TechnoRobbo Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) TechnoRobbo's SplineMaster ver. 1.4.3+ Free-form (Cardinal) Splines. Draw on an image, on empty layer or use an image as a guide. Menu: Effects->Render The Tutorial Part I - The Basics (best watched full-screen) Music by TechnoRobbo The Tutorial Part II - Advanced Topics (best watched full-screen) Music by TechnoRobbo The Tutorial Part III - Mask Transparency (best watched full-screen) https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WPd8dX8xnA0 Updates 1.4.2 includes a Auto-Add Mode check box - uncheck it to avoid accidentally adding a node while trying to move a node v1.4.1+ adjusted for tablets and different DPI V1.3.4 Minor Change - Replaced rotation instruction that was missing Version 1.3.3 adds Mask transparency Version 1.3.1 fixes Cloning Version 1.3.0 - Save , Load and Edit Groups of Spline. Version 1.1.1 saves settings in between uses during a a session. Version 1.1.0 [Line Caps (arrows etc.) Line styles (Dashes & Dots) Opacity (transparency backwards.) OK Button applies current spline fixes "delete background" that I mucked up with last change.] Version 1.0.3 Fixed the Undo Bug Version 1.0.1 & 1.0.2 -color picker lets you edit existing color Checkbox (Closed & Filled) functionality adjusted (Thanks Red Ochre) Nicole Nicole2 Not Nicole The Plugin TRsSplineMaster.zip The VS Source Code for Programmers TRsSplineMasterSrc.zip Spoiler -- Older version (v1.4.2) -- The VS Source Code TRsSplineMasterSrc.zip The Plugin TRsSplineMaster.zip Edited July 1, 2019 by toe_head2001 1 7 Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Wow!Very impressive, very useable and the music on the tutorial video is impressive too! The custom U.I. is brilliant (nice and big) and I love the tension slider idea. Useful to have the keyboard instructions on the U.I. too. I will use this in preference to 'BeznCurve'!Suggestion - perhaps you could use prop rules to grey out 'Filled curve' if 'closed curve' is not selected? - or even grey out 'Closed curve' if less than 3 nodes exist? - only a thought.Many thanks 1 Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) Suggestion - perhaps you could use prop rules to grey out 'Filled curve' if 'closed curve' is not selected? - or even grey out 'Closed curve' if less than 3 nodes exist? - only a thought. Thanks, Red Those are excellent suggestions - I'm a little under the weather so it may be a few days, but I will definitely implement those ideas. Edited November 25, 2013 by TechnoRobbo Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 OK Red - I adjusted it, Thanks Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) Updated to version 1.0.2 a checkbox (Closed & Filled) enhancement - to make the usage more intuitive Edited November 25, 2013 by TechnoRobbo 1 Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Hi TR,I like the changes - good work. Nicole seems to have changed slightly too.One small bug (version 1.0.2 using Pdn 3.5.11):After running the effect (pressing 'Apply Spline', then 'OK') the effect cannot be undone with the Pdn 'undo arrow' :Undo: ?Finding bugs can be a pain - so please leave it till you are feeling better!May be worth advising users to save their projects before using it though.Many thanks and get well soon. Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) Fixed! Programming is the only that seems to make me feel better, Perhaps it takes my mind off this wretched flu. Edited November 25, 2013 by TechnoRobbo 1 Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Super-quick! Many thanks - get well soon (Vit C helps sometimes). Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottoman Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 A very useful addition to my toolbox TR. Thank you for the share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Ditto from me TR! Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) Thanks Motto & Barbie To All, Uploaded ver 1.1.0 - Adds Line Caps (arrows etc.) Line styles (Dashes & Dots) Opacity (transparency backwards.) OK Button applies current spline fixes "delete background" that I mucked up with last change. Edited November 26, 2013 by TechnoRobbo Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 (edited) Update Version 1.1.1 Saves settings for repeated use. OK now I'm done Edited November 27, 2013 by TechnoRobbo Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceana Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Hi TechnoRobbo. This plugin is really useful, but I can't find the Save settings option you mention (V-1.1.1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 (edited) Oceana, I'm, sorry for the confusion , what I meant is that it "saves settings in between uses during a session". In other words as long as you don't exit PDN it keeps the colors and line widths, opacicy, tension etc. I am working on an update that will let you export and reload groups of splines so you can make a shape and reuse them later. It will also let you rotate move and resize splines. But, unfortunately, that is not finished yet. Edited November 27, 2013 by TechnoRobbo 1 Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceana Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Thank you for the explanation. I was looking for a save button I do look forward to the added features you mention. Thank you for the on going work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) To All, Here's the Beta Version of version 1.2.1 - Lots of features so I need help trying to break it. Sorry no instructions yet.Suggestions are welcome. Save and Load multiple spline as a single drawing ReScaling - so same splines can be used on different resolution Moving Rotating (this link has been updated to current version Look in later posts) Edited December 27, 2015 by TechnoRobbo 2 Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottoman Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Having just played around for a few minutes, I do like the option to edit a previous spline, also the rotation / move / reshape and all the new goodies are an added bonus. I could not break it, so I can only report that this is one powerful tool. Nicely made TR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Hi TR,Very impressive new functionality.1. Window size - Ideally a larger window would be better, possibly with a zoom slider. However if this is awkward the current Pan function works perfectly well, so not an issue.2. When it actually renders it briefly shows checkerboard patterns in the ROIs, which is a bit disconcerting. It renders perfectly after this so not a problem - it's just I've never seen another plugin do this?3. Import/export works fine but for some reason shows the save/open screen twice each time?(twice to save and twice to open).Couldn't break it! - (I'm usually quite good at that). Good to see the old turkey made it through Thanksgiving! - hope you've beaten the 'flu now too. 1 Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) Motto & Red Thanks for trying it out, I'm suprised no bugs have appeared. 1. Window size - Ideally a larger window would be better, possibly with a zoom slider. However if this is awkward the current Pan function works perfectly well, so not an issue. Red - I would love to make the surface bigger but I'm trying to keep it to 800 X 600 for older machines. Zoomin comprimises resolution so I opted for the Pan and Scan. I should push it to 1024 and see if anyone complains. Good suggestion, 2. When it actually renders it briefly shows checkerboard patterns in the ROIs, which is a bit disconcerting. It renders perfectly after this so not a problem - it's just I've never seen another plugin do this? Yeah, there's 3 layers that render. Layer 1 is the checker board to compensate for transparent layers. then you see Layer 2. come up which is the working image then finally layer 3 which is the line overlay. You are seeing Layer 1 appear briefly. If your working on a transparent Layer that would be your background as a frame of reference for pan and scan. Not a bug if you upgrade to Windows 7 it may not even be noticed. 3. Import/export works fine but for some reason shows the save/open screen twice each time? That has annoyed me too , I'm not sure why it does that. I will experiment to see how I can eliminate that. Edited November 28, 2013 by TechnoRobbo Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) Red Ochre Here's some changes based on your comments Full Screen Plugin - Still have Pan and scan because I wanted the 1 to 1 pixel ratio. Fixed Double dialogs - turns out to have been a cut and paste error. Version 1.2.2 Beta (this link has been updated to current version Look in later posts) Thanks for your insight. New version was reposted Centering all Controls. Edited November 29, 2013 by TechnoRobbo Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) Beta Version 1.2.3 Fixes Resizing bugin full screen - (code has been updated look in later posts) Source Code Published -(code has been updated look in later posts) Future Changes not yet implemented: - Rename Splines - Universal Transform Scale Size move rotate for all splines in shape - Update an edited spline. Edited November 29, 2013 by TechnoRobbo Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Love the fullsize U.I. - all works well.A very useful plugin with many potential uses!Thanks for publishing the source code too - (I've downloaded but haven't had a chance to look at it yet). Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceana Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I really love the added features you have implemented, but I'm not a big fan of the full screen UI, too much empty space going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 A nifty and useful plugin with a nicely designed user interface. I did notice when stepping through the code in the VS debugger that on exiting, the Render routine is called a whole bunch of times with the code that reads the bitmap from the file being executed. I'm not sure if that's on purpose. I'm a little confused because I don't know exactly what the version of Render with those particular arguments is supposed to do. The Rectangle it receives always seems to be zero size instead of the "region of interest" bounds I'd expect. (I was stepping through an older version, but the Render code for the beta version seems to be the same.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 Red Ochre - Love the fullsize U.I. - all works well. Oceana - I'm not a big fan of the full screen UI, too much empty space going on. I intend to flesh out the empty space - It should look better when I'm done. Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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