TP_MasterSystem ¶

The master system is the main TP engine class. There can only be one master system per document. You can get it with BaseDocument.GetParticleSystem() .

Definition ¶

class c4d.modules.thinkingparticles. TP_MasterSystem ¶

• TP_MasterSystem.AllocParticle()
• TP_MasterSystem.AllocParticles()
• TP_MasterSystem.FreeParticle()
• TP_MasterSystem.FreeAllParticles()
• TP_MasterSystem.AllocParticleGroup()
• TP_MasterSystem.FreeParticleGroup()

• TP_MasterSystem.SetPGroupHierarchy()
• TP_MasterSystem.GetRootGroup()
• TP_MasterSystem.GetParticleGroups()
• TP_MasterSystem.GetGroupParticleCount()

• TP_MasterSystem.GetVirtualObjects()
• TP_MasterSystem.GetGroupInfo()
• TP_MasterSystem.GetGroupFromInfo()

• TP_MasterSystem.UpdateGroup()

• TP_MasterSystem.NumParticles()
• TP_MasterSystem.Alive()
• TP_MasterSystem.IsBorn()
• TP_MasterSystem.IsDie()
• TP_MasterSystem.EntersGroup()
• TP_MasterSystem.Group()
• TP_MasterSystem.Position()
• TP_MasterSystem.Velocity()
• TP_MasterSystem.Mass()
• TP_MasterSystem.Spin()
• TP_MasterSystem.Size()
• TP_MasterSystem.Scale()
• TP_MasterSystem.Age()
• TP_MasterSystem.Life()
• TP_MasterSystem.Alignment()
• TP_MasterSystem.Randomseed()
• TP_MasterSystem.Transform()
• TP_MasterSystem.Flags()
• TP_MasterSystem.DTFactor()
• TP_MasterSystem.Color()

• TP_MasterSystem.SetPData()
• TP_MasterSystem.GetPData()

• TP_MasterSystem.SetPosition()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetVelocity()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetMass()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetSpin()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetAge()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetLife()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetGroup()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetSize()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetScale()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetAlignment()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetRandomseed()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetCollision()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetDTFactor()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetColor()

• TP_MasterSystem.AddDataChannel()
• TP_MasterSystem.RemoveDataChannel()
• TP_MasterSystem.NumDataChannels()

• TP_MasterSystem.DataChannelType()
• TP_MasterSystem.DataChannelName()
• TP_MasterSystem.DataChannelUniqueID()
• TP_MasterSystem.DataChannelID()

• TP_MasterSystem.GetOperatorID()

• TP_MasterSystem.GetDirty()
• TP_MasterSystem.SetDirty()

Inheritance ¶

• c4d.BaseList2D

  • c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_MasterSystem

Members ¶

TP_MasterSystem. AllocParticle ( ) ¶

Allocates a particle.

Return type:	int
Returns:	The particle ID of the allocated particle, or NOTOK if the allocation failed.

TP_MasterSystem. AllocParticles ( num ) ¶

Allocates num particles and stores their particles IDs.

Note

The count of allocated particles might be unequal to num due to the limit in the settings Max Particles . Change it to increase the count of allocatable particles.

Parameters:	num ( int ) – The number of particles to allocate.
Return type:	list of int
Returns:	The list with the allocated particle IDs.

TP_MasterSystem. FreeParticle ( pid ) ¶

Allocates num particles and stores their particles IDs.

Note

Normally this should not be used. Instead you should use SetLife() with a negative time, so that the particle in question dies immediately.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID of the particle to free. Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. FreeAllParticles ( ) ¶

Frees all particles.

Note

Normally this should not be used. Instead you should use SetLife() with a negative time, so that the particle in question dies immediately.

TP_MasterSystem. AllocParticleGroup ( ) ¶

Allocates a new particle group. Must be freed with FreeParticleGroup() , or inserted into the list with SetPGroupHierarchy() .

Return type:	c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup
Returns:	The new particle group.

TP_MasterSystem. FreeParticleGroup ( group ) ¶

Frees a particle group, removing it from the list.

Parameters:	group ( c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup ) – The group to free.

TP_MasterSystem. SetPGroupHierarchy ( parent , group , mode ) ¶

Performs a hierarchy action on a particle group.

Parameters:	parent ( c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup ) – Parent parameter. group ( c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup ) – Group to act on. mode ( int ) – Action: TP_INSERT_NONE Not used. TP_INSERT_UNDERFIRST Insert group as first child of parent . TP_INSERT_UNDERLAST Insert group as last child of parent . TP_INSERT_BEFORE Insert group before parent . TP_INSERT_AFTER Insert group after parent .

TP_MasterSystem. GetRootGroup ( ) ¶

Returns the root group.

Return type:	c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup
Returns:	The root group.

TP_MasterSystem. GetParticleGroups ( ingroup , mode [ , subgroups=True ] ) ¶

Returns the particle groups in ingroup , specified by mode .

Parameters:	ingroup ( c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup ) – In-group parameter. mode ( int ) – Mode: TP_GETPGROUP_ALL All groups. TP_GETPGROUP_WITHPARTICLES Groups with particles. TP_GETPGROUP_SELECTED Selected groups. subgroups ( bool ) – If this is True sub groups are included.
Return type:	list of TP_PGroup
Returns:	The root group.

TP_MasterSystem. GetGroupParticleCount ( ingroup [ , subgroups=True ] ) ¶

Calculates the number of particles in the ingroup group .

Parameters:	ingroup ( c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup ) – In-group parameter. subgroups ( bool ) – If this is True sub groups are included.
Return type:	int
Returns:	The number of particles.

TP_MasterSystem. GetVirtualObjects ( ingroup[, inRender=True][, subgroups=True][, hh=None] ) ¶

Creates the virtual object hierarchy for a particle group, i.e. an object group containing all particles. Used by the ParticleGeometry object.

Parameters:	ingroup ( c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup ) – In-group parameter. inRender ( bool ) – True if this is for rendering, otherwise the objects are built for the editor view. subgroups ( bool ) – If this is True sub groups are included. hh ( HierarchyHelp - Not implemented) – A hierarchy helper for the operation. Usually passed through from a calling function, for example from ObjectData.GetVirtualObjects() or a Python generator main() .
Return type:	c4d.BaseObject
Returns:	Virtual object or None if there was an error.

TP_MasterSystem. GetGroupInfo ( group ) ¶

Retrieves the group information for a group .

Parameters:	group ( c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup ) – Group to get the information for.
Return type:	c4d.BaseContainer
Returns:	The group information for the group.

TP_MasterSystem. GetGroupFromInfo ( info ) ¶

Retrieves a group from the information in info .

Parameters:	info ( c4d.BaseContainer ) – The information to search for.
Return type:	c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup
Returns:	The retrieved group or None if no group matched.

TP_MasterSystem. UpdateGroup ( group , timeDelta ) ¶

New in version R16.050.

Updates a group at a given time difference since the last update. Use a default timeDelta of 0 to update at the current time.

Parameters:	group ( c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup ) – The group to update. timeDelta ( c4d.BaseTime ) – The time difference since the last update.
Return type:	bool
Returns:	True if the update was done successfully, otherwise False .

TP_MasterSystem. NumParticles ( ) ¶

Retrieves the number of allocated particles. All particles IDs are less than this value.

Return type:	int
Returns:	Number of particles.

TP_MasterSystem. Alive ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the alive bit of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	bool
Returns:	True if the particle is alive, otherwise False .

TP_MasterSystem. IsBorn ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the is-born bit of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	bool
Returns:	True if the particle was just born, otherwise False .

TP_MasterSystem. IsDie ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the is-die bit of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	bool
Returns:	True if the particle just died, otherwise False .

TP_MasterSystem. EntersGroup ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the enters-group bit of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	bool
Returns:	True if the particle just entered a group, otherwise False .

TP_MasterSystem. Group ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the group of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	bool
Returns:	The group that the particle currently is in, otherwise None .

TP_MasterSystem. Position ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the position of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	c4d.Vector
Returns:	Particle position.

TP_MasterSystem. Velocity ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the velocity of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	c4d.Vector
Returns:	Particle velocity.

TP_MasterSystem. Mass ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the mass of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	float
Returns:	Particle mass.

TP_MasterSystem. Spin ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the spin of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	float
Returns:	Particle spin.

TP_MasterSystem. Size ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the size of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	float
Returns:	Particle size.

TP_MasterSystem. Scale ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the scale of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	c4d.Vector
Returns:	Particle scale.

TP_MasterSystem. Age ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the age of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	c4d.BaseTime
Returns:	Particle age.

TP_MasterSystem. Life ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the lifetime of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	c4d.BaseTime
Returns:	Particle lifetime.

TP_MasterSystem. Alignment ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the alignment matrix of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	c4d.Matrix
Returns:	Particle alignment matrix.

TP_MasterSystem. Randomseed ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the random seed of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	c4d.Matrix
Returns:	Particle random seed.

TP_MasterSystem. Transform ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the transformation matrix of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	c4d.Matrix
Returns:	Particle transformation matrix.

TP_MasterSystem. Flags ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the transformation matrix of a particle.

Note

These are private. Use the functions like Alive() instead.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	c4d.Matrix
Returns:	Particle flags.

TP_MasterSystem. DTFactor ( pid ) ¶

Retrieves the delta time factor of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	float
Returns:	Particle flags.

TP_MasterSystem. Color ( pid ) ¶

New in version R16.038.

Retrieves the color of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .
Return type:	c4d.Vector
Returns:	Particle color.

TP_MasterSystem. SetPosition ( pid , p ) ¶

Retrieves the delta time factor of a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. p ( c4d.Vector ) – New particle position.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetVelocity ( pid , p ) ¶

Sets the velocity for a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. p ( c4d.Vector ) – New particle velocity.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetMass ( pid , mass ) ¶

Sets the mass for a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. mass ( float ) – New particle velocity.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetSpin ( pid , axis , speed ) ¶

Sets the spin for a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. axis ( c4d.Vector ) – Rotation axis. speed ( float ) – Rotation speed
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetAge ( pid , age ) ¶

Sets the age for a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. age ( c4d.BaseTime ) – New particle age.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetLife ( pid , life ) ¶

Sets the age for a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. life ( c4d.BaseTime ) – New particle lifetime.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetGroup ( pid , group ) ¶

Inserts a particle into another group.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. group ( c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_PGroup ) – The group to place the particle in.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetSize ( pid , size ) ¶

Sets the size for a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. size ( float ) – New particle size.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetScale ( pid , scale ) ¶

Sets the size for a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. scale ( c4d.Vector ) – New particle scale.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetAlignment ( pid , align ) ¶

Sets the alignment matrix for a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. align ( c4d.Matrix ) – New particle alignment matrix.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetRandomseed ( pid , seed ) ¶

Sets the alignment matrix for a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. seed ( int ) – New particle random seed.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetCollision ( pid , collision ) ¶

Sets the collision handling information for a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. collision ( int ) – Collision ID. This is GetOperatorID() for the node responsible for the collision handling.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetDTFactor ( pid , dt ) ¶

Sets the delta time factor for a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. dt ( float ) – New particle delta time factor.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetColor ( pid , color ) ¶

New in version R16.038.

Sets the color for a particle.

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. color – New particle color.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() .

TP_MasterSystem. SetPData ( pid , chan , value ) ¶

Sets the data channel value for a particle:

pid = 1
chan = 0
ms.SetPData(pid, chan, "Hello World!")
							

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. chan ( int ) – Channel index.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() . IndexError – If chan is out of range : 0<=chan< NumDataChannels() .
Return type:	bool
Returns:	True on success, otherwise False .

TP_MasterSystem. GetPData ( pid , chan ) ¶

Sets the data channel value for a particle:

pid = 1
chan = 0
value = ms.GetPData(pid, chan, "Hello World!")
							

Parameters:	pid ( int ) – Particle ID. chan ( int ) – Channel index.
Raises:	IndexError – If pid is out of range : 0<=pid< NumParticles() . IndexError – If chan is out of range : 0<=chan< NumDataChannels() .
Return type:	any
Returns:	Depends on the type of the channel.

TP_MasterSystem. AddDataChannel ( type , str ) ¶

Adds a new data channel.

Parameters:	type ( int ) – Channel data type. str ( str ) – Channel
Return type:	bool
Returns:	True if succesful, otherwise False .

TP_MasterSystem. RemoveDataChannel ( chan ) ¶

Removes a data channel.

Parameters:	chan ( int ) – Channel index.
Raises:	IndexError – If chan is out of range : 0<=chan< NumDataChannels() .
Return type:	bool
Returns:	True if successful, otherwise False .

TP_MasterSystem. NumDataChannels ( ) ¶

Retrieves the data channel count.

Return type:	int
Returns:	Number of data.

TP_MasterSystem. DataChannelType ( chan ) ¶

Retrieves the data type of a data channel.

Parameters:	chan ( int ) – Channel index.
Raises:	IndexError – If chan is out of range : 0<=chan< NumDataChannels() .
Return type:	int
Returns:	Data type of channel chan .

TP_MasterSystem. DataChannelName ( chan ) ¶

Retrieves the name of a data channel.

Parameters:	chan ( int ) – Channel index.
Raises:	IndexError – If chan is out of range : 0<=chan< NumDataChannels() .
Return type:	str
Returns:	Number of data.

TP_MasterSystem. DataChannelUniqueID ( chan ) ¶

Retrieves a unique ID for a data channel that’s independent of its index.

Parameters:	chan ( int ) – Channel index.
Raises:	IndexError – If chan is out of range : 0<=chan< NumDataChannels() .
Return type:	int
Returns:	Unique ID of channel chan .

TP_MasterSystem. DataChannelID ( unique_id ) ¶

Retrieves the index of a data channel from its unique ID.

Parameters:	unique_id ( int ) – Channel ID.
Return type:	int
Returns:	Data channel index.

TP_MasterSystem. GetOperatorID ( op ) ¶

Retrieves an ID for op

Parameters:	op ( c4d.modules.graphview.GvNode ) – A node.
Return type:	int
Returns:	ID for op .

TP_MasterSystem. GetDirty ( ) ¶

A dirty counter for the master system. This can be used to see if anything has changed. Use SetDirty() to increment the counter.

Return type:	long
Returns:	Dirty counter. Is incremented when something changes in the system.

TP_MasterSystem. SetDirty ( ) ¶

Increments the dirty counter, i.e. tells anyone using GetDirty() that something has changed.

Note

This has to be used whenever an operator affects particle shapes, like the ObjectShape operator does.

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