Speeding a script controller as much as possible

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Have you tried using the on <param> set <arg> do () and on <param> get <arg> do ( <arg> ) handlers within your param blocks? This would dispense entirely with the need for any external controllers as the paramblock parameters would have their own sub-anim tracks (assuming you have set them to animatable:true).

Edit: A quick hack of your code yeilds this... Link your sphere object to the helper using the pick button on the UI then the UI properties will change the radius of the sphere:

plugin helper falloff_gizmo
name:"Falloff Gizmo"
category: "Eugenio's Helpers"
classID: #(0xa71e203, 0x4ee2cb80)
extends:dummy
replaceUI:true
(
local effectorMesh, mVerts

parameters gizmoP rollout:gizmoR (Segments type:#integer ui:ui_segs default:30 animatable:false)

fn getEffectorSize =
(
if this.self != undefined and this.theNode != undefined do
(
rIn = this.size - (this.size * (this.falloff/100.0))
dist = distance (getNodeByName this.self).pos this.theNode.pos
x = (dist-rIn)/(this.size - rIn)
scale = (1-x)*this.inside + x*this.outside
scl = if dist <= this.size then if dist >= rIn then scale else this.inside else this.outside
)
)

parameters paramsP rollout:paramsR
(
size type:#float ui:ui_size default:10.0 animatable:true
falloff type:#float ui:ui_falloff default:0.0 animatable:true
self type:#string animatable:false
theNode type:#node ui:theNode animatable:false
inside type:#float ui:ui_inside1 default:0.0 animatable:true
outside type:#float ui:ui_outside1 default:1.0 animatable:true

on size set val do
(
if theNode != undefined do theNode.radius = getEffectorSize()
)
on falloff set val do
(
if theNode != undefined do theNode.radius = getEffectorSize()
)
on inside set val do
(
if theNode != undefined do theNode.radius = getEffectorSize()
)
on outside set val do
(
if theNode != undefined do theNode.radius = getEffectorSize()
)
)

fn setEffectorSize =
(
for i=1 to (j = mVerts.count) do
(
ns = normalize mverts[i]*size
nf = ns*(1-(this.falloff/100.0))

setVert effectorMesh i ns
setVert effectorMesh (j+i) nf
)
)

fn createMesh =
(
effectorMesh = triMesh()

v1 = for i=1 to Segments collect [cos (i*(360.0/Segments))*size, sin (i*(360.0/Segments))*size, 0]

f1 = for i=1 to v1.count-2 collect [1,i+1,i+2]

setMesh effectorMesh verts:v1 faces:f1

meshop.autoEdge effectorMesh #All 0.1

m2 = copy effectorMesh.mesh
rotate m2 (eulerAngles 90 0 0)

m3 = copy effectorMesh.mesh
rotate m3 (eulerAngles 0 90 00)

meshop.attach effectorMesh m2
meshop.attach effectorMesh m3

nv = effectorMesh.numVerts
mVerts = for v=1 to nv collect getVert effectorMesh v

meshop.attach effectorMesh (copy effectorMesh)
)

on getDisplayMesh do
(
if effectorMesh == undefined then
createMesh()
else
setEffectorSize()

effectorMesh.mesh
)

rollout gizmoR "Gizmo Display"
(
group "Gizmo Resolution"
(
spinner ui_segs "Segments:" type:#integer range: [4,100,30]
)
on ui_segs changed val do createMesh()
)

rollout paramsR "Falloff Gizmo"
(
pickButton theNode "Pick Node"
group "Parameters"
(
spinner ui_size "Size:" range:[0,1e9,0]
spinner ui_falloff "Falloff:" range:[0,100,0]
)
group "Ranges"
(
spinner ui_inside1 "In:" range:[-1e9,1e9,0] align:#left width:59
spinner ui_outside1 "Out:" range:[-1e9,1e9,0] align:#right width:59 offset:[0,-20]
)

on theNode picked obj do
(
if obj != undefined do theNode.text = obj.name
)
on paramsR open do
(
if this.theNode != undefined then theNode.text = this.theNode.name
)
)

tool create
(
on mousePoint click do case click of
(
1:
(
nodeTM.translation = gridPoint
size=0
)
)

on mouseMove click do case click of
(
2:
(
size = length gridDist
createMesh()
)
3: this.falloff = if (d = length gridDist) > 100 then 100 else if d < 0 then 0 else d
4: #stop
)
)
on attachedToNode n do
(
this.self = n.name
)
)

if you want the sphere to update when the helper is moved then you can use the when construct to add a change handler, something like this:

when transform $'Falloff Gizmo001' changes id:#fallOffGizmos do $'Falloff Gizmo001'.size = $'Falloff Gizmo001'.size

You can add as many handlers as you need to the same id, then when you're done you can remove them with the delete change handler functions (check the reference for details).

Hope that helps!

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