Shape Extruder?

[optigon]

Is the Shape Extruder plugin still kicking around somewhere?
I wanted to experiment with it using the preview dialogs.

[ggaliens]

Yes ... it is still around.
Let me try clean up some very old code for you first. Otherwise ... you might just get ill dealing with it.

[optigon]

Okay, no rush.
I figured if I switch over one or two shapes to work with the dialog previews, you should be able to upgrade the rest.

[ggaliens]

I think that would be very nice feature, the preview dialog.

And a nice offer on your part ... so I won't dilly-dally too long.

Yeah ... actually ... if you add preview for one ... it should work for all. This is not templated code so much as a single path or execution. Ie .. there is really only one dialog-maker.

[ggaliens]

Here is a specially prepared release of ShapeExtruder.

It does depend on a few utility modules that are in ManifoldLab. All sources included.

http://s331378245.onlinehome.us/manifoldlab_pieces/

I would love to see this with the preview dialog !

[optigon]

Here is a specially prepared release of ShapeExtruder.

It does depend on a few utility modules that are in ManifoldLab. All sources included.

http://s331378245.onlinehome.us/manifoldlab_pieces/

I would love to see this with the preview dialog !

After looking at your code, and how to make the changes, I decided to change the hooks a little to make it easier to transition existing ui to preview dialogs.

Just want to simplify things a bit and then I can help you make the changes.

[ggaliens]

Sure ... change hooks.
Change anything.

Sounds good to me.

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Try to leave ndo_lite in there if you can ... still support parametric colors.
I like those. Eventually ... I'd like to get rid of that ndo_lite module since
I don't need it anymore because I understand Wings3D and the #we{ }
object better these days.

[optigon]

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I am changing the core code so it will be easier to call preview dialogs.

I do take your requests for simplifying how plugins access wings seriously, and while looking at the code, I decided to review the preview dialog integration before proceeding.

[ggaliens]

OK. Got it .... good luck. Hope refactor goes smooth since I know the preview is in heavy usage already (and I like that).

[ggaliens]

What is likely wrong with my attempt to follow the pattern Optigon ?

Code:

command({shape, {manifoldlab, {shape_extruder, { _ , Shape }}}}, _St) ->          
    Cmd = {shape, {manifoldlab, {shape_extruder_next, { ignored , Shape }}}},
    io:format("AA\n", []),
    erlang:display("Shape = "),
    erlang:display(Shape),

    Qs = makeDialog("Knot1"),
    io:format("BB\n", []),
    wings_ask:dialog_preview(Cmd, true, "Extruder !", Qs, _St);
    
    
command({shape, {manifoldlab, {shape_extruder_next, { _ , Shape }}}}, _St) ->          
    make_sel_extrusion(atom_to_list(Shape), _St, dialog, true);

Gets me a crash dump like this ...

Code:

Version: 1.5.0.2012-12-15---14-17.mlab
Window: geom
Reason: function_clause

Short stack trace:
[{wings_shapes,command,2},
{wings,command_1,2},
{wings_develop,time_command,2},
{wings,raw_command,4},
{wings_wm,handle_event,3},
{wings_wm,send_event,2},
{wings_wm,do_dispatch,2},
{wings_wm,get_and_dispatch,0}]

Long stack trace:
[{wings_shapes,command,
     [{{manifoldlab,{shape_extruder_next,{ignored,'Snake'}}},
       [{{x,text},"2*(cos(T)-2 * cos(2*T))"},
        {{z,text},"2*(sin(T)+2 * sin(2*T))"},
        {{y,text},"2*(sin(3*T))"},
        {{h,text},"0.4"},
        {{red,text},"(0.95*(1-(abs(cos(T*5))))+0.2*(abs(cos(T*5))))"},
        {{green,text},"(0.95*(1-(abs(cos(T*5))))+0.60*(abs(cos(T*5))))"},
        {{blue,text},"(0.2*(1-(abs(cos(T*5))))+0.2*(abs(cos(T*5))))"},
        {{ngon,integer},"8"},
        {{sect,text},"profiles/none.cfg"},
        {{min,float},"0.500000"},
        {{max,integer},"358"},
        {{head2tail,integer},"3"},
        {{step,integer},"2"},
        {revert,false}]},
      {st,{0,nil},
          face,true,[],
          {0,nil},
          none,

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Forget about it Optigon. I see what I did wrong !

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OK ... followed the pattern and I thing I have hit paydirt. Seems to work.

Thank you so much for preview dialog. I will be deleting so much crappy shape extruder code that
was in lieu of a proper preview dialog. LOL.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !