API Tutorials

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• MMoff

  January 2015

  Okay, so I looked through the script again and found the the API index posted at the top of the forum (sorry about missing that when I posted the thread). So, like I said, I'm trying to adapt the Bulk 2D Export script to work off a grid made up of red dwarf markers.
  
  Here is what I came up with after reading the original file and the API guide.
  

  #plugin      Export 2D maps
      #author      NBOS
      #desc         Exports a 2d map for specified systems
  
      'exports a 2D map for each populated system greater than PopLimit,
      'displaying all systems within a selected distance of the populated system.
  
      sector = GetCurrentSector()
  
      'Settings
  
      'be careful with this number on large sectors - it may
      'result in thousands of images getting generated!
      TargSpec = M9           'population cutoff for generating images
      ExpLimit = 450                 'maximum number of images to output, so it doesnt run all night
      MapDistance = 50               'distance, in light years, from center body that the map shows
      MapShape = 0                  'cube or sphere selection.  The shape to use when selecting bodies around
                                    'the center system.  Only affects body selection, *not* image shape.
                                    '1 = sphere, 0 = cube
  
      'image options
  
      SavePath = "C:\[insert directory here]\"      'where to save files to, make sure has ending \
      ColorMode = 2                 '0 = black & white, 1 = color on white, 2 = full color
      ShowRoutes = true              'whether to show routes or not
      ScaleZ = true                 'whether to scale system indicators based on their +/- Z coordinate
      ShowGrids = false              'whether to show grids or not
      FontScale = 6                 'font scale factor.  amount to multiply the font size by, can be decimal like 1.5
      SystemScale = 1                 'system scale factor. amount to multiple circle for system marker, can be decimal
      ImageSize = 4000               'width & height, in pixels, of generated image
      Orientation = 1                 'axis orientation, 0 = x/y, 1 = x/z, 2 = y/z
  
      'Do the image generation
      ExpCount = 0
      n = sector.SystemCount
      For i = 1 to n
         
         sector.selectall false
         
         b = sector.GetSystem( i-1)
  
         If (b.Visible) and (b.Spectral = TargSpec) Then
  
            'info display
            sector.RenderMessageBig = "Exporting 2D Maps"
            sector.RenderMessageSmall = CStr(i) & " / " & CStr(n)
            RefreshScene
  
            'create a new sector object, export to it a 10ly submap of main sector, export the new sector,
            'and then free it
            sector.selectbody b
            expsector = CreateSector()
            sector.CreateSubmapFromSelected expsector, MapDistance, MapShape
            
            expsector.Export2D SavePath & b.Name & ".png", ColorMode, ShowRoutes, ScaleZ, ShowGrids, FontScale, SystemScale, ImageSize, Orientation
            FreeObject expsector
            
            ExpCount = ExpCount + 1
            
         End If
         
         If ExpCount > ExpLimit Then Exit For
         
      Next
  
      RefreshScene
  

  
  It should create approximately 450 images, each centered on one of these red dwarf markers (they're the only M9s on the map... it's not a very astronomically-sound map, but what do you want from Star Wars?) and extending 50 LY in each direction in a cubic map.
  
  Unfortunately, when I attempt to Run From File, I get a "Script Error: Microsoft VBScript compilation error" dialog box and no enormous flood of images. Did I fumble something somewhere?
• kkaladorn

  March 2020

  The usual debugging method would be MsgBox here, there and everywhere to see what you have to work with and might give you and idea where the problem lies. That doesn't mean you'll get enough to fix it, but you might.