Scripted Operator Workflow

The illustration below gives an overview of the process for working with scripted operators. More information is available in the detailed procedures that follow.

1	Create a scripted operator on an element.
2	Define connections and variables.
3	Write your main update routine.
4	Include any necessary extra code, for example, global declarations and helper functions.
5	Apply the operator.
6	Modify the variables to control the effect.

To display the scripted operator editor

The scripted operator editor opens whenever you create or edit a scripted operator. See Creating Scripted Operators or Editing Scripted Operators.

In addition, you can display the scripted operator editor manually by selecting it from the View Scripting menu. The scripted operator editor can also be displayed within the animation editor by choosing Scripted Operator Editor from the Editor menu.

Working with Scripted Operators

The following sections describe scripted operators in more detail:

For an example, see Examples of Scripted Operators.