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New Plugs - XYZ Fonts

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#1

Hi ZBrushers,

Here are three Plugins that i made (my first Plugs).I made them, because i couldn’t find any Text Plugs to write numbers and signs :confused: . I just found Plugs where you can write letters :cry: .
But, i need to have numbers for my icons which i made for the ZScript Launcher :frowning: .
So, i made my own Plugins :idea: .
Now i’d like to make them available to all ZBrush users!

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To install, unzip all three files. Every Zip includes :3DFont-Files and 3DFont-LOADER.
So now, put the “3DFont-Files1 / 3DFont-LOADER1.zsc”, “3DFont-Files2 / 3DFont-LOADER2.zsc” and “3DFont-Files3 / 3DFont-LOADER3.zsc” in your ZStartup/ZPlugs folder.
After installation, you will find a new submenue called “XYZ-Fonts” in your ZPlugin menue. It includes three new buttons and every button is named according the font name.
So, i hope you enjoy my plugs and maybe they’ll be usefull to you.

Greets

Roland

#2

Cool - Zhanx a lot :smiley: :+1: :+1: :+1:

#3

Cool Roland! Thanks for sharing your plugins.

#4

Thanks Roland!
Very kind from you!
Andreseloy

#5

Yep thank you very much:+1:

#6

Thanks for plugging us in!
Lemo

#7

Many thanks for your feedback. There is only one thing to say to my plugins.
The keyboard commands are just working for the big letters, the numbers and two or three signs.
Problems to make keyboard commands by signs are the different keyboards between US and Europe.
The other problem i have , i idon’t know what i have to write in the source code when i’m using the Shift button on the keyboard.
I made not all by my self, i just tuk an old plug from ez and made it new for my personal use.
Maybe someone knows the way to make all keyboard buttons working, especialy by using shift commands.

So until that, you have to us the buttons with your mouse or tablet pen, sorry!

Greets

Roland

#8

This is a cool set of plugins - thanks for sharing.

On using the Modifier keys in hotkey combinations the simplest way is to use the keyboard codes. You can get these from looking at the Preferences:Utilities:View Keyboard Status slider after pressing the keys. The Modifier keys are:
SHIFT - 256
CTRL - 512
ALT - 1024

so these codes are added to whichever key you are pressing, the total is displayed in the slider. So for SHIFT+A it would be 256+97 = 353. Simply put that number in the hotkey part of your button code and that will work.

I expect you found that the hotkey for any zscript button loaded in the zscript window will temporarily over-ride interface hotkeys. This can be useful.

You might be interested in thecode for my ZNotePad zscript. In that I hid all the keypress buttons so that the interface doesn’t get too cluttered and keyboard input seems natural. The code is in post #6 in this thread .

EDIT: Oh, what would be cool is for the zscript to draw the letters on the canvas at Draw Size as you type! :slight_smile:

#9

Hey many thanks Marcus. I will check it out.

Roland

#10

Hi Peoples,
I made quick a first little update of my plugs. I just made a stroke-DragDot command.

So, now you have for every letter, number or sign the same size by draging on your canvas.
Marcus, i hope this is better now. I’m working on the keybord commands.

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To install read my first post. If you have installed my plugs, just overwrite the old plugs with the update version.

Greets

Roland

#11

Hello again,
sorry for two updates in about two days.
Anyway, i put new an “Draw Size” slider and two “Draw Size” button to my plugin.
There is just one thing that not working very well.
So, if i’m moving the draw size slider on the ZBrush interface, than my plug slider is not moving or if i’m using the draw size button on the plugin, then also the slider in my plug is not moving,
But the slider by his own is working very well .
So i need help from someone of you, to repair that!

Greets

Roland

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#12

Thank you, Roland, ‘Magneto’ is one of my favorite fonts.:+1: 50.

#13

hello marcus_civis, helloCameyo
you know , i made this XYZFonts series. So, everytime i work with my Plug i have new usefull ideas which i like to put in there. Now i’m almost finished that thing to my satisfaction. I add a lot of new function. So now i wanne complet that thing with two last sliders. It’s a “Shadow Itensity”- and a “Shadow Length” Slider.
This two sliders drives my crazy. You know. I spend a couple hours to make this sliders working , but they still doesn’t working. I know, the code on this two slider is not correct. But i can’t find the right way by my self.
So,you Guys are two masters of Scripts & Plugs writing and i’m sure you two nice guys can help me to finish that thing.
So if you have time it would nice to have a look on my Code.
Here is the Zip with my XYZFont Script Panel.
(Peoples, don’t download that plug here, it’s not finished.)
Many to thanks to you Cameyo and Marcus

Roland
Here is my Plug_File