HomePreviousNext

bookmark smoothSwitcher:

smoothSwitchIcon

 

One key switch all polysmooth conditions of your scene.

The switcher was made pretty intelligent. If the smooth attribute was controlled by other attribute,it will grab the master attribute to switch.

 

bookmark How to load it ( Do one of the following ) :

Click the smoothSwitchIcon icon in your Maya shelves (If U have installed all the MGTools shelves into Maya shelves)

Right clicking on button viewSwitchIcon of MGTools ,select "MG-smoothSwitch.."

 

bookmark MG-SmoothSwitch UI:

smoothSwitch_en

 

flag_blue Mode option in the first row: Decide whether to switch all poly smooth conditions of your scene or only props/ch/set will be switched.

         AllItem:Show all polySmooth items.

         Only smooth:Only show all polySmooth items that is from a reference rig,and its reference path contain a certain string.

          Ignore: Only show all polySmooth items that is from a reference rig,and its reference path dose not contain a certain string.

         *Pick either one of the last two options,the second row will be available. Input a string or use the ">" button to quickly input one.

         lightbulb Tips:the smooth items below will be updated automatically base on the mode option change.

flag_blue All on/off/invert: Check all item switch on / off / invert.

flag_blue Refresh buton: If new polysmooth nodes was add/deleted/renamed after opening this UI,click this button to update the list.

flag_blue Smooth item list: Show all polySmooth items.

Notice that if the polySmooth's divisions attribute was connected to other controller,then it will grab the master attribute and present it here.

As shown above, each smooth item is compose of three UI parts:

Checkbox: if on,when you press the "Switch!!" button ,this item will be switched as well.

Value: show the value that the attribute current are.

Button: Press it to switch this single smooth item.This is a way that you can switch a single smooth attribute.

flag_blue Clear Keyframe on Smooth Attribute:Clear animation on smooth control attribute to avoid animation of smooth condition.

flag_blue Values to switch between:The range to switch within. If it is 0-3 range, then the switch will be done like this: 0->1, 1->2, 2->3, 3->0, ...

flag_blue Switch!! : Do the actual switch.

 

Warning   Sometime, a Polysmooth divisions attribute's control connection could be quite complicated . the tool will try its best to grab the right one.

eg. if its driven by set driven key,then it will continue to find the driver attribute . it will ignore if its control by expression.

If the attribute has min / max value ,when does the switch ,it will switch that value within that min / max range.

HomePreviousNext