Question: ZScript wait for big Texture import

rbrose · July 27, 2022, 4:28pm

Hello,

i have following zscript:

//RECORDED ZSCRIPT 2022
[IButton,???,"Press to play this ZScript. ZScript can be aborted at anytime by pressing the ëescí key.",
[IReset,,2022]
[FileNameSetNext,"C:\models\example.obj"][IPress,Tool:Import]
[CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n238=H40EV]
[IPress,Transform: Edit]
[FileNameSetNext,"C:\models\example.png"][IPress,Texture:Import]
[IPress,Texture:example]
[IPress,Texture:Flpv]
[IPress,Tool:Texture Map:TextureMap]
[IPress,Material:SkinShade4]
[FileNameSetNext,"C:\models\example.zpr"][IPress,File:Save As]
]/*End of ZScript*/

The problem is, zbrush saves the project even though the texture hasn’t been imported yet. How can I wait for the import to finish and then save?

marcus_civis · July 29, 2022, 2:57pm

Hi,

Welcome to ZBC!

You can probably make this work by using a loop with a delay. Try this:

    //RECORDED ZSCRIPT 2022
    [IButton,???,"Press to play this ZScript. ZScript can be aborted at anytime by pressing the ëescí key.",
    [IReset,,2022]
    [FileNameSetNext,"C:\models\example.obj"][IPress,Tool:Import]
[CanvasClick,document:width/2,document:height/4,document:width/2,document:height/2]
    [IPress,Transform: Edit]
    [VarSet,TxrNo,[IGetMax,Texture:Item Info]]//find out how many texture in palette
    [FileNameSetNext,"C:\models\example.png"][IPress,Texture:Import]
    [Loop,10000,
       [If, [IGetMax,Texture:Item Info] > TxrNo, //check if texture loaded
          [LoopExit]
       ]
       [Delay,0.1]
    ]
    [ISet,Texture:Item Info,[IGetMax,Texture:Item Info]]//select last loaded texture
    [IPress,Texture:Flpv]
    [IPress,Tool:Texture Map:TextureMap]
    [IPress,Material:SkinShade4]
    [FileNameSetNext,"C:\models\example.zpr"][IPress,File:Save As]
    ]/*End of ZScript*/

I’ve made a couple of changes so that the name of the texture map is not important to it being selected.

HTH,
Marcus

rbrose · July 29, 2022, 4:53pm

Hi Marcus,

thank you very much for your repsonse, but unfortunately it still not work.

I use this script:

//RECORDED ZSCRIPT 2022
[IButton,???,"Press to play this ZScript. ZScript can be aborted at anytime by pressing the ëescí key.",
[IReset,,2022]
[FileNameSetNext,"C:\example\12221_Cat_v1_l3.obj"][IPress,Tool:Import]
[CanvasClick,document:width/2,document:height/4,document:width/2,document:height/2]
    [IPress,Transform: Edit]
    [VarSet,TxrNo,[IGetMax,Texture:Item Info]]//find out how many texture in palette
    [FileNameSetNext,"C:\example\Cat_diffuse.jpg"][IPress,Texture:Import]
    [Loop,10000,
       [If, [IGetMax,Texture:Item Info] > TxrNo, //check if texture loaded
          [LoopExit]
       ]
       [Delay,0.1]
    ]
    [ISet,Texture:Item Info,[IGetMax,Texture:Item Info]]//select last loaded texture
    [IPress,Texture:Flpv]
    [IPress,Tool:Texture Map:TextureMap]
    [IPress,Material:SkinShade4]
[FileNameSetNext,"C:\example\Cat.zpr"][IPress,File:Save As]
]/*End of ZScript*/

But object is still not textured.:

marcus_civis · July 29, 2022, 8:07pm

Ah, OK, I didn’t realize what you wanted. That needs a little extra code. Try this:

//RECORDED ZSCRIPT 2022
[IButton,???,"Press to play this ZScript. ZScript can be aborted at anytime by pressing the ëescí key.",
[IReset,,2022]
[FileNameSetNext,"C:\example\12221_Cat_v1_l3.obj"][IPress,Tool:Import]
[CanvasClick,document:width/2,document:height/4,document:width/2,document:height/2]
    [IPress,Transform: Edit]
    [VarSet,TxrNo,[IGetMax,Texture:Item Info]]//find out how many texture in palette
    [FileNameSetNext,"C:\example\Cat_diffuse.jpg"][IPress,Texture:Import]
    [Loop,10000,
       [If, [IGetMax,Texture:Item Info] > TxrNo, //check if texture loaded
          [LoopExit]
       ]
       [Delay,0.1]
    ]
    [ISet,Texture:Item Info,[IGetMax,Texture:Item Info]]//select last loaded texture
   [VarSet,newTxr,[IGetTitle,Texture:Current Texture]]
   [IPress,Texture:Flpv]
   [Delay,0.2]
   [IPress,Tool:Texture Map:TextureMap]
   [IPress,[StrMerge,"PopUp:",[Var,newTxr]]]
   [IPress,Material:SkinShade4]
[FileNameSetNext,"C:\example\Cat.zpr"][IPress,File:Save As]
]/*End of ZScript*/

Marcus

rbrose · July 30, 2022, 3:25pm

I think i have found the “Bug”.

If i open ZBrush and execute Script. Then the texture is not apply to model.
But if i execute the same script second time, then the texture if apply.

Is this a ZBrush bug? Here the Video: Video

rbrose · August 1, 2022, 2:35pm

Do you have a idea? This command works only if i execute script twice. If i open zbrush and execute script … it not works

marcus_civis · August 1, 2022, 5:25pm

This is one of those things that can be infuriating about zscript. Try this version. I’ve stripped things down a bit. This works OK for me.

//RECORDED ZSCRIPT 2022
[IButton,???,"Press to play this ZScript. ZScript can be aborted at anytime by pressing the ëescí key.",
[FileNameSetNext,"C:\example\12221_Cat_v1_l3.obj"][IPress,Tool:Import]
[CanvasClick,document:width/2,document:height/4,document:width/2,document:height/2]
    [IPress,Transform: Edit]
    [VarSet,TxrNo,[IGetMax,Texture:Item Info]]//find out how many texture in palette
    [FileNameSetNext,"C:\example\Cat_diffuse.jpg"][IPress,Texture:Import]
   [ISet,Texture:Item Info,[IGetMax,Texture:Item Info]]//select last loaded texture
   [VarSet,newTxr,[IGetTitle,Texture:Current Texture]]
   [IPress,Texture:Flpv]  
   [IPress,Tool:Texture Map:TextureMap]
   [IClick,[StrMerge,"PopUp:",[Var,newTxr]]]
   [IPress,Material:SkinShade4]
[FileNameSetNext,"C:\example\Cat.zpr"][IPress,File:Save As]
]/*End of ZScript*/

rbrose · August 2, 2022, 8:12pm

Thank you it works now! Only because you remove [IReset,,2022] ?

marcus_civis · August 4, 2022, 1:55pm

Great! No, I don’t think it was [IReset], though I didn’t actually test that. I removed that because I doubted you needed it. I think probably using [IClick] instead of [IPress] for the popup did it. ZScript is full of quirks like that! (Sometimes it involves infuriating trial and error…)

-Marcus