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SPDL hacking to change defaults...

SPDL hacking to change defaults...

2004-05-11       - By Jason Brynford-Jones

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Here is an 8k addon

Inside is a toolbar with two buttons and a modified camera spdl
(C:\users\YOU\Softimage\XSI\Addons\spdl)
(C:\users\YOU\Softimage\XSI\Addons\Data\Scripts     NewEventScript.vbs
and InstallEvent.vbs)
One to install the event, one is the event script

For those who don't care about PAL - ignore the spdl   Else   Copy the
spdl file over your install one
C:\Softimage\XSI_3.5.1\Application\spdl\C3DCamera.spdl

1          Hit Install Event on the toolbar (yes you guessed it, it
installed the event)
2          Right click on New Scene Event to edit and add your own stuff

Any questions drop me a mail

Chin

-- --Original Message-- --
From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf
Of Nick
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 1:17 PM
To: XSI
Subject: Re: SPDL hacking to change defaults...

By the way, in the renderoptions.spdl file, in the layout section for
the format tab, under "Picture Standard", there's a "// parameter needs
to be converted to string bug 32366" comment... can anyone shed any
light on this?          That's just for Softimage internal reference

Cheers!
  -- -- Original Message -- --
  From: Nick <mailto:NPetit@(protected)>  
  To: XSI <mailto:XSI@(protected)>  
  Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 3:11 AM
  Subject: SPDL hacking to change defaults...
 
  Hiya I'm just currently revamping my XSI so it starts up all
nice and customized but I'm hitting a brick wall when it comes to
hacking the camera and render options SPDLs... I've setup all the
options in the C3DCamera.spdl to match the normal PAL settings, and the
same with the render options, so they default to PAL and with the
sampling threshold down a bit lower than the default of 0.2 (which I
always end up decreasing)... I thought that would do it as it did the
others (shader SPDLs I like to have certain options turned off by
default) however, after restarting XSI I'm not having any luck,
everything is still set to the old defaults... anybody know what exactly
I should be hacking to get this going? I've been going the interminable
list of spdls in the application directory and can't seem to find the
ones to hack...
 
  Cheers!

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Inside is a toolbar with two buttons and a
modified camera spdl<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(C:\users\YOU\Softimage\XSI\Addons\spdl)<o
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(C:\users\YOU\Softimage\XSI\Addons\Data
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style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>NewEventScript.vbs<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>and InstallEvent.vbs)<o:p><
/o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>One to install the event, one is the event
script<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For those who don&#8217;t care about PAL -
ignore the spdl<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Else<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Copy the spdl file over your
install one<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>C:\Softimage\XSI_3.5.1\Application\spdl
\C3DCamera.spdl<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>1<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Hit
Install Event on the toolbar (yes you guessed it, it installed the event)<o:p><
/o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>2<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Right
click on New Scene Event to edit and add your own stuff<o:p></o:p></span></font
></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Any questions drop me a mail<o:p></o:p><
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Chin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-- --Original Message-- --<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> owner-xsi@(protected)
[mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of
</span></b>Nick<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, May 11, 2004 1:17
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> XSI<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: SPDL hacking to
change defaults...</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>By the way, in the
renderoptions.spdl file, in the layout section for the format tab, under
&quot;Picture Standard&quot;, there's a &quot;// parameter needs to be
converted to string bug 32366&quot; comment... can anyone shed any light on
this<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>?<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>That&#8217;s
just for Softimage internal reference<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Cheers!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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href="mailto:NPetit@(protected)" title="NPetit@(protected)">Nick</a> <o
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href="mailto:XSI@(protected)" title="XSI@(protected)">XSI</a> <o:p></o:p><
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May 12, 2004 3:11 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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hacking to change defaults...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hiya I'm just currently revamping my
XSI so it starts up all nice and customized but I'm hitting a brick wall when
it comes to hacking the camera and render options SPDLs... I've setup all the
options in the C3DCamera.spdl to match the normal PAL settings, and the same
with the render options, so they default to PAL and with the sampling threshold
down a bit lower than the default of 0.2 (which I always end up decreasing)...
I thought that would do it as it did the others (shader SPDLs I like to have
certain options turned off by default) however, after restarting XSI I'm not
having any luck, everything is still set to the old defaults... anybody know
what exactly I should be hacking to get this going? I've been going the
interminable list of spdls in the application directory and can't seem to find
the ones to hack...</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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