Silent OBJ Export

Below is an example demonstrating how you can export a Wavefront Object (*.obj) format geometry file using the standard exporter included with DAZ Studio and through the use of settings, control the exporter without displaying the output options dialog.

• DzScene
• DzNode
  • DzSkeleton
• DzApp
• DzExportMgr
• DzFileIO
  • DzExporter
• DzSettings
  • DzFileIOSettings
• DzFileDialog
• DzMessageBox
• DzMainWindow
• String
• Global

Click the name of the example below to save it as a file.

Silent_OBJ_Export.dsa

// Get the primary selection to use for the file name
var oNode = Scene.getPrimarySelection();
// If something is selected
if( oNode ){
	// Get the node's skeleton
	var oSkeleton = oNode.getSkeleton();
	// If it has a skeleton
	if( oSkeleton )	{
		// That is the node we want for the name
		oNode = oSkeleton;
	}
}
 
// Get the export manager
var oExportMgr = App.getExportMgr();
// Define the class name the for Wavefront Object (*.obj) exporter
var sClassName = "DzObjExporter";
// Find the exporter
var oExporter = oExportMgr.findExporterByClassName( sClassName );
// If the exporter exists
if( oExporter ){
	// Create a settings object
	var oSettings = new DzFileIOSettings();
 
	// Fill the settings object with the default options from the exporter
	//oExporter.getDefaultOptions( oSettings );
 
	// Set the desired settings for the exporter
	//oSettings.setStringValue( "Preset", "Poser (1 unit = 8ft)" );
 
	// Set the scale to write the data
	oSettings.setFloatValue( "Scale", 243.84 );
	// Set the lateral axis to X
	oSettings.setStringValue( "LatAxis", "X" );
	// Set the vertical axis to Y
	oSettings.setStringValue( "VertAxis", "Y" );
	// Set the depth axis to Z
	oSettings.setStringValue( "DepthAxis", "Z" );
	// Do not invert the lateral axis
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "InvertLat", false );
	// Do not invert the vertical axis
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "InvertVert", false );
	// Do not invert the depth axis
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "InvertDepth", false );
	// Do not ignore the geometry of invisible nodes
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "IgnoreInvisible", false );
	// Do not weld seams between parent and child bones on legacy figures - deprecated
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "WeldSeams", false );
	// Do not remove vertices that are floating, connected to nothing - i.e. LOD
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "RemoveUnusedVerts", false );
	// Write vertex textures - UVs
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "WriteVT", true );
	// Do not write vertex normals
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "WriteVN", false );
	// Do not write object statements for each root node - i.e. figures, props
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "WriteO", false );
 
	// Write facet groups
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "WriteG", true );
	// Write facet groups according to whatever the geometry already has
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "GroupGeom", true );
	// Do not write facet groups according to the node it is associated with
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "GroupNodes", false );
	// Do not write facet groups according to surface groups
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "GroupSurfaces", false );
	// Do not write one facet group
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "GroupSingle", false );
 
	// Write surface groups
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "WriteUsemtl", true );
 
	// Do not write a material library
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "WriteMtllib", false );
	// Do not collect texture maps
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "CollectMaps", false );
	// Do not convert texture maps
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "ConvertMaps", false );
 
	// Do not limit export to selection - only available in 4.5.x +
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "SelectedOnly", false );
	// Do not limit export to the selected roots - only available in 4.5.x +
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "SelectedRootsOnly", false );
	// Do not limit export to the primary selected root
	// This setting overrides SelectedRootsOnly - only available in 4.5.x +
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "PrimaryRootOnly", false );
	// Do not export items that are parented to the selection - only available in 4.5.x +
	oSettings.setBoolValue( "IncludeParented", false );
 
	// Do not display the options dialog
	oSettings.setIntValue( "RunSilent", 1 );
 
	// If we've got a node, construct the path using the
	// exporter's last path, the node's name, and the
	// exporter's extension...
	// Otherwise, just use the exporter's last path
	var sInitialPath = ( oNode ?
			String( "%1/%2.%3" )
				.arg( oExportMgr.getExportPath() )
				.arg( oNode.name )
				.arg( oExporter.getExtension() ) :
			oExportMgr.getExportPath() );
 
	// Prompt the user to choose a file,
	// use the exporter to build the title bar caption,
	// the initial path and the filter
	var sPath = FileDialog.doFileDialog( false,
		String( "Custom Export : %1 : %2" )
			.arg( oExporter.getDescription() )
			.arg( oSettings.getStringValue( "Preset" ) ),
		sInitialPath,
		String( "%1 (*.%2)" )
			.arg( oExporter.getDescription() )
			.arg( oExporter.getExtension() ) );
 
	// If the user didn't cancel and the file doesn't already
	// exist, or the user wants to overwrite it
	if( sPath && MainWindow.checkExistingFile( sPath ) ){
		// Write the file using the options specified
		oExporter.writeFile( sPath, oSettings );
	}
// We didn't find an exporter with the class name we wanted
} else {
	// Inform the user
	MessageBox.critical(String("An asset filter with the class name \"%1\" " +
		"could not be found.").arg( sClassName ),
		"Critical Error", "&OK");
}