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Cheers Chinny! That's pretty cool...
I've overridden the camera.preset with one set to PAL so all my cameras come in
as PAL by default, without having to get a new scene...
Regarding the custom parameter that you're creating on new scene, couldn't you
rather use the user preferences Time settings?
I've hacked the renderoptions.spdl to read that custom param of yours instead
so on new scene the renderoptions are automatically set to PAL for the default
pass... using a pretty ugly hack:
oPAL = GetValue ("Camera_User_Prefs.PAL")
if oPAL = True then
SetValue "Passes.*Pass.RenderOptions.PictureStandard", 10 ' <= This is
VERY ugly and needs all the passes to have a "pass" at the end of their name...
End If
I couldn't figure out what the proper syntax should look like, like you had
SetValue "Camera1.Camera.Std", 10 ... a pointer there would be awesome! ;)
>From the annotation at the head of the renderoptions.spdl:
// Note that the default values set for each parameter are not actually loaded
// from the SPDL as of yet; instead you must update the values in the source
code
// and in some cases, generate a preset based on these chnages. For good
measure,
// and for the future when we hopefully implement the usage of default values,
// keep the values in the SPDL up to date.
.. so, for the renderoptions, where is that preset I so want to overwrite (but
can't as that ppg won't allow us to save it!) or is this a case of the source
code needing to be changed?
BTW, I'm also attacking the C3DParType.spdl to try and get the environment
controls to accept an Age% parameter rather than just the Abs/Age/Birth ones
that are in there... so now it displays an Age%... that spdl refers to a few
other spdls in the DEFINE_GUID section, however there's only an spdl id number,
no name... any chance of getting the sim guys to tell me which ones I should be
looking at? Is this another case of source code needing to be modified (dynaops
and dynaprops.dlls...)?
Cheers!
-- -- Original Message -- --
From: Jason Brynford-Jones
To: XSI@(protected)
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 7:07 AM
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
To: XSI
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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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers Chinny! That's pretty cool...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've overridden the camera.preset with one set to
PAL so all my cameras come in as PAL by default, without having to get a new
scene...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regarding the custom parameter that you're
creating
on new scene, couldn't you rather use the user preferences Time
settings?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've hacked the renderoptions.spdl to read that
custom param of yours instead so on new scene the renderoptions are
automatically set to PAL for the default pass... using a pretty ugly
hack:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>oPAL = GetValue ("Camera_User_Prefs.PAL")<BR>if
oPAL = True then<BR> SetValue
"Passes.*Pass.RenderOptions.PictureStandard", 10 <FONT
color=#008000>' <= This is VERY ugly and needs all the passes to have a
"pass" at the end of their name...</FONT><BR>End If</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I couldn't figure out what the proper syntax
should
look like, like you had </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SetValue "Camera1.Camera.Std", 10 </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>... a pointer there would be awesome! ;)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From the annotation at the head of the
renderoptions.spdl:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#008000>// Note that the default
values
set for each parameter are not actually loaded<BR>// from the SPDL as of yet;
instead you must update the values in the source code<BR>// and in some cases,
generate a preset based on these chnages. For good measure,<BR>// and for the
future when we hopefully implement the usage of default values,<BR>// keep the
values in the SPDL up to date.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#008000><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>... so, for the renderoptions, where is that preset I so want
to overwrite (but can't as that ppg won't allow us to save it!) or is this a
case of the source code needing to be changed?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW, I'm also attacking the C3DParType.spdl to try
and get the environment controls to accept an Age% parameter rather than just
the Abs/Age/Birth ones that are in there... so now it displays an
Age%... that spdl refers to a few other spdls in the DEFINE_GUID section,
however there's only an spdl id number, no name... any chance of getting the
sim
guys to tell me which ones I should be looking at? </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Is this another case of source code needing to be modified (dynaops and
dynaprops.dlls...)?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">-- -- Original Message -- -- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=chinny@(protected) href="mailto:chinny@(protected)">Jason
Brynford-Jones</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=XSI@(protected)
href="mailto:XSI@(protected)">XSI@(protected)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 12, 2004 7:07
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: SPDL hacking to change
defaults...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Here is an 8k
addon<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p><
/SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Inside is a toolbar
with two buttons and a modified camera spdl<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(C:\users\YOU
\Softimage\XSI\Addons\spdl)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(C:\users\YOU
\Softimage\XSI\Addons\Data\Scripts<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>NewEventScript.vbs<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>and InstallEvent.vbs)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">One to install the
event, one is the event script<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p><
/SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For those who dont
care about PAL - ignore the spdl<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Else<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Copy the spdl
file over your install one<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">C:\Softimage\XSI_3.5
.1\Application\spdl\C3DCamera.spdl<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p><
/SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</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 face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Right click on New Scene Event to edit and add your own
stuff<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p><
/SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Any questions drop
me
a mail<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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<FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy">?<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Thats just for Softimage internal
reference<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cheers!</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p><
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/FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <A
title=XSI@(protected) href="mailto:XSI@(protected)">XSI</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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Wednesday, May 12, 2004 3:11 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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/SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
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hacking to change defaults...<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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></DIV>
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