Project Selector
This plug-in demonstrates how to use the change project event (siOnChangeProject) in JScript and C#. The plug-in property page lists 3 projects you can select through a radio button control. When a new selected project is activated, the siOnChangeProject event callback activates a new layout according to the activated project.
Example Files
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projectselector.js
CSProjectSelector.cs
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Running the Example
To install the example
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Connect to the Softimage SDK workgroup at %XSISDK_ROOT%\examples\workgroup.
- In the Plug-in Manager, click the Workgroups tab.
- Click File and then click Connect.
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In the Connect to Workgroup dialog box, click
,
locate the workgroup folder and then click Select.
To view the help page for an example
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
Building the C# Project Selector Example
Softimage SDK includes a compiled version of C# Project Selector. If you want to modify the code, you can rebuild the example by following these instructions.
To build the example on Windows
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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 - In Visual Studio, open the project file .csproj.
- Select a configuration (Release or Debug) and build the DLL.
Keywords
This example uses the following keywords:
JScript, RegisterEvent, siOnChangeProject, Project, ActivePRoject, Layout, ActiveLayout.