Addon: Curve Tools: Outline now works for all curve types

curve_tools/outline.py

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ bl_info = {
     "name": "Curve Outline",
     "description": "creates an Outline",
     "category": "Object",
-    "author": "Yann Bertrand (jimflim)",
-    "version": (0, 4),
+    "author": "Yann Bertrand (jimflim), Vladimir Spivak (cwolf3d)",
+    "version": (0, 5),
     "blender": (2, 69, 0),
 }
 
@@ -41,20 +41,27 @@ def createOutline(curve, outline):
     for spline in curve.data.splines[:]:
         if spline.type == 'BEZIER':
             p = spline.bezier_points
+            if len(p) < 2:
+                return
             out = []
     
-            n = ((p[0].handle_right-p[0].co).normalized()-(p[0].handle_left-p[0].co).normalized()).normalized()
+            n = ((p[0].handle_right - p[0].co).normalized() - (p[0].handle_left - p[0].co).normalized()).normalized()
             n = Vector((-n[1], n[0], n[2]))
-            o = p[0].co+outline*n
+            o = p[0].co + outline * n
             out.append(o)
     
-            for i in range(1,len(p)):
-                n = ((p[i].handle_right-p[i].co).normalized()-(p[i].handle_left-p[i].co).normalized()).normalized()
+            for i in range(1,len(p)-1):
+                n = ((p[i].handle_right - p[i].co).normalized() - (p[i].handle_left - p[i].co).normalized()).normalized()
                 n = Vector((-n[1], n[0], n[2]))
-                o = intersect_line_line(out[-1], (out[-1]+p[i].co-p[i-1].co), p[i].co, p[i].co+n)[0]
+                o = intersect_line_line(out[-1], (out[-1]+p[i].co - p[i-1].co), p[i].co, p[i].co + n)[0]
                 out.append(o)
+                
+            n = ((p[-1].handle_right - p[-1].co).normalized() - (p[-1].handle_left - p[-1].co).normalized()).normalized()
+            n = Vector((-n[1], n[0], n[2]))
+            o = p[-1].co + outline * n
+            out.append(o)
     
-            curve.data.splines.new('BEZIER')
+            curve.data.splines.new(spline.type)
             if spline.use_cyclic_u:
                 curve.data.splines[-1].use_cyclic_u = True
             p_out = curve.data.splines[-1].bezier_points
@@ -67,19 +74,53 @@ def createOutline(curve, outline):
                 p_out[i].co = out[i]
     
                 if i<len(out)-1:
-                    l = (p[i+1].co-p[i].co).length
-                    l2 = (out[i]-out[i+1]).length
+                    l = (p[i + 1].co - p[i].co).length
+                    l2 = (out[i] - out[i + 1]).length
     
                 if i==0:
-                    p_out[i].handle_left = out[i] + ((p[i].handle_left-p[i].co)*l2/l)
+                    p_out[i].handle_left = out[i] + ((p[i].handle_left - p[i].co) * l2/l)
                 if i<len(out)-1:
-                    p_out[i+1].handle_left = out[i+1] + ((p[i+1].handle_left-p[i+1].co)*l2/l)
-                p_out[i].handle_right = out[i] + ((p[i].handle_right-p[i].co)*l2/l)
+                    p_out[i + 1].handle_left = out[i + 1] + ((p[i + 1].handle_left - p[i + 1].co) * l2/l)
+                p_out[i].handle_right = out[i] + ((p[i].handle_right - p[i].co) * l2/l)
     
             for i in range(len(p)):
                 p_out[i].handle_left_type = p[i].handle_left_type
                 p_out[i].handle_right_type = p[i].handle_right_type
-
+                
+        else:
+            if len(spline.points) < 2:
+                return
+            p = []
+            for point in spline.points:
+               v = Vector((point.co[0], point.co[1], point.co[2]))
+               p.append(v)
+            out = []
+    
+            n = ((p[1] - p[0]).normalized() - (p[-1] - p[0]).normalized()).normalized()
+            n = Vector((-n[1], n[0], n[2]))
+            o = p[0] + outline * n
+            out.append(o)
+    
+            for i in range(1,len(p)-1):
+                n = ((p[i+1] - p[i]).normalized() - (p[i-1] - p[i]).normalized()).normalized()
+                n = Vector((-n[1], n[0], n[2]))
+                o = intersect_line_line(out[-1], (out[-1]+p[i] - p[i-1]), p[i], p[i] + n)[0]
+                out.append(o)
+                
+            n = ((p[0] - p[-1]).normalized() - (p[-2] - p[-1]).normalized()).normalized()
+            n = Vector((-n[1], n[0], n[2]))
+            o = p[-1] + outline * n
+            out.append(o)
+    
+            curve.data.splines.new(spline.type)
+            if spline.use_cyclic_u:
+                curve.data.splines[-1].use_cyclic_u = True
+            p_out = curve.data.splines[-1].points
+            p_out.add(len(out)-1)
+    
+            for i in range(len(out)):  
+                p_out[i].co = (out[i][0], out[i][1], out[i][2], 0.0)
+    
     return