Get In Line! (May 9,2011)

Submitted by JokerMartini on Mon, 2011-03-28 14:48
35 votes
Version: 
5.0
Date Updated: 
04/09/2011
Author Name: 
JokerMartini

This script evenly distributes the selected objects based on the start and end target objects.

Anyone is more than welcome to add to this.
Things you could potentially add are qsorting, transform, scale, and rotation sorting as well.

Right now it just does position.

Features

- V1.0 | Distribute selected objects evenly between two targeted objects

- V2.0 | Random position offset for each object on X,Y,Z

- V3.0 | Functionality code rewrite

- V4.0 | Offset position adjustments and bug fixes

- V5.0 | New UI design and random positioning along vector
- V5.0 | Custom Axis selecting for position aligning individually for X,Y,Z.

WishList

- Distribute Option for each axis individually X,Y,Z
- Distribute Rotation
- QSort selected objects (will allow for animating ex:spring)

Links
Homepage URL: 
http://www.jokermartini.com
Download URL: 
http://www.jokermartini.com

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su37's picture
Submitted by su37 on Wed, 2011-10-05 07:32.

Hi JokerMartini, I have a

Hi JokerMartini,
I have a suggestion:
The maximum value of each object to the minimum of the next object is equal , but not now Pivot distance is equal ， Do you realize spacing distance between objects
is equal ？

crystal3d's picture
Submitted by crystal3d on Tue, 2011-10-04 04:59.

One thing though...

It would be alot better if it did treat groups as on object and distribute them accordingly...

grouped objects are messed up if they have individual pivots...

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Submitted by crystal3d on Tue, 2011-10-04 03:50.

it would be great to use this

when you want to create quick previews for lots of models...

just place the models in a row and animate the camera, save outputs etc...

titane357's picture
Submitted by titane357 on Wed, 2011-05-11 03:33.

Thanks for the script ! It

Thanks for the script !
It would be nice to be able to select all objects, even end and/or start objects. So we can be rid of warning. :-)

Michele71's picture
Submitted by Michele71 on Tue, 2011-05-10 13:32.

Thanks John, this is a great

Thanks John, this is a great script!!!! One point to you :) ;)

JokerMartini's picture
Submitted by JokerMartini on Tue, 2011-05-10 13:32.

Random

I've added the random.
check it out.

If you want to go ahead and add something to this I'll hold off on messing with it until you are done.
back and forth kinda thing. That way we both are messing with it at the same time.

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John Martini
Digital Artist
http://www.JokerMartini.com (new site)

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Submitted by sergo on Tue, 2011-05-10 13:08.

I'll try to add random

I'll try to add random intervals and interactivity as soon as I can. Thank you!

JokerMartini's picture
Submitted by JokerMartini on Thu, 2011-05-05 14:49.

Great Ideas.

Great ideas Sergo. I've gone ahead and added the random offsetting. You can get some cool results with it.

You are more than welcome to dive into the code if you want and add to it. I'm cool with that.

Incorporating your other ideas as well as a bias on the positioning would be very cool.

John Martini
Digital Artist
http://www.JokerMartini.com (new site)

sergo's picture
Submitted by sergo on Thu, 2011-05-05 05:36.

randomness and interactivity

It would be very cool If you could add some kind of random options:

  1. randomness in ordering - to have more diverse row of objects. (I think just turning off the ordering would be sufficient)
  2. randomness in intervals - to have objects aligned in more natural way.
  3. randomness in positioning - to have objects aligned not in straight line but a little bit scattered. (this could be accompished by using some other scripts, but th second option could not be accomplished considering non-orthogonal aligning)

And other (little bit harder to implement) option is interactivity - to have an ability to move the head or tail and objects between them rebuilt interactively. This could happen only during the script window is open.

JokerMartini's picture
Submitted by JokerMartini on Tue, 2011-05-03 09:09.

Glad

I'm glad to hear this us useful for a lot of people.
Does anyone have any ideas on ways to further develop this?
I'd be sure to jump on board and add anything people might want to see in this.

John Martini
Digital Artist
http://www.JokerMartini.com (new site)

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