Hey guys,
just made a solution to a problem I've experienced a couple times and want to hear if anyone has any other ideas or if you can push my idea further!
problem: I want to scale (or affect in some way) only 20% of my MASH network, randomly.
solution: using a python node, loop through each object in the network, and roll a die(dice) for each object. The die has a range from 1-100. If the die rolls under 20, scale the current object being looped on.
Here's the python script (you can download and copy the .txt file I've attached if you don't want to indent the for loop/if statement):
import openMASH
import random
#initialise the MASH network data
md = openMASH.MASHData(thisNode)
#and this gets the number of objects in the network
count = md.count()
#for each object, generate a random number between 0 and 100
#if the result is under 20, scale that object by a random value between #20 and 30
for i in range(count):
rollDice = random.randint(0, 99)
print rollDice
curScale = md.scale[i]
if rollDice < 20:
#multiply current scale by a value between 20 and 30
md.outScale[i] = curScale*random.uniform(20.0,30.0)
else:
print "derp"
#tell MASH to write the network data
md.setData()
so that's it! Pretty simply but helpful for me. If anyone takes this to the next level or has an alternative solution to the problem I'd like to hear from you!
