Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: One Master Dial to rule them all

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?

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"...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) file_0777d5c17d4066b82ab86dff8a46af6f.jp


aldebaran40 posted Wed, 28 January 2015 at 6:54 PM

create a new master parameter

file_0a09c8844ba8f0936c20bd791130d6b6.jpand  I click start teaching

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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 

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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

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aldebaran40 posted Wed, 28 January 2015 at 7:04 PM

I rename the master dial

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dial 


aldebaran40 posted Wed, 28 January 2015 at 7:10 PM

let's test:

master dial = 0.000

file_903ce9225fca3e988c2af215d4e544d3.jplet's put some strength to displaces, I put the master Dial  in 1.000

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FUCK , it seems to she have been in the water for several hours

I put the Master dial in 0.5000

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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