I cannot remember for sure, but I believe you cannot access the value of a
string parameter stored in a CustomParamSet from an expression because
expressions can only reference animatable parameters (eg; numbers, boolean,
vector, color, ...). Strings are not 'animatable' in Softimage.
You can write a scripted operator, but the scripted operator will have the
same limitation as expressions with regards to strings, but can be worked
around if you embed a customparamset inside of another to give the scripted
operator backdoor access.
However, I would steer you towards ICE as you should be able to recreate any
expression as an ICETree. ICE has the ability to work with strings and
convert them to references. You might have to jump through a couple of
hoops along the way, but the hoops can be compiled down into a compound and
reused to make life easier. Solve once, reuse many.
Matt
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 16:07:29 +0000
From: "Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]" <[email protected]>
Subject: Custom Param Set
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Hello,
I have an expression. Part of that expression points to a camera.
I'd like to have that reference point to a Custom Pset parameter where I can
provide the name of the Camera in the parameter.
I tried this with the Camera name as Text, but it doesn't work. Apparently
it can't resolve the object name that way.
There will be multiple expressions, each pointing to the same Camera, I
wanted to make this easy to edit the Camera name and have it propagate to
all the expressions.
How would I do this?
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Joey Ponthieux
LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES)
MYMIC Technical Services
NASA Langley Research Center
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