Thanks Edy :) >From my test, a 16 point linear curve is 30% slower than a null... I didn't expect that.
----------------------------------------------- Ahmidou Lyazidi Director | TD | CG artist http://vimeo.com/ahmidou/videos http://www.cappuccino-films.com 2013/6/24 Edy Susanto Lim <edysusant...@gmail.com> > slightly off topic.. I'm now wondering how much is the time difference of > a null object drawing compared to a linear curve... > Congrats for the release btw :) (shake hands) > > -edy > > > On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Ahmidou Lyazidi > <ahmidou....@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Unfortunatly we don't have 2014 at work, and I'm on win7 at home, but you >> can get the sources here: >> https://bitbucket.org/ahmidou_lyazidi/al_icons/src >> >> About the benefits, well not that much :) >> I was frustrated by the null's icons and the fact that you can't rotate >> them, so when the custom primitive came out, >> that was an occasion to play with them. Actually I was excpecting a >> better performance... but that still OK >> The two things I see is it's typed as an Icon, so it's easier and more >> robust to filter and you can't accidentaly edit them. >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------- >> Ahmidou Lyazidi >> Director | TD | CG artist >> http://vimeo.com/ahmidou/videos >> http://www.cappuccino-films.com >> >> >> 2013/6/21 Alan Fregtman <alan.fregt...@gmail.com> >> >>> Any chance for Linux support? >>> >>> Also, what do you see as the benefits to OpenGL icons over say, >>> curve-based ones? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Ahmidou Lyazidi >>> <ahmidou....@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi gang, >>>> I was missing this feature since a long time so I gave it a go >>>> This plugin use a json file as definition so you can add as many >>>> shapes as you want. >>>> >>>> things to know: >>>> -It have SRT offset and size parameters, and currently support only >>>> one closed curve per icon. >>>> -The icon.json file must be in the same directory than the dll (in the >>>> plugin folder), and the definition is a flat array of formatted like >>>> this [x0,x1,x2...,y0,y1,y2...,z0,z1,z2...]. >>>> -Performance wise, a quick benchmark showed that it's ~7% slower than a >>>> curve equivalent, but the good thing is that it has it's own type (Icon) >>>> and can be filtered . >>>> -The primitive is located in the create>primitive menu >>>> >>>> -You need to install this: http://www.microsoft >>>> .com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679 >>>> -It's not tested that much, use it at you own risk!!! >>>> >>>> >>>> Download: >>>> AL_Icons<http://www.si-community.com/community/download/file.php?id=2981> >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> A. >>>> ----------------------------------------------- >>>> Ahmidou Lyazidi >>>> Director | TD | CG artist >>>> http://vimeo.com/ahmidou/videos >>>> http://www.cappuccino-films.com >>>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Edy Susanto Lim > TD > http://sawamura.neorack.com >
