User Manual

Customizing User Controls
Each tool’s parameters are organized in a logical order in the Inspector. The most used controls
are closer to the top, and the more subtle refinement controls are lower in the list. Sometimes,
though, you may want to add, hide, or change the controls. You often need to do this for
SimpleExpressions and macros, but you may also do this for usability and aesthetic reasons for
favorites and presets.
Custom controls can be added or edited via the Edit Control dialog, which you access by
right-clicking over the node’s name in the Inspector and choosing Edit Controls from the menu.
Choose Edit Controls to create and customize parameters.
In the Edit Control dialog, you use the ID menu to select an existing parameter or create a new
one. You can name the control and define whether it is a text field, number field, or a point
using the Type attributes list.
Edit Control dialog.
You use the page list to assign the new control to one of the tabs in the Inspector. There are
also settings to determine the defaults and ranges, and whether it has an onscreen preview
control. The Input Ctrl box contains settings specific to the selected Type, and the View Ctrl
attributes box contains a list of onscreen preview controls to be displayed, if any.
All changes made using the Edit Controls dialog get stored in the current tool instance, so they
can be copied/ pasted to other nodes in the comp. However, to keep these changes for other
comps, you must save the node settings, and add them to the Bins in Fusion Studio or to your
favorites.
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