[MacOS] How to get ready Wings3D Scripting Plug-ins

[tkbd]

I tried to edb's wings3D script plugin enviroment get ready on MacOS.
It successfuly,so I wanted share infomation.
(It took me few hours to figure out all the information nessesary.)

Scripting with Scheme and Python by edb
http://www.wings3d.com/forum/showthread....2#pid16842



How to the setting

1. Install Wings3D script plugin http://www.wings3d.com/forum/showthread....2#pid16842
   
2. Download wings script pack , and unzip https://github.com/elblake/wings-scripts-pack
   
3. Install Home Brew package manager and Command line tools(Xcode) https://brew.sh/
   
4. Install Interpreters (Gauche and Python3) by Home Brew
   
5. set each Path of the Interpreters
   
6. set each Path of wings script pack
   

I decided to used two Interpreters on MacOS
Python Interpreter : Python3
Scheme Interpreter : Gauche(gosh)

In MacOS,It is easy install them by using HomeBrew pakage manager.
Also nessesary install Command Line Tools for Xcode.



If you not install Command Line Tools of Xcode yet
Run terminal.app,and type a following for install them.

Code:

sudo xcode-select --install
brew install python3
brew install gauche

Next if all install are success...

Run Wings3D and open menu ...
Edit > Plug in-preferences > Script Preference

Switch to "Interpreters" Tab,
and Fill settings for "Python Interpreter Path" and "Scheme Interpreter Path"

• /usr/local/Cellar/gauche/0.9.12_3/bin/gosh
  
• /usr/local/Cellar/python@3.11/3.11.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/bin/python3.11
  

Current Issue:
In currently it not support symbolic link.
So I should set full path.

Code:

e.g.    
/usr/local/opt/python@3
/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.6.4_4
/usr/local/Cellar/gauche/0.9.12_3

FYI for trouble shooting:
If interpreter file path contains wrong space or wrong name,or wings chash.

• wpc_scripting_shapes:command/3: bad return value: {error,interpreter_not_found}
  
• "Unknow POSIX error" Dialog open when tried Heighmap,Panda3D and Godot exporter plugin
  

Code:

DEBUG: Traceback (most recent call last):
DEBUG:   File "/Users/*******/Library/Application Support/Wings3D/2.2.9/plugins/wpc_scripting_shapes_init/init.py", line 25, in <module>
DEBUG:     sys.stdin.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8")
DEBUG: AttributeError: 'file' object has no attribute 'reconfigure'
NOTE: Script runtime exited with code: 1

FYI for miscellaneous:

• You need to set file path of gosh, If you installed gauche(Scheme Interpreter)
  
• HomeBrew prefix command tell you where install to files
  
• How to get a text of the file path quickly? , Drag and Drop the file from finder to termnal window
  
• Krita can create ppm image file.The Size is 32x32px,But too large size(256x256px)cause Wings3D's Freeze.
  
• About Raw file format and test data : http://paulbourke.net/dataformats/povraw/
  
• About off file and test data: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OFF_(file_format)
  

::: Shapes tab ::For primitive mode)

• new_shape_pixel_art : py , "Pixel Art Shape","Take an icon (.pgm) and turn it into rows and columns of cubes"
  

::: Commands tab ::For Body mode)
simple_shape_effects

• Body mode : "Wavey Translate",scm,"A wave is translated into the points of the object, creating a wavey surface, most useful to apply to a multisegmented plane."
  
• Body mode : "Distorted Scaling",scm, "The amount of scaling applied on each point depends on its location by sin(x), sin(y), sin(z), such that some points get scaled more than others, creating a distorted effect."
  

::: Importer/Exporter tab :::

• raw_triangle_importer : scm ,Raw Triangles (.raw) (POV
• Ray RAW triangle format)
  
• object_geom_importer & exporter : scm, Object Geometry (.off)
  
• ms3d_importer & exporter : py , Milkshape3D (.ms3d) ,Milkshape3D Text (.txt)
  
• panda3d_exporter : py, Panda3D Egg (.egg)
  
• irrlicht_exporter: py , Irrlicht Mesh (.irrmesh)
  
• heightmap_export : scm, Bitmap 16
• bit Height Map (.pgm)
  
• godot_exporterer : py , Godot Mesh Library (.tres)
  

Summary of Wings3D Script Plugin setting on MacOS


Godot


Bitmap


Pixel(pgm)to 3d mesh


WaveyTranslate

[edb]

Hi tkbd,
Thank you for documenting and creating very nice charts for setting up scripting on mac os.