[ScriptGraph] GetInputValue from an input node

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[ScriptGraph] GetInputValue from an input node

Postby Renart » Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:24 am

Renart Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:24 am
Hello,

Sorry for this noob question. I tried to find as much information as I can about how to do this. I though I understood it but I keep getting errors, so I'm requesting your help.

What I'm trying to achieve:
Using a Transform Scale node to randomize some transformation I'm doing.
It was working well using a basic float input like I'm doing for the translation and rotation. But I wanted the possibility to lock the 3 values together like we have with a Transform scale.

However, I'm having trouble accessing the float values of the Transform Scale node

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function ScriptGraph.onInit(self, graph)

    local inputs = self:setInputLinkers(
        {
            {
                label           = "Random Translation",
                type            = octane.PT_FLOAT,
                defaultNodeType = octane.NT_FLOAT,
                defaultValue    = { 0, 0, 0 },
                sliderBounds    = { 0, 1 },
                logarithmic     = true,
            },
            {
                label           = "Random Rotation",
                type            = octane.PT_FLOAT,
                defaultNodeType = octane.NT_FLOAT,
                defaultValue    = { 0, 0, 0 },
                sliderBounds    = { 0, 1 },
                logarithmic     = true,
            },
            {
                label           = "Random Scale",
                type            = octane.PT_TRANSFORM,
                defaultNodeType = octane.NT_TRANSFORM_SCALE,
                defaultValue    = { 0, 0, 0 },
                sliderBounds    = { 0, 10 },
                logarithmic     = true,
            },
            {
                label           = "Seed",
                type            = octane.PT_INT,
                defaultNodeType = octane.NT_INT,
                defaultValue    = { 1 },
                sliderBounds    = { 1,1000 },
                logarithmic     = true,
            },
        })
    IN_TRANSLATION_RAND = inputs[1]
    IN_ROTATION_RAND = inputs[2]
    IN_SCALE_RAND = inputs[3]
    IN_SEED = inputs[4]

    local randTrans = self:getInputValue(IN_TRANSLATION_RAND)
    local randRot = self:getInputValue(IN_ROTATION_RAND)
    local randScale = self:getConnectedNode(IN_SCALE_RAND):getInputValue(octane.P_SCALE)



I'm not pasting the entire code but just the areas that concern my issue.
It was perfectly working until I tried to improve a bit my script.

At this line:
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    local randScale = self:getConnectedNode(IN_SCALE_RAND):getInputValue(octane.P_SCALE)


What I'm trying to store in this variable is an array of value like I can get with my randTrans and randRot variables.
I tried a lot of different syntax and combination without success.

The error on this one is

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attempt to call a nil value (method 'getConnectedNode')


Thank you very much for your help!
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Re: [ScriptGraph] GetInputValue from an input node

Postby roeland » Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:21 pm

roeland Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:21 pm
Call graph:getConnectedNode().

The types of the passed in parameters are:

  • self → octane.scriptgraph (this is the table which is returned from the script embedded in the scripted graph)
  • graph → octane.nodegraph (this is the node graph, so you can get input nodes, etc.)

You can open the API browser to get help for either type.

Your IN_* variables will contain the input linker nodes, these have one pin with id P_INPUT. So you can call IN_SCALE_RAND:getInputNode(octane.P_INPUT) to get the node connected to that input.

For the transforms, use self:getInputValue to get the matrix, followed by octane.matrix.split to get the different components. This will work for any type of node connected to that input.
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Re: [ScriptGraph] GetInputValue from an input node

Postby Renart » Wed Jul 25, 2018 6:28 am

Renart Wed Jul 25, 2018 6:28 am
Thanks a lot for the explanation Roeland!

I managed to do exactly what I was expecting.

Another question in the mean time, but not very import would be:
How to create a float with only 1 input instead of 3?

I'm using only the first input and the others are quite useless, so it's not very nice visually ^^
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Re: [ScriptGraph] GetInputValue from an input node

Postby roeland » Thu Jul 26, 2018 11:36 pm

roeland Thu Jul 26, 2018 11:36 pm
Give your input a defaultValue key. The number of channels depends on the type you give as default value.

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{label = "myLabel", type = octane.PT_INT, defaultNodeType=octane.NT_INT, defaultValue=1, bounds={1, 10}}


See viewtopic.php?f=73&t=42588.
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Re: [ScriptGraph] GetInputValue from an input node

Postby Renart » Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:38 pm

Renart Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:38 pm
Thank you Roeland.

However, concerning the how to access information from nodes, I'm still a bit confused.

I've been building this script that can create a grid of object and allow you to add random transformation to it.
It's working, but now I'm trying to go to the next level, playing with textures.

I'm trying to get an input for a image that could be use as mask for an array scattering.

I've created the input for the texture the same way I'm doing for the other parameters.
But I believe that if I want to access to the info of this texture, I will have to read the texture buffer right?

Here is the line of code I thought would work during the onEvaluate function:

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    local mask = graph:getConnectedNode(IN_MASK):getAttribute(octane.A_BUFFER)


IN_MASK being the link to the texture node.

I'm not quite sure how to use this information to do the masking but I believe I will have to read the pixels in the buffer.

Excuse me if I miss an information somewhere and thank you so much for your help.
The end goal would be to create some procedural scattering scriptgraph for Octane.
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