PPG Demos

To install the example

• Connect to the Softimage SDK workgroup at %XSISDK_ROOT%\examples\workgroup.

  1. In the Plug-in Manager, click the Workgroups tab.
  2. Click File and then click Connect.
  3. In the Connect to Workgroup dialog box, click , locate the workgroup folder and then click Select.

To view the help page for an example

• Do one of the following:
• In the Plug-in Tree, expand the SDK examples workgroup, right-click the example add-on and then click Help.
• Open a Net View and click to go to Softimage Net local. In the top navigation bar, click add-ons, and then click the SDK example add-on.

To run the EmbeddedSynoptic example

1. Run the command DemoEmbeddedSynoptic.

   This command creates a cone and adds a custom property to the cone. The property page includes an embedded synoptic view.

2. In the synoptic view, click a sphere to translate the cone. The Increment slider controls how far the object is translated each time you click a sphere. You can reset the translation by clicking the large cone in the synoptic view.

To run the PPGDemos example

• In the View > Toolbars menu, click PPGDemos. In the toolbar, click the PPG demo you want to see.

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• Click the PPG demo you want to see:
  • Text Editor Widget
  • Build Chain
  • Config Slider
  • File Picker
  • File View
  • Grid Tester
  • Proxy Param
  • PPG In View
  • Object Lists
  • FCurve Basic
  • FCurve UserData
  • Multi FCurve
    

To run the SimpleProperty example

1. Select the scene root or some other 3D object.
2. On the Model toolbar, click Get > Property > Simple Property Menu menu.

   The plug-in adds the SimpleProperty property to all selected objects (or, if nothing is selected, to the scene root).

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• Click here to add the property to either the scene root or to the selected objects.

Keywords

This example uses the following keywords:

JScript example, VBScript example, RegisterCommand, ActiveSceneRoot, AddProperty, CustomProperty, AddParameter2, AddParameter3, PPGLayout, AddItem, AddButton, Logic, SetAttribute, LogicPrefix, AddGroup, EndGroup, AddRow, EndRow, InspectObj, PSet.Inspected, NoLabel, ValueOnly, NoSlider, Decimals, Refresh, EditParameterDefinition, siUIFileFilter, siControlFilePath, siUIOpenFile, siUIInitialDir, siUISubFolder, siUIFileMustExist, siUIInitialDir, AddString, InstallationPath, PSet.Scripts.Value, PSet.File.Value, ActiveXObject, Scripting.FileSystemObject, Execute, OnInit, OnChanged, OnClicked, CreateLayout, Curve, Value, Keys, GetKeyValue, AddGeometry, AddCluster, Geometry, Clusters, ActivePrimitive, FindIndex, FcurveData, BinaryData, AddGridParameter, siControlGrid, AddItem, AddEnumControl, SetAttribute, siUINoSlider, SetRowValues, RowValue, ColumnCount, SetColumnLabel, SetRowLabel, SetColumnValues, EndEdit, BeginEdit, AddProxyParam, AddColor, VBArray, Desktop, ActiveLayout, Views, Property Panel, targetcontent, AddFCurveParameter, synoptic, embedded synoptic, property page, PPG, controls, TextEditor, Text, Editor, Scintilla, Folding, Margin, LineNumbering, Numbering, LineWrap, Language, syntax, highlighting, keywords