saving auto scoped parameters in an OTL

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mickyblue: Member; 217 posts; Joined: Sept. 2009; Offline

Feb. 24, 2012 3:17 p.m.

Hi,

A character with a bunch of parameters should be stored in a DA. By loading the otl in a new szene they should be listeted in the channel editor. Do I miss something, or is the auto scope function not the right way?


edward: Member; 8083 posts; Joined: July 2005; Offline

Feb. 27, 2012 1:57 a.m.

If a parameter has AutoScope enabled, then selecting the node will have its channels listed in the channel editor. Note though that if you have an HDA created from an object subnet, then when you pick an object in the viewport, it will be of the node inside your subnet, not the subnet itself.


mickyblue: Member; 217 posts; Joined: Sept. 2009; Offline

Feb. 28, 2012 6:56 a.m.

Hi Edward,

Does that mean that I have to Autoscope the paramters inside the HDA?
Well I do that too, but I am still not able to make them appear permanently!(storing them in the HDA).

I also notice that I can't get ride of the standard scoped Transformation channels.
I need just the channels a have chosen.

Thanks for support!


edward: Member; 8083 posts; Joined: July 2005; Offline

Feb. 28, 2012 9:29 a.m.

Sorry, I was wrong. Please see the attached test file. The auto-scope on the top-level HDA is what determines the channel to be listed in the channel editor. Make sure you're testing with a locked OTL.

Attachments:
chScopeTest.hip (38.9 KB)


mickyblue: Member; 217 posts; Joined: Sept. 2009; Offline

Feb. 28, 2012 1:08 p.m.

exactly what i was looking for… but I don't know how you did that?

What do you mean with locked OTL? maybe embedded?

thanks!!!


edward: Member; 8083 posts; Joined: July 2005; Offline

Feb. 28, 2012 1:16 p.m.

Sorry, by “locked”, I mean “non-editable” ie. after you do “Match Current Definition” if you had previously did “Allow Editing of Contents”.


mickyblue: Member; 217 posts; Joined: Sept. 2009; Offline

Feb. 28, 2012 1:35 p.m.

that doesnt work or me…

Any idea what could cause the problem?…

I build a HDA… I Autoscope the toplevel parameter…it appers in the channel editor…I delet the HDA, and build a new one to test the Autoscoping. But the needed channel doesn't show up again.

maybe somthing in prefrences???

need help!


edward: Member; 8083 posts; Joined: July 2005; Offline

Feb. 28, 2012 2:37 p.m.

You need to set the autoscope in the Type Properties > Parameters > Channels pane of each channel because you want to have this be the default for all node instances.

Attachments:
autoscopeScreenshot.png (91.1 KB)


mickyblue: Member; 217 posts; Joined: Sept. 2009; Offline

Feb. 28, 2012 2:46 p.m.

THANKS Edward!!!


mickyblue: Member; 217 posts; Joined: Sept. 2009; Offline

Feb. 28, 2012 2:55 p.m.

Is is possible to turn off all the unneeded default transformation channels that are greyed out and not accessible?

Thanks Edward!


edward: Member; 8083 posts; Joined: July 2005; Offline

Feb. 28, 2012 2:58 p.m.

If you don't promote them, then they won't be scoped. If you had promoted them, then you need to manually turn off the autoscope in the Type Properties dialog.


mickyblue: Member; 217 posts; Joined: Sept. 2009; Offline

Feb. 28, 2012 3:27 p.m.

I can unscope them by RMB “ unset auto scope” . and they disappeare.
But I can't turn them of in the Type Properties dialog. They are somehow frezzed!?
Means they are not gone premanently.

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