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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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I meant NewSceneEvent.vbs not NewEventScript.vbs

And here is how you make one

There are events in XSI which will call a script after you do newscene
(or others)

Example. Make a script of what you want to do: IE Boundary flags and
ambience (Use this as a template for others)

sub XSIApplication_OnEndNewScene( CustomData )

'script goes here

set oRoot = ActiveProject.ActiveScene.Root
SetValue "Views.*.*.camvis.attrselboundaryflags", True
SetValue oRoot & ".AmbientLighting.ambience.red", 0
SetValue oRoot & ".AmbientLighting.ambience.green", 0
SetValue oRoot & ".AmbientLighting.ambience.blue", 0

'script end
end sub

'Save all of this, beginning with sub...

Save this script and call it whatever you want : EG C:\Event.vbs

Now use another script to call this script and create the event

'put this in the script editor and run

filename = "C:\Event.vbs"
language = "VBScript"
Application.Advise
"OnEndNewScene",filename,,language,"MyEvent",,,TRUE

'MyEvent is just the name I chose for this event - you can change
MyEvent to anything you want

That's it! - The event has been logged and will be called when you do
newscene.

To see the event. Go to File>Addon>Events

Chinny

-- --Original Message-- --
From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf
Of Jason Brynford-Jones
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 5:07 PM
To: XSI@(protected)
Subject: RE: SPDL hacking to change defaults...

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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I meant NewSceneEvent
.vbs
not NewEventScript.vbs    <o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

And here is how you make one<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

There
are events in XSI which will call a script after you do newscene
(or others)<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Example.
  Make a script of what you want to do:
  IE Boundary flags and ambience (Use this
as a
template for others)<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

sub
XSIApplication_OnEndNewScene( CustomData

)<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

'script goes here<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

      set oRoot = ActiveProject.ActiveScene.Root<o:p></o:p>

      SetValue
"Views.*.*.camvis.attrselboundaryflags",
True<o:p></o:p>

      SetValue oRoot & ".AmbientLighting
.ambience.red",
0<o:p></o:p>

      SetValue oRoot & ".AmbientLighting
.ambience.green",
0<o:p></o:p>

      SetValue oRoot & ".AmbientLighting
.ambience.blue",
0<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

'script end<o:p></o:p>

end
sub<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

'Save
all of this, beginning with sub...<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Save
this script and call it whatever you want : EG
C:\Event.vbs<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Now
use another script to call this script and create the event<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

'put this in the script editor and run<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

      filename =
"C:\Event.vbs"<o:p></o:p>

      language =
"VBScript"<o:p></o:p>

      Application.Advise
"OnEndNewScene",filename,
,language,"MyEvent",,,TRUE<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

'MyEvent is just the name I chose for this event - you can
change MyEvent to anything you want<o:p></o:p>


<o:p> </o:p>

That's
it! - The event has been logged and will be called when you do newscene.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

To see the event.
  Go to File>Addon>Events<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Chinny
<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

-- --Original Message-- -- 
From: owner-xsi@(protected)
[mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of
Jason Brynford-Jones 
Sent: <st1:date
Month="5" Day="11" Year="2004">Tuesday, May 11, 2004</st1:date> <st1:time
Hour="17" Minute="7">5:07 PM</st1:time>
 
To: XSI@(protected) 
Subject: RE: SPDL hacking to
change defaults...

<o:p> </o:p>


Here is an 8k addon<o:p><
/o:p>


<o:p> </o:p>


Inside is a toolbar with
two buttons and a modified camera spdl<o:p></o:p>


(C:\users\YOU\Softimage
\XSI\Addons\spdl)<o:p></o:p>


(C:\users\YOU\Softimage
\XSI\Addons\Data\Scripts     NewEventScript.vbs    and InstallEvent.vbs)<o:p><
/o:p>


One to install the event,
one is the event script<o:p></o:p>


<o:p> </o:p>


For those who don’t
care about PAL - ignore the spdl  
Else   Copy the spdl
file over
your install one<o:p></o:p>


C:\Softimage\XSI_3.5.1
\Application\spdl\C3DCamera.spdl<o:p></o:p>


<o:p> </o:p>


1          Hit Install
Event on the toolbar (yes you guessed it, it
installed the event)<o:p></o:p>


2          Right click on
New Scene Event to edit and add your own
stuff<o:p></o:p>


<o:p> </o:p>


Any questions drop me a
mail<o:p></o:p>


<o:p> </o:p>


Chin<o:p></o:p>


<o:p> </o:p>

-- --Original Message-- -- 
From: owner-xsi@(protected)
[mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of
Nick 
Sent: <st1:date
Month="5" Day="11" Year="2004">Tuesday, May 11, 2004</st1:date> <st1:time
Hour="13" Minute="17">1:17 PM</st1:time>
 
To: XSI 
Subject: Re: SPDL hacking to
change defaults...<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

<div>

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<o:p></o:p>

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<div>

 <o:p></o:p>

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Cheers!<o:p></o:p>

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/o:p>

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From: <a href="mailto:NPetit@(protected)"
title="NPetit@(protected)">Nick</a> <o:p></o:p>

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To: <a
href="mailto:XSI@(protected)" title="XSI@(protected)">XSI</a> <o:p></o:p>

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Sent:
 <st1:date
Month="5" Day="12" Year="2004">Wednesday, May 12, 2004</st1:date> <st1:time
Hour="3" Minute="11">3:11 AM</st1:time>
<o:p></o:p>

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<div>

Subject: SPDL
hacking to change defaults...<o:p></o:p>

</div>

<div>

<o:p> </o:p>

</div>

<div>

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...<o:p></o:p>

</div>

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 <o:p></o:p>

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Cheers!<o:p></o:p>

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