imporve and expose follow curve offset

2.1.1

- added: follow curve show offset property in UI
- added: follow curve show clickable warning if object has non-zero location to reset location
- changed: created follow curve use `fixed offset`

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+2.1.1
+
+- added: follow curve show offset property in UI
+- added: follow curve show clickable warning if object has non-zero location to reset location
+- changed: created follow curve use `fixed offset`
+
 2.1.0
 
 - added: 3 actions buttons:

UI_tools.py

@@ -226,16 +226,24 @@ class GPTB_PT_anim_manager(Panel):
         row = col.row(align=True)
         # row.operator('object.create_follow_path_curve', text='Create Curve', icon='CURVE_BEZCURVE')
         
-        if context.object and context.object.type == 'CURVE' and context.mode in ('OBJECT', 'EDIT_CURVE'):
+        if context.object:
-            row.operator('object.object_from_curve', text='Back To Object', icon='LOOP_BACK')
+            if context.object.type == 'CURVE' and context.mode in ('OBJECT', 'EDIT_CURVE'):
+                row.operator('object.object_from_curve', text='Back To Object', icon='LOOP_BACK')
         
-        elif (follow_const := context.object.constraints.get('Follow Path')) and follow_const.target:
+            elif (follow_const := context.object.constraints.get('Follow Path')) and follow_const.target:
-            row.operator('object.edit_curve', text='Edit Curve', icon='OUTLINER_DATA_CURVE')
+                row.operator('object.edit_curve', text='Edit Curve', icon='OUTLINER_DATA_CURVE')
-            row.operator('object.remove_follow_path', text='', icon='X')
+                row.operator('object.remove_follow_path', text='', icon='X')
-            col.label(text=f'{context.object.name} -> {follow_const.target.name}', icon='CON_FOLLOWPATH')
+                col.label(text=f'{context.object.name} -> {follow_const.target.name}', icon='CON_FOLLOWPATH')
+                if follow_const.use_fixed_location:
+                    col.prop(follow_const, 'offset_factor')
+                else:
+                    col.prop(follow_const, 'offset')                
+                if context.object.location.length != 0: # context.object.location[:] != (0,0,0):
+                    col.operator('object.location_clear', text='Offseted Location! Reset', icon='ERROR')
+                # ? Check if object location is animated ? (can be intentional...)
 
-        else:
+            else:
-            col.operator('object.create_follow_path_curve', text='Create Curve', icon='CURVE_BEZCURVE')
+                col.operator('object.create_follow_path_curve', text='Create Follow Curve', icon='CURVE_BEZCURVE')
 
 
         ## This can go in an extra category...

__init__.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ bl_info = {
 "name": "GP toolbox",
 "description": "Tool set for Grease Pencil in animation production",
 "author": "Samuel Bernou, Christophe Seux",
-"version": (2, 1, 0),
+"version": (2, 1, 1),
 "blender": (3, 0, 0),
 "location": "Sidebar (N menu) > Gpencil > Toolbox / Gpencil properties",
 "warning": "",

utils.py

@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ def orentation_track_from_vector(input_vector) -> str:
 
     return orient
 
-def create_follow_path_constraint(ob, curve, follow_curve=False):
+def create_follow_path_constraint(ob, curve, follow_curve=False, use_fixed_location=True):
     '''return create constraint'''
     # # Clear bone follow path constraint 
     exiting_fp_constraints = [c for c in ob.constraints if c.type == 'FOLLOW_PATH']
@@ -1070,6 +1070,8 @@ def create_follow_path_constraint(ob, curve, follow_curve=False):
     const.target = curve
     if follow_curve:
         const.use_curve_follow = True
+    if use_fixed_location:
+        const.use_fixed_location = True
     return const
 
     ## on_bones: