cahnged actions name and custom panel tab

0.7.1

- customizable panel category name
- Change generated action name:
    - `expanded` -> `baked`
    - `autogen` -> `pinned`

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Changelog
+
+0.7.1
+
+- customizable panel category name 
+- Change generated action name:
+    - `expanded` -> `baked`
+    - `autogen` -> `pinned`
+
+0.7.0
+
+- auto-detect foot to use for path animation
+- button to go back and forth between curve edit and armature pose mode
+- UI revamp showing better separation of tool categories
+
+0.6.0
+
+- World paste and `Jump next frame`
+- more compact and improved ui for world paste
+- fix errors in some operators
+
+0.5.0
+
+- pin feet working
+
+0.4.2
+
+- context manager for `expand cycle step` store / restore
+
+0.4.1
+
+- update fcurve after bake
+
+0.4.0
+
+- better curve creation
+
+0.3.5
+
+- partly working
+
+0.3.3
+
+- total wip
+
+0.3.0
+
+- Rework interface
+- Add manual bone pinning: simple world space copy/paste + pose and jump prev/next
+- Faster pin feets
+- bool prop to disable end/curve stepping (interpolation as linear if needed)
+- Switch action back to new curve when re-snapping to ground
+- fix shrinkwrap
+- fix rebake with linear
+- error message when no fcurve has anim cycle
+
+0.2.0:
+
+- first working version
+
+0.1.0:
+
+- initial commit, halfway there

OP_animate_path.py

@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ def find_best_foot(ob):
         return ('ERROR', f'No action active on {ob.name}')
     
     # use original action as ref
-    if '_expanded' in act.name:
+    if '_baked' in act.name:
-        base_act_name = act.name.split('_expanded')[0]
+        base_act_name = act.name.split('_baked')[0]
         base_act = bpy.data.actions.get(base_act_name)
         if base_act:
             act = base_act
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ def anim_path_from_translate():
         return ('ERROR', f'No action active on {ob.name}')
     
     # use original action as ref
-    if '_expanded' in act.name:
+    if '_baked' in act.name:
-        base_act_name = act.name.split('_expanded')[0]
+        base_act_name = act.name.split('_baked')[0]
         base_act = bpy.data.actions.get(base_act_name)
         if base_act:
             act = base_act
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ class UAC_OT_adjust_animation_length(bpy.types.Operator):
             self.report({'ERROR'}, f'No action on {ob.name} data')
             return {"CANCELLED"}
 
-        # if '_expanded' in self.act.name:
+        # if '_baked' in self.act.name:
         #     self.report({'WARNING'}, f'Action is expanded')
 
         const = root.constraints.get("Follow Path")

OP_expand_cycle_step.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def bake_cycle(on_selection=True):
         print('ERROR', 'active is not an armature type')
         return
 
-    act = fn.set_expanded_action(obj)
+    act = fn.set_baked_action(obj)
     if not act:
         return
     
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def bake_cycle(on_selection=True):
         ct += 1
     
     if ct_fcu == ct_no_cycle: # skipped because no cycle exists
-        rexpand = re.compile(r'_expanded\.?\d{0,3}$')
+        rexpand = re.compile(r'_baked\.?\d{0,3}$')
         if rexpand.search(act.name):
             # is an autogenerated one
             org_action_name = rexpand.sub('', act.name)
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ def pin_down_feets():
     debug = fn.get_addon_prefs().debug
     scn = bpy.context.scene
     # Delete current action if its not the main one
-    # create a new '_autogen' one 
+    # create a new '_pinned' one 
     act = fn.set_generated_action(obj)
     if not act:
         return ('ERROR', f'No action on {obj.name}')

README.md

@@ -52,61 +52,4 @@ Bonus:
 - align curve to root
 - Put curve forward motion on bones modifier's offset value as negative time offset (instead of using curve )
  -->
----
  
-## Changelog:
-
-0.7.0
-
-- auto-detect foot to use for path animation
-- button to go back and forth between curve edit and armature pose mode
-- UI revamp showing better separation of tool categories
-
-0.6.0
-
-- World paste and `Jump next frame`
-- more compact and improved ui for world paste
-- fix errors in some operators
-
-0.5.0
-
-- pin feet working
-
-0.4.2
-
-- context manager for `expand cycle step` store / restore
-
-0.4.1
-
-- update fcurve after bake
-
-0.4.0
-
-- better curve creation
-
-0.3.5
-
-- partly working
-
-0.3.3
-
-- total wip
-
-0.3.0
-
-- Rework interface
-- Add manual bone pinning: simple world space copy/paste + pose and jump prev/next
-- Faster pin feets
-- bool prop to disable end/curve stepping (interpolation as linear if needed)
-- Switch action back to new curve when re-snapping to ground
-- fix shrinkwrap
-- fix rebake with linear
-- error message when no fcurve has anim cycle
-
-0.2.0:
-
-- first working version
-
-0.1.0:
-
-- initial commit, halfway there

__init__.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ bl_info = {
     "name": "Unfold Anim Cycle",
     "description": "Anim tools to develop walk/run cycles along a curve",
     "author": "Samuel Bernou",
-    "version": (0, 7, 0),
+    "version": (0, 7, 1),
     "blender": (3, 0, 0),
     "location": "View3D",
     "warning": "WIP",
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ else:
     from . import panels
 
 import bpy
+from . import fn
 
 mods = (
     properties,
@@ -47,12 +48,16 @@ mods = (
     panels,
 )
 
+
+
 def register():
     if bpy.app.background:
         return
     for module in mods:
         module.register()
 
+    panels.update_panel(fn.get_addon_prefs(), bpy.context)
+
 def unregister():
     if bpy.app.background:
         return

fn.py

@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ def get_obj_action(obj):
     return act
 
 def set_generated_action(obj):
-    '''Backup object action and return a new action suffixed '_autogen'
+    '''Backup object action and return a new action suffixed '_pinned'
     associated with the object
     '''
     print(helper())
     act = get_obj_action(obj)
     if not act: return
 
-    regen = re.compile(r'_autogen\.?\d{0,3}$')
+    regen = re.compile(r'_pinned\.?\d{0,3}$')
 
     if regen.search(act.name):
         # is an autogenerated one
@@ -132,18 +132,18 @@ def set_generated_action(obj):
     # backup action before doing anything crazy
     act.use_fake_user = True
     new_act = act.copy()
-    new_act.name = act.name + '_autogen'
+    new_act.name = act.name + '_pinned'
     obj.animation_data.action = new_act
     return new_act
 
 
-def set_expanded_action(obj):
+def set_baked_action(obj):
     '''Backup object action and return a new action
     associated with the object
     '''
     print(helper())
 
-    rexpand = re.compile(r'_expanded\.?\d{0,3}$')
+    rexpand = re.compile(r'_baked\.?\d{0,3}$')
     act = obj.animation_data.action
 
     if rexpand.search(act.name):
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def set_expanded_action(obj):
     # backup action before doing anything crazy
     act.use_fake_user = True
     new_act = act.copy()
-    new_act.name = act.name + '_expanded'
+    new_act.name = act.name + '_baked'
     obj.animation_data.action = new_act
     return new_act
 

panels.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from . import fn
 class UAC_PT_walk_cycle_anim_panel(bpy.types.Panel):
     bl_space_type = "VIEW_3D"
     bl_region_type = "UI"
-    bl_category = "Anim"
+    bl_category = "Walk"
     bl_label = "Walk Cycle Anim"
 
     def draw(self, context):
@@ -86,12 +86,16 @@ class UAC_PT_walk_cycle_anim_panel(bpy.types.Panel):
         # Pin feet
         col.operator('anim.pin_feets', text='Pin feets', icon='PINNED')
         
+        ## show a dropdown allowing to go back to unpinned, unbaked version of the animation
+        # if ob.type == 'ARMATURE':
+        #     pass
+            
         
 
 class UAC_PT_anim_tools_panel(bpy.types.Panel):
     bl_space_type = "VIEW_3D"
     bl_region_type = "UI"
-    bl_category = "Anim"
+    bl_category = "Walk"
     bl_label = "Tools"
 
     def draw(self, context):
@@ -120,12 +124,21 @@ class UAC_PT_anim_tools_panel(bpy.types.Panel):
         row.scale_x = 2
 
 
-
 classes=(
 UAC_PT_walk_cycle_anim_panel,
 UAC_PT_anim_tools_panel,
 )
 
+## Addons Preferences Update Panel
+def update_panel(self, context):
+    for cls in classes:
+        try:
+            bpy.utils.unregister_class(cls)
+        except:
+            pass
+        cls.bl_category = self.category#fn.get_addon_prefs().category
+        bpy.utils.register_class(cls)
+
 def register():
     for cls in classes:
         bpy.utils.register_class(cls)

preferences.py

@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 import bpy
+from .panels import update_panel
 
 class UAC_addon_prefs(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
     ## can be just __name__ if prefs are in the __init__ mainfile
     # Else need the splitext '__name__ = addonname.subfile' (or use a static name)
     bl_idname = __name__.split('.')[0] # or with: os.path.splitext(__name__)[0]
 
+    category : bpy.props.StringProperty(
+            name="Category",
+            description="Choose a name for the category of the panel",
+            default="Walk",
+            update=update_panel)
+
     # some_bool_prop to display in the addon pref
     debug : bpy.props.IntProperty(
         name='Debug',
@@ -37,6 +44,9 @@ class UAC_addon_prefs(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
             layout = self.layout
             layout.use_property_split = True
 
+            box = layout.box()
+            box.prop(self, "category")
+
             box = layout.box()
             box.label(text='Curve creation parameters:')
             box.prop(self, "tgt_bone")