Use one object to control another?

tokidoim_920299746a

Hi,

I'm wondering if there is a feature or script that will allow me to to pose multiple objects (identically change general parameter settings on each) without having to select each object.

Unnecessary specifics:  I love using D-Forms to customize figures and often, rather than converting to a morph I prefer to leave the D-Forms as is so that I have "handles" to further customize for motion/collision/etc.  Based on the figure and pose, I find it necessary to use 2 identical D-Forms on adjacent nodes to maintain the D-Form field and shape along the boundary where the 2 nodes meet.  This would be unnecessary if I converted to a morph, but then I lose my "handles."  Just for the purpose of efficiency, I'd like to be able to link one "handle" to another.  I can't simply parent one to another because the paramaters of each need to track to the individual nodes they're D-Forming and each other.

 

Thanks

Richard Haseltine

You can use the Property Hierarchy along with the Parameters pane in Edit mode (right-click menu) to link properties by drag-and-drop. You might also want to look at http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/start#post-load_data_items, particularly http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/elements/post_load_view_proxy_create/start

tokidoim_920299746a

Got it.  Daz is very intuitive except for knowing how to get to specific menus.  I fumbled my way into the Node Heirarchy menu and it worked exactly like you advised and does exactly what I wanted it to.  Thanks much.

The language used in the links provided is a more technical dialect than I command so I'm not even sure what it's referring to.  I appreciate the helping hand, though!

Richard Haseltine

ERC (Exsomething remote control) and the types of link are mostly hold-overs from the nomencalture used in Poser - if you search on ERC Poser you should find soem basic tutorials/references, though you can ignore the file-hacking aspects.