Plot the Marker<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nThe Resulting code was created in its entirety:<\/p>\n
\r\nfrom pyfbsdk import *\r\n\r\n# Get the instance of FBApplication, and clear the scene with FileNew().\r\napp = FBApplication()\r\napp.FileNew()\r\n\r\n# import time to allow us to access time line controls and play back controls\r\nimport time\r\n\r\n# ensure new scene is set to 30 fps and that the time line is shown as frames\r\nFBPlayerControl().SetTransportFps(FBTimeMode.kFBTimeMode30Frames)\r\nFBPlayerControl().TransportTimeFormat = FBTransportTimeFormat.kFBTimeFormatFrame\r\n\r\n# Set our Timeline to be 200 frames in length\r\nFBSystem().CurrentTake.LocalTimeSpan = FBTimeSpan(\r\n # set start frame (0, 0, 0, 0, 0) = (hours, minutes, seconds, frames, fields)\r\n FBTime(0, 0, 0, 0, 0),\r\n # end frame\r\n FBTime(0, 0, 0, 200, 0)\r\n # if you wanted to set the time line to be 3 minutes long you could do some of the following to achieve that:\r\n #in frames = (0, 0, 0, 5400, 0)\r\n #in seconds = (0, 0, 180, 0, 0)\r\n #in minutes = (0, 3, 0, 0, 0) \r\n )\r\n\r\n# Creat an object that we will animate\r\nlmarker = FBModelMarker('VicMarker')\r\nlmarker.Show = True\r\nlmarker.Size = 1000\r\nlmarker.PropertyList.Find('LookUI').Data=1\r\nlmarker.Color = FBColor(0,1,1)\r\nlmarker.Selected = True\r\n\r\n# Define the Transaltion to be represented as lmarker.Translation\r\nxTrans, yTrans, zTrans = lmarker.Translation\r\n\r\n# Declare that lmarker.Translation can be animated\r\nlmarker.Translation.SetAnimated(True)\r\n\r\n# Position lmarker.Translation to 0 on the x axis, 250 on the y axis and 0 on the z axis [0, 250, 0]\r\n# Set a key at frame 0 (FBTime(0,0,0,0) - the time is the last 0 in the sequence\r\nlmarker.Translation.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,0), [0, 250, 0])\r\n\r\n# Position lmarker.Translation to -200 on the x axis, -150 on the y axis and 200 on the z axis [-200, -150, 200]\r\n# Set a key at frame 25 (FBTime(0,0,0,25)\r\nlmarker.Translation.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,25), [-200, 150, 200])\r\n# Set a key at frame 50 (FBTime(0,0,0,50) with x,y and z translation values\r\nlmarker.Translation.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,50), [0, 0, 400])\r\n# Set a key at frame 75......\r\nlmarker.Translation.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,75), [200, -150, 250])\r\n# etc. for the remaining 5 translation keys that will be set on frames 100, 125, 150, 175 and finally our last frame 200 \r\nlmarker.Translation.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,100), [0, -250, 0])\r\nlmarker.Translation.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,125), [-200, -150, -250])\r\nlmarker.Translation.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,150), [0, 0, -400])\r\nlmarker.Translation.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,175), [200, 150, -200])\r\nlmarker.Translation.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,200), [0, 250, 0])\r\n\r\n'''\r\nHere is where we will start the attempt to plot on selected properties\r\n\r\nFirst we are going to animate the rotation and the scaling - this will have animation on all 3 transforms\r\n'''\r\n\r\n# Define the Transaltion to be represented as lmarker.Translation\r\nxTrans, yTrans, zTrans = lmarker.Translation\r\n# Define the Rotation to be represented as lmarker.Rotation\r\nxRot, yRot, zRot = lmarker.Rotation\r\n# Define the Scale to be represented as lmarker.Rotation\r\nxScl, yScl, zScl = lmarker.Scaling\r\n\r\n# Declare that lmarker.Translation, lmarker.Rotation and lmarker.Scale can be animated\r\nlmarker.Translation.SetAnimated(True)\r\nlmarker.Rotation.SetAnimated(True)\r\nlmarker.Scaling.SetAnimated(True)\r\n\r\n# Rotate lmarker.Rotation to 0 on the x axis, 0 on the y axis and 0 on the z axis [0, 0, 0]\r\n# Set a key at frame 0 (FBTime(0,0,0,0) - the time is the last 0 in the sequence\r\nlmarker.Rotation.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,0), [0, 0, 0])\r\n\r\n# Rotate lmarker.Rotation to 3600 on the x, y and z axis [3600, 3600, 3600].\r\n# I picked 3600 so that we can really see the result\r\n# Set a key at frame 200 (FBTime(0,0,0,200) - the time is the last 0 in the sequence\r\nlmarker.Rotation.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,200), [3600, 3600, 3600])\r\n\r\n# Scale lmarker.Scaling to 0 on the x axis, 0 on the y axis and 0 on the z axis [0, 0, 0]\r\nlmarker.Scaling.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,0), [1, 1, 1])\r\n\r\n# Scale lmarker.Scaling to 10 on the x, y and z axis [10, 10, 10].\r\n# Set a key at frame 200 (FBTime(0,0,0,200) - the time is the last 0 in the sequence\r\nlmarker.Scaling.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,100), [5, 5, 5])\r\n\r\n# Scale lmarker.Scaling to 0 on the x axis, 0 on the y axis and 0 on the z axis [0, 0, 0]\r\nlmarker.Scaling.GetAnimationNode().KeyAdd(FBTime(0,0,0,200), [1, 1, 1])\r\n\r\n''' now let's plot only the translation animations and leave the rotation and scaling untouched '''\r\n# Search the objects PropertyList and find "Lcl Translation, Lcl Rotation and Lcl Scaling"\r\nlTranslation = lmarker.PropertyList.Find( 'Lcl Translation' )\r\nlRotation = lmarker.PropertyList.Find( 'Lcl Rotation' )\r\nlScaling = lmarker.PropertyList.Find( 'Lcl Scaling' )\r\n\r\n# Select the marker's Translation fcurves using SetFocus\r\nlTranslation.SetFocus(True)\r\n#Ensure the marker's Rotation and Scaling is not selected\r\nlRotation.SetFocus(False)\r\nlScaling.SetFocus(False)\r\n\r\n'''\r\nMotionBuilder 2015 couples the Translation and the Rotation during "PlotTakeOnSelectedProperties", we will \r\nLock the Rotation of our object - this should prevent the plotting from occurring on the Marker's Rotational X,Y and Z axis"\r\n'''\r\n\r\n# Set all Local Rotational Axis to be locked\r\nlRotation.SetLocked( True )\r\n\r\n'''\r\nif we wanted to lock individual axis we would use the ".SetMemberLocked( # , True )"\r\n\r\nlRotation.SetMemberLocked( 0 , True ) = Local Rotational X axis\r\nlRotation.SetMemberLocked( 1 , True ) = Local Rotational Y axis\r\nlRotation.SetMemberLocked( 2 , True ) = Local Rotational Z axis\r\n'''\r\n\r\n#Plot the Marker's Selected Properties \r\nFBSystem().CurrentTake.PlotTakeOnSelectedProperties( FBTime(0,0,0,1))\r\n\r\n#Unlock the Rotation Properties\r\nlRotation.SetLocked( False )\r\n<\/pre>\nViola! It worked! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
The Locking of the Properties can be done easily enough through MotionBuilder’s Python Editor as seen here:<\/p>\n
\r\n# Search the objects PropertyList and find "Lcl Rotation"\r\nlRotation = lmarker.PropertyList.Find( 'Lcl Rotation' )\r\n\r\n#Set the Lock to be True or False\r\nlRotation.SetLocked = True\r\n#This line was added to the end of the script because later on we may want to have access to these properties\r\nlRotation.SetLocked = False\r\n<\/pre>\nNote the difference between “.SetLocked” and “.SetMemberLocked”:<\/p>\n
\r\n#SetLocked works on the Local Transform as a whole (X, Y, and Z)\r\nlRotation.SetLocked( True )\r\n\r\n#SetLockedMembers works per axis for the Local Transform\r\n#Each axis is represented and a number 0, 1 and 2 = X, Y and Z.\r\nlRotation.SetMemberLocked( 0 , True )\r\nlRotation.SetMemberLocked( 1 , True )\r\nlRotation.SetMemberLocked( 2 , True )\r\n<\/pre>\nI would rather not do this\u00a0work around, but it did allow me to explore and learn about locking properties\u00a0using the “.SetLocked” and “.SetMemeberLocked” within Motionbuilder.<\/p>\n
Overall this was great fun and very satisfying.<\/p>\n
I hope this helps.<\/p>\n
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