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Label group
Label above tex t box—When off, the label
(parameter name) appears to the left of the text
box. When on, the label appears above the text
box.
EditTextDefaultTextgroup
Default Text—Enteranydefaulttextthatshould
appear in the box before the user edits it.
Testing Attribute rollout
This rollout displays the UI layout for the custom
attribute that you are working on. It updates
continuously so that you can see how different
settings in the various rollouts affect the UI d isplay
of the attribute.
The UI element is operational in this rollout in
the sense that it can be moved, clicked, toggled,
and so on.
Par a meter Coll ector
Par a meter Collector
Animation menu > Parameter Collector
Keyboard > ALT+2
Parameter Collector lets you sort and present
animatable parameters so that you can access and
key selected parameter sets with a click or two. It
takes the form of a resizable dialog that regenerates
dynamically as parameters change. The dialog
supports drag-and-drop rollout reordering.
Collections are saved w ith their scenes and can be
merged into other scenes.
One of Parameter Collector’s most powerful
features is the ability to change all parameters
in a collection simultaneously, in an absolute or
relative mode. For example, if you’re animating a
character’s hand, you can use Parameter C ollector
to easily make all the fingers curl up together to
form a fist.
Note: Parameter Collector does not support
parameters of
externally referenced objects (page
3–406)
or objects in
externally referenced scenes
(page 3–416)
.
See also
Custom Attributes (page 1–124)
Attr ibute Holder Modifier (page 1–539)
Procedure
Example: To use Parameter Collector :
This exercise demonstrates s ome basic Parameter
Collector func t ions.
In general, start with a scene containing one or
more objects whose parameters you’ll collect.
Ideally, they should b e animated, but it’s not
absolutely necessary.
1. For this example, reset 3ds Max and then add a
sphere.
2. Open Parameter Collector from the Animation
menu, or press ALT+2.
3. On the Parameter Collector toolbar, click
the Add To New Rollout button.
The Track View Pick dialog opens. This lets you
specify parameters to collect.
4. On the Track View Pick dia log, exp and
Objects > Sphere01 > Transform:
Position/Rotation/Scale > Position:
Position XYZ.