Project Selector

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 JScript example

• From the Project Selector menu located in the main menu bar, click Launch Project Selector. The Project Selector PPG opens. You can select one of the project below:
  • Default: Creates/activates a default project in the user folder and activates the default Softimage layout.
  • Animation: Creates/activates an animation project in the user folder and activates the Dual Softimage layout. 
  • Compositing: Creates/activates a compositing project in the user folder and activates the Compositing Softimage layout.

To run the C# example

• From the CSProjectSelector_Menu menu located in the main menu bar, click Launch C# Project Selector. The Project Selector PPG opens. You can select one of the project below:
  • Default: Creates/activates a default project in the user folder and activates the default Softimage layout.
  • Animation: Creates/activates an animation project in the user folder and activates the Dual Softimage layout. 
  • Compositing: Creates/activates a compositing project in the user folder and activates the Compositing Softimage layout.

To build the example on Windows

1. Open an Softimage command prompt, and type devenv to start Visual Studio.

   Starting Visual Studio from an Softimage command prompt ensures that environment variables such as XSI_HOME are set (otherwise you'll get build and link errors).

   Tip To load the CSProjectSelector project from the command line, type:

   devenv cssrc\CSProjectSelector.csproj
   

2. In Visual Studio, open the project file .csproj.
3. Select a configuration (Release or Debug) and build the DLL.

Keywords

This example uses the following keywords:

JScript, RegisterEvent, siOnChangeProject, Project, ActivePRoject, Layout, ActiveLayout.