Python Script Device in MotionBuilder, Creating a Simple Simulation

This is a long video where I'm showing the implementation from scratch of the idea of simple magnetic simulation of 100 cubes.
Introduction video for the script device is here - • Python Script Device i...
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OpenMoBu - github.com/Neill3d/OpenMoBu
MoPlugs - github.com/Neill3d/MoPlugs
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[@rammanoharsamala1572]

Hi, In Motion builder interface i did some thing.Are we able to se that actions in python editor ?

[@Neill3d]

Hi, there are no prints/feedback on actions that you are doing with UI like you can see in maya or 3dsmax

[@alesboatto]

Hello! Is there a way to create a script (so that I can connect it to an hotkey) to switch between 'action' and 'edit' of the Story?

[@Neill3d]

good question, I've asked the question in animation tech discord server and got help from Henri Zaitoun (so all credits go to him) on how to change Action/Edit from python - pyfbsdk.FBPlayerControl().SetTimeReferential(pyfbsdk.FBTimeReferential.kFBTimeReferentialEdit)

[@alesboatto]

@@Neill3d Thank you so much! Also to Henri Zaitoun! You made an animator very happy :)

[@johnnyz7365]

Hello! How to create marker on selected bone with the same name + suffix via Python?

[@Neill3d]

Hello, here is a code example - gist.github.com/Neill3d/2ae75406f33e5798830ddfde7a826bdf

[@johnnyz7365]

@@Neill3d Thank you!

[@etmed3d]

Hi, I wanna ask is technical possible to made a tool in MotionBuilder working similar as "Snapshot" in Maya?

[@Neill3d]

Hi, a snapshot of deformed mesh was a feature of Blendshape Toolkit in MoPlugs project, here is a documentation page - neill3d.github.io/MoPlugs/BlendShapeToolkit.html and repository - github.com/Neill3d/MoPlugs

[@johnnyz7365]

How to convert python scripts in motinbuilder form python 2.7.11 to python 3.9.7 - what I need to do?

[@Neill3d]

in most cases you have to make changes like put parentheses after print call, so it should look like print('hello world') or replace xrange with range, etc. I think you could find many relevant papers about migrating from python 2 to 3 on internet. here, for instance, an official notes for code porting - docs.python.org/3/howto/pyporting.html#learn-the-differences-between-python-2-3

[@johnnyz7365]

@@Neill3d Thank you!