Quote - I avoid external applications if I can, because they tend to complicate things. If I can't get things fast enough in pure Python, I'd rather make a .pyd like Spanki did than use a separate program.

Look, if this can be expressed as a function call with inputs and outputs, give me the specs and I see if I can come up with something. Or point me to the part of your code that does it.

  I was afraid the idea might be too awkward.  Dang.

I'm not trying to draft anyone into writing a new .pyd.  :blushing:  Not that I'll reject any offers.  :lol:

All that's really needed is access to a fast form of vector length or point distance calculation.  The script function which does this is close_verts_falloff().  The key lines are:

                    if no_pyd:
                        p2 = mesh1.verts[nvi]
                        dist = (p2[0]-vert[0])**2 + (p2[1]-vert[1])**2 + (p2[2]-vert[2])**2    # 2.48 min
                    else:
                        dist = vert.PointDistance(mesh1.verts[nvi])    # 48 seconds

I was considering just throwing all the data at the external program and letting it do the heavy work, trying to minimize any back-and-forth interactions between the external program and PoserPython.

If you want to look at it, then thank you.  :thumbupboth:  But don't let me drag you away from anything important (Antonia!).  :laugh:

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Cage can be an opinionated jerk who posts without thinking.  He apologizes for this.  He's honestly not trying to be a turkeyhead.

Cage had some freebies, compatible with Poser 11 and below.  His Python scripts were saved at archive.org, along with the rest of the Morphography site, where they were hosted.