Boundaries of Custom Properties 2005-06-15 - By Aloys Baillet
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This is wierd: I didn't find ANY way to reliably create a dynamic update of
the number of clusters...
I even used a bad trick to bypass the Access Denied error (by getting the
object by its full name string instead of getting it by the operator input,
I know this is forbidden!) and I actually can retrieve the number of
clusters in a scripted op.
But if the user creates a cluster, the scripted op is not called :( even if
I connect the cls property of the primitive.
Has Softimage a way to get around this limitation?
On 6/15/05, kim aldis <kim@(protected)> wrote:
>
> No, you're right. It just seemed to me that the refresh was enough and
> that the button was an added complicationg but from a user's point of view
> the button would be a more visible option.
>
> -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --
> *From:* owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] *On
> Behalf Of *Aloys Baillet
> *Sent:* 15 June 2005 08:25
> *To:* XSI@(protected)
> *Subject:* Re: Boundaries of Custom Properties
>
> 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?
> >
> > -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --
> > *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
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Aloys Baillet - XSI Technical Director
> Character Dpt - Animal Logic
> --
>
>
--
Aloys Baillet - XSI Technical Director
Character Dpt - Animal Logic
--
This is wierd: I didn't find ANY way to reliably create a dynamic update of the
number of clusters...<br>
I even used a bad trick to bypass the Access Denied error (by getting
the object by its full name string instead of getting it by the
operator input, I know this is forbidden!) and I actually can retrieve
the number of clusters in a scripted op. <br>
But if the user creates a cluster, the scripted op is not called :( even if I
connect the cls property of the primitive.<br>
Has Softimage a way to get around this limitation?<br>
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/15/05, <b class="gmail_sendername"
>kim aldis</b> <<a href="mailto:kim@(protected)">kim@(protected)</a>>
wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb
(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"
>No, you're right. It just seemed to me that the refresh was
enough and that the button was an added complicationg but from a user's point
of
view the button would be a more visible option.</font></span></div><br>
<blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 5px;
margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;">
<div align="left" dir="ltr" lang="en-us">
<hr>
<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span class="q"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto
:owner-xsi@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink
(window,event,this)">owner-xsi@(protected)</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick=
"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">owner-xsi@(protected)</a>] <b
>On Behalf Of </b>Aloys
Baillet<br></span><b>Sent:</b> 15 June 2005 08:25<span class="q"><br><b>To:<
/b>
<a href="mailto:XSI@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js
.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">XSI@(protected)</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re:
Boundaries of Custom
Properties<br></span></font><br></div><span class="q">
<div></div>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</b> <<a href="mailto:kim@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick=
"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">kim@(protected)</a>>
wrote: </span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204,
204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size=
"2">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?</font></span><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"
size="2"></font></span></div>
<div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size=
"2"></font></span> </div>
<div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size=
"2"></font></span> </div>
<div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size=
"2"></font></span> </div><br>
<blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 5px
; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;">
<div align="left" dir="ltr" lang="en-us">
<hr>
<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:owner-xsi
@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event
,this)">owner-xsi@(protected)</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)
.COM" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
owner-xsi@(protected)</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Aloys
Baillet<br><b>Sent:</b> 15 June 2005 01:28<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto
:XSI@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window
,event,this)">XSI@(protected)</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Boundaries of
Custom Properties<br></font><br></div>
<div><span>
<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>--
</span></blockquote>
</blockquote></div><br><br><br>-- <br>Aloys Baillet - XSI Technical Director<br
>Character Dpt - Animal Logic<br>--
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