Bounds Automation for the XSI DTS Exporter

I am working on the scripted UI for the XSI DTS exporter and I am nearly finished with the bounds automation tools. Since I seem to get the most questions about the bounds setup I thought it might be helpful to release this part of the UI first.

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Install this plugin script in the same directory that you installed the XSI DTS exporter. This script will register a new custom command named "MakeDTSBounds". This command will automatically create a bounds object for you based off of the volume of the objects in your selection.

To call this custom command you can bind a keyboard shortcut to it, create a new toolbar and add a button to the toolbar that is set to run the "MakeDTSBounds" command, or enter the following code in the XSI Script editor.

MakeDTSBounds();

You can also pass several variables to this command to change its behavior.

// Command Syntax
MakeDTSBounds(oSelection, Padding, FixPivot, ObjName);

// Default Values
MakeDTSBounds(null, 0.5, true, "bounds");

oSelection : The current selection in XSI

Padding : The amount of padding to apply to the x, y, and z axes of the generated mesh object. Defaults to 0.5

FixPivot : This value determines if the command should adjust the orientation of the axes of the generated mesh object to match Torque world space orientation. Defaults to true.

ObjName : The name to assign the generated mesh object. Defaults to "bounds".

You can also use this command to generate collision objects based off the volume of the object or objects you have selected in XSI.

// For Example
MakeDTSBounds(null, 0, false, "col-1");

This example would create a mesh object named "col-1" (a collision mesh) that's size is based on the volume of your selection in XSI with 0 Padding. Because a collision mesh doesnt need to have its pivot adjusted, FixPivot is set to false.

Feel free to post here if you have any problems, questions or suggestions regarding this tool. More tools to come.