otwrite command

Saves an operator type into an operator type library file.

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Usages

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Examples

See also: optype, otcomment, otedit, otload

Usages

otwrite table/operator otl_file
otwrite [-d] [-i] [-l] [-s] [-z] [-c comment] [-v version] -o path_to_examplar otl_file

All the data needed to define the operator type is included in the library. Any number of operator types can be included in a single library.

You can specify the operator type in two ways:

Give the operator table name and operator type name separated by a slash.

The table value specifies the class of the operator you want to modify. A list of valid table names is found below. The operator value is the name of the specific operator type.
Use the -o option to specify a path to a node (an examplar) of the type you want to save. If you use this method, the contents of the given node are made part of the operator type definition. See also the -d and -l options.

The table name can be:

Object	Object Operators (OBJs)
Sop	Geometry Operators (SOPs)
Particle	Particle Network Operators
Pop	Particle Operators (POPs)
ChopNet	Channel Network Operators
Chop	Channel Operators (CHOPs)
Driver	Output Operators (ROPs)
Shop	Shader Operators (SHOPs)
Cop2	Composite Operators (COP2s)
CopNet	Composite Network Operators
Vop	VEX Operators (VOPs)
VopNet	VEX Network Operators

`-d`	Normally, the current values of the exemplar node are used as the initial values for the operator type definition. This option makes the initial values be the parameters' defaults.
`-i`	If the -i option is set with the -o option, the current values of the node are used as the default parameter values. This is equivalent to clicking the Copy Defaults From Node button in the Type Properties dialog.
`-l`	New nodes of this type will be created with their contents locked, and will reference the contents defined in the operator definition. This option is equivalent to turning on the Save Contents as Locked setting in the Type Properties editor.
`-o`	specify a path to a node (an examplar) of the type you want to save. If you use this method, the contents of the given node are made part of the operator type definition. See also the `-d` and `-l` options.
`-s`	If the -s option is set with the -o option, the spare parameters of the node are saved to the creation script of the asset so that new instances of this asset will have the same spare parameters.
`-z`	For subnet operator types with locked contents, compress the contents to reduce size on disk.
`-c comment`	Sets the text comment associated with the operator type definition.
`-v version`	Sets the version for the operator type definition.

otwrite Sop/xform OPcustom.otl

otwrite -l -o /obj/geo1/xform1 OPcustom.otl