quick question layer set-up

[mlefevre]

Hey,

global proc LayerCakeGUI(){

if (`window -exists LayerCake`)
deleteUI -window LayerCake;

if (`windowPref -exists LayerCake`)
windowPref -remove LayerCake;

window -t "LayerCake" -w 562 -h 350 LayerCake;

rowLayout;

textFieldButtonGrp
-label "layer name"
-text "layer"
-buttonLabel "Make"
-buttonCommand "makeLayer()"
TFBGControl;

showWindow LayerCake;
};

//====================================

proc makeLayer(){
string $layerName = `textFieldButtonGrp -q -text TFBGControl`;
createRenderLayer -name $layerName;
};

Hope that helps in some way!

-matt

[thehive]

oh so put all the commands in to a proc for the button helps a ton thanks

[thehive]

i see what you did but my main concern was get the button to set the render pass on the layer which is this part but im gettin a syntax error i know its something dumb im not seeing how to attach the "setAttr" part.

or do i need to define a string for the settAttr part ie like or i could be way off lol many thanks for the help

string $layerAttr =`setAttr + "$layerName "`;





proc makeLayer(){
string $layerName = `textFieldButtonGrp -q -text TFBGControl`;
createRenderLayer -name $layerName;
/////
//setlayer render settings to specuar
setAttr ($layerName) + .beauty 0;
setAttr ($layerName) + .specular 1;
setAttr ($layerName) + .color 0;
setAttr ($layerName) + .shadow 0;
setAttr ($layerName) + .diffuse 0;
};

[mlefevre]

You were close enough - but you need to enclose the object and its attribute in ( ) and enclose the attribute itself in " ".

proc makeLayer(){
string $layerName = `textFieldButtonGrp -q -text TFBGControl`;
createRenderLayer -name $layerName;

//setlayer render settings to specular

setAttr ($layerName + ".specular") 1;
};

Hope that helps some

-matt

[thehive]

sweetness ill take it i knew what had to happen jus not sure of the syntax thank man really appreciate it

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