d.DLG_CANCEL, 0, name="Cancel")
            self.GroupEnd()
        return True
 
    def InitValues(self):
        self.SetReal(self.EDT_NPOINTS, 0)
        return True
 
    def Command(self, id, msg):
        if id == c4d.DLG_OK:
            self.DoTheWork()
            self.Close()
        elif id == c4d.DLG_CANCEL:
            self.Close()
        return True
 
def main():
    if not op or not isinstance(op, c4d.PointObject):
        return
 
    dlg = Dialog(op)
    dlg.Open(c4d.DLG_TYPE_MODAL)
 
main()