Where do I start ? Creating a Parameter slider for a Surface attribute

Olo_Ordinaire

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this.   I'm looking for the documentation / examples of how to reveal an attribute of an item's surface out in the Parameters tab.

Instead of burrowing down through the surfaces attributes and sub-menus, I want one or two things to be controllable from the Parameters tab -- in the same manner as morph sliders are.

Can someone point the way ?

Thanks in advance.

Olo

TheKD

That would probably be done with ERC I think.
http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/userguide/creating_content/rigging/tutorials/creating_erc_pt1/start

If you prefer a video tutorial, https://www.daz3d.com/creating-content-for-daz-studio goes into detail on creating ERC dials and then some lol.

Olo_Ordinaire

TheKD said:

That would probably be done with ERC I think.
http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/userguide/creating_content/rigging/tutorials/creating_erc_pt1/start
 

Thanks @TheKD !  That looks like a good place to start.

 

maclean

When you say 'Surface', do you mean a material in the surface pane? If so, you need these scripts.

http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/elements/post_load_material_proxy_create/start

http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/elements/post_load_material_proxy_link_properties/start

They basically allow you to set up a channel for a material in the Parameters pane so it can be used with ERC.

Olo_Ordinaire

maclean said:

When you say 'Surface', do you mean a material in the surface pane? If so, you need these scripts.

http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/elements/post_load_material_proxy_create/start

http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/elements/post_load_material_proxy_link_properties/start

They basically allow you to set up a channel for a material in the Parameters pane so it can be used with ERC.

Thank you.  Those are interesting.  So, it looks like the sliders on a custom object are not just "set" or "created" when the designer creates the thing,  but are created via script code with the object is loaded into a scene ?

 

P.S.  And many thanks, @maclean  for all those beautiful props!

maclean

It depends on the type of property. Using ERC, you can a create a custom slider which combine various properties into one. For example, a morph which is triggered by another morph, or by a rotation slider, etc. But the scripts I linked above were specifically written by Rob Whisenant at DAZ to allow the creation of proxy properties which aren't normally available to the user - ie. linking a surface material to a parameter property. I used them in Everyday Appliances (and some other things I can't remember offhand). One switches the fridge light on when the door opens, and another switches the microwave light on when the door closes.

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