custom parameter UI

[wolver1ne]

Open the Custom Param. window, hold down Ctrl+Shift and right click where it shows the name of your Custom Param. When you do that a menu will appear. Click Install and save the SPDL file. Once you do that, repeat the menu thingy again and now choose Edit. (or you could go on and edit the file you just saved.. same in the end).

In the SPDL file find 'Layout "Default"' at the end fo the file. There you can edit how your parameters are shown. To add a tab simply add this in the layout function:

Tab "Tab Name"
{
[params names go here];
}

You can also group parameters doing next:

Tab "Tab Name"
{
Group "Group Name"
{
[params names go here];
}
}

Once you edit your SPDL file, save it, go back to XSI, do the menu thingy again and now select refresh. If there aren't any errors in the SPDL file, it will rebuild the layout of the custom params ppg.

:D

[seb4d]

Thanks for the explanation Wolver1ne !
I wish a script like Maya's attributeCollection script exists for XSI, someone should write one !
:thumbsup:

[ggg]

great tip wolver1ne !
thanks

[tachy0n]

I agree... excellent tip !!

[wolver1ne]

I've also noticed that once you install/edit your custom parameters, you won't be able to add new parameters directly in XSI. You will have to edit the spdl file manually for that. Also, and I am not really sure about that, but when you refresh the spdl file, expression links are being broken. Maybe I'm missing some saving function for expression or something, so you could re-apply the expression aftewards.

So if you still want to organize your custom parameters, make sure you have all parameters that you need and don't apply any expressions before editting spdl file.

Again, I might be missing something.

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