The sample add-ins in this section illustrate the task of augmenting Showcase behavior to output presentations in custom
formats, or to extract novel information from Showcase scenes.
Workflow, Samples and Tools
| Workflow |
Related samples and tools |
Details |
| Outputting in a custom presentation format |
Python: Other:
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Adds File menu items to output a PowerPoint presentation from Shots or Slides in the scene. The Showcase publish feature can already output images, movies, and presentations in HTML5 or Flash format.
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| Working with HTML output |
Python: Other:
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SaveMovieShotHeader.html
SaveMovieShotBody.html
SaveMovieShotFooter.html
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Generates html containing shots and movies. In Showcase, a shot is a saved view of the scene (a still shot). Shots can also be saved motions around the scene, for example,
orbits, zooms, or motion between start and end points.
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| Triggering custom behavior during a presentation |
Python: Messages:
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Defines selected object as a hotspot region that triggers a chosen slide during a presentation. In Showcase, slides are containers for timeline elements such as cross-sections, environments, alternatives and movies.
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| Extracting custom information from a scene |
Python:
- SaveBehaviorAsMovieCustom.py
Messages:
- RT_SWITCH_REQUEST
- SHOT_CREATE
- SET_SHOT_PARAMETERS
- BEHAVIOR_METHOD_EXECUTE
- SAVE_SHOT_AS_MOVIE_AT_RESOLUTION
- SHOT_DELETE
- EXECUTE_MODULE
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Adds item to Behavior context menu for saving behaviors as movies. |
