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Color RGB Controller (Point3 XYZ Controller) 317
To change B oolean controll er k ey va lues vi a
MAXScript:
• Enter the following into either
the MAXScript Listener or Mini
Listener:<no d e >.<animatab le_
property>.keys[<index_integer>].value =
<f loat> where <node> is the object containing
the Boolean-controlled parameter (for
example, $Sphere01, <animatable_property>
is the parameter itself (for example, Smooth,
<index_integer> is the actual sequential
number of the key in the key array, and <float>
is either 1.0 or 0.0.
Color RGB Controller (P oint3 XYZ
Con troller)
Main toolbar > Curve Editor (Open) > Select a material
color track in the Track View hierarchy. > Track View menu
bar > Controller menu > Assign > Color RGB
Graph Editors > Track V iew – Curve Editor > Select a
material color track in the Track V iew hierarchy. > Track
View menu bar > Controller menu > Assign > Color RGB
The Color RGB controller splits the R, G, and B
comp onents into three separate tracks. You can
use this con troller with color tracks. By default,
each track is assigned a Bezier Float controller.
The Bezier Float controller is a single parameter
controller.
Note: The Color RGB and the Point3 XYZ
controllers are identical in function, except that the
labels of their tracks are RGB and XYZ respectively.
P oint3 XYZ controllers can be used for functions
such as Noise Strength, and the FFD modifier.
Procedure
Example: To animate the back ground color of a
render ed a nimati on:
1.
Open Track View – Curve Editor.
2. In the Track View hierarchy, expand the
Environment track and then select Background
Color.
3. On the Track View menu, click Controller >
Assign and select the Color RGB cont roller.
4. Expand the Background Color track.
5. On the Track View toolbar, click Add
Keys.
6. Add three keys along the red track at frames
0, 50, 100.
7. Right-click one of the keys to display the Bezier
Float dialog. Change the key va lues to 0, 400,
and 0,respectively.
To see the background color change, move the
timeslidertothesameframeasthekeythatis
being adjusted and render the scene. To see the
color change in an animated fashion, you must
render the animation.
Although you c an set values over 255 in the
value field, t he actua l color value stops at 255.
Interfa ce
Bezier Float con troller properties.