Boundaries of Custom Properties 2005-06-15 - By Aloys Baillet
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If the user add a cluster and wants to see the change in the PPG without
having to refresh it, the button can do the job, am I wrong?
On 6/15/05, kim aldis <kim@(protected)> wrote:
>
> surely, though, if you've built your layout and create your parameters in
> the onInit callback then it does it all for you when the PPG is refreshed.
> why would you need a button?
>
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> *From:* owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] *On
> Behalf Of *Aloys Baillet
> *Sent:* 15 June 2005 01:28
> *To:* XSI@(protected)
> *Subject:* Re: Boundaries of Custom Properties
>
> Hi here,
>
> PPGs are fully dynamic, that means you can allways add or delete
> parameters whenever you want.
> The only thing that's less dynamic is the Layout property of the PPG: you
> can add items to it (mostly parameters and buttons) and you can clear it
> (delete ALL the items), that's all.
>
> If you want to add a parameter at run-time, create it with a prefix, then
> call a function that clears the Layout and add all the items inluding all
> parameters beginnin with the prefix you specified.
>
> The workflow I would try is:
> Create the PPG with the basic parameters and a button to refresh the
> number of clusters (bad news: user input is compulsory here).
> In the OnInit, check the numbers of clusters of the parent geometry.
>
> Unfortunately it seems that there is no way to create a scripted operator
> that can read the number of clusters of a geometry (all you will get is an
> Access Denied error message). But I might have missed something!
>
> Good luck!
>
> Aloys
>
> --
> Aloys Baillet - Character TD @ Animal Logic
>
>
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Aloys Baillet - XSI Technical Director
Character Dpt - Animal Logic
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If the user add a cluster and wants to see the change in the PPG
without having to refresh it, the button can do the job, am I wrong?<br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/15/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">kim aldis
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>On Behalf Of </b>Aloys
Baillet<br><b>Sent:</b> 15 June 2005 01:28<br><b>To:</b>
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.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">XSI@(protected)</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re:
Boundaries of Custom
Properties<br></font><br></div><div><span class="e" id="q_1047eded3c5d8d12_1">
<div></div>Hi here,<br><br>PPGs are fully dynamic, that means you can allways
add or delete parameters whenever you want.<br>The only thing that's less
dynamic is the Layout property of the PPG: you can add items to it (mostly
parameters and buttons) and you can clear it (delete ALL the items), that's
all.<br><br>If you want to add a parameter at run-time, create it with a
prefix, then call a function that clears the Layout and add all the items
inluding all parameters beginnin with the prefix you specified.<br><br>The
workflow I would try is:<br>Create the PPG with the basic parameters and a
button to refresh the number of clusters (bad news: user input is compulsory
here).<br>In the OnInit, check the numbers of clusters of the parent
geometry.<br><br>Unfortunately it seems that there is no way to create a
scripted operator that can read the number of clusters of a geometry (all you
will get is an Access Denied error message). But I might have missed
something!<br><br>Good luck!<br><br>Aloys<br><br>-- <br>Aloys Baillet -
Character TD @ Animal Logic </span></div></blockquote>
</blockquote></div><br><br><br>-- <br>Aloys Baillet - XSI Technical Director<br
>Character Dpt - Animal Logic<br>--
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