Schematic API Example
This example shows how to navigate and rearrange a schematic view with the Schematic and SchematicNode API.
Example Files
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SchematicDemo.py
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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 XSI Net local. In the top navigation bar, click add-ons,
and then click the SDK example add-on.
To use the schematic demo
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Start Softimage and open a schematic view.
Log Node Information
Select the 'View|Log View Info|All nodes' or 'View|Log View Info|Selected nodes' menu.
The same functions are also available in the view context menu (right-click anywhere in the view).
To log information on a specific node, right-click on a node and click 'Log Node Info'.
Rearrange Nodes in top-down layout
Select 'View|Rearrange View|All nodes' or 'View|Rearrange View|Selected nodes' menu.
The same functions are also available in the view context menu (right-click anywhere in the view).
To rearrange a specific node branch, right-click on a node and click 'Rearrange Node'.
Keywords
This example uses the following keywords:
Python example, Python, Schematic, SchematicNode, Menu