aldebaran40 opened this issue on Jan 22, 2015 · 12 posts
aldebaran40 posted Thu, 22 January 2015 at 2:09 PM
As you can see I have dials that control the intensity - in this case - from displaces maps, I would like to have a Master dial to control all .what I want to do is to decrease or increase the Master dial and all those who are within them increase or decrease at the same time when I move the Master dial
It is possible that?
"...One dial to rule them all, One dial to find them,
One dial to bring them all and in the darkness bind them..."
Jaager posted Thu, 22 January 2015 at 2:37 PM
Yes, it can be done.
Poser files are text files and are easy to edit. If a channel has key values, those values can be controlled by another dial by inserting the proper code lines.
Poser itself has a "Teaching" function that does this, but since I am used to getting at the "guts" of a file directly, I have never bothered to learn the necessary fine points wen going at it this way.
D3D Poser File Editor may have a function to assist, but I have no hands on experience using it to do what you are after.
I find it easier to just hack the controls in using a text editor and the straight Paste function in PFE.
The master dial - I would just generate using an existing master to provide the base structure.
aldebaran40 posted Thu, 22 January 2015 at 3:22 PM
I think I have it, I think I have it
Creating Master Parameters ( in Poser pro reference Manual ) pg 670-672
I try and tell you
Schurby posted Fri, 23 January 2015 at 8:48 AM
A lot easier using PZ3Editor from Phil here at Rendo, or EasePose Underground, I use them both.
Schurby
Schurby
aldebaran40 posted Fri, 23 January 2015 at 7:01 PM
first of all thanks Schurby and Jaager for the reply
Yes I done it , then I will do a mini - tuto and upload it (only use Poser , I not have D3D or PZ3Editor or EasePose ) , but I think it is relatively easy when you already understand what you're doing of course.
aldebaran40 posted Wed, 28 January 2015 at 6:52 PM
As I promised:
I will create a dial that controls the value of other dials (in this case those who control the strength of displace maps, but it can be anything else)
aldebaran40 posted Wed, 28 January 2015 at 6:54 PM
create a new master parameter
and I click start teaching
aldebaran40 posted Wed, 28 January 2015 at 7:03 PM
after I put the value of the master dial 1 and all values of the parameters of the 8 values that control the displaces strength of 1 also
then I put the intervals of the parameter "master dial " to 0 and the 8 values of the child dials to 0 (by that I teach that when moving the master dial , modify the associated dials )
stop teaching
aldebaran40 posted Wed, 28 January 2015 at 7:04 PM
I rename the master dial
dial
aldebaran40 posted Wed, 28 January 2015 at 7:10 PM
let's test:
master dial = 0.000
let's put some strength to displaces, I put the master Dial in 1.000
FUCK , it seems to she have been in the water for several hours
I put the Master dial in 0.5000
better, not perfect but you already have the idea....
The best tutorial of all time? Yes maybe :)
Allstereo posted Fri, 30 January 2015 at 10:26 AM
Hello Aldebaran40,
First of all, excellent creation. I wrote a tutorial of Poser Dependent Parametesr (See the link below). I don't know if it can be useful for you because you understand the basic of dependant parameter Editor. I am not writing Part 2 of the tutorial and I expect to deliver the tutorial in about two months.
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/?item_id=71136
Good luck in your project
Allstereo
aldebaran40 posted Fri, 30 January 2015 at 1:54 PM
Hello Aldebaran40,
First of all, excellent creation. I wrote a tutorial of Poser Dependent Parametesr (See the link below). I don't know if it can be useful for you because you understand the basic of dependant parameter Editor. I am not writing Part 2 of the tutorial and I expect to deliver the tutorial in about two months.
I downloaded it and I gave a quick look, it looks very very interesting, I'll read it carefully
Thank you very much for the tutorial Allstereo