Hi
Im having trouble finding out how open the dialog box for the Noise Position Controller through max script. maybe its not posssible but im fairly new to this so im not sure.
I know how change the properties of the noise controller, but im making a CA for my camera and I want a quick short cut button to the noise controller properties dialog. The controller is on a dummy that the camera is linked to and it would be much neater if i could access the noise controller from within the camera and without having to select the dummy.
I could rebuild all the buttons you find in the dialog in my CA rollout, but why build it again when theres a perfectly good one with a illustration of the noise your going to get?
[color=Sienna]in short, how can I script an open dialog\properties button for the noise controller?[/color]
any advice would be would really helpful.
thanks
PhilI saw in a the list denisT posted of actions, and there is an action for “Noise Position Controller” see bellow. I don’t really understand how to use actions. Is this is at all helpful to me? can I use it to access the dialog or am I barking up the wrong tree?
26069 “Noise Position Controller”
denisT’s link:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=7100836&postcount= 1″ rel=”nofollow noopener”> http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=7100836&postcount=1
You can find the info you need in the Controller Common Properties, Operators, and Methods page of the maxscript help.
displayControlDialog <controller> <string>
Displays the modal controller dialog, if any. The string will be in the dialog title bar. If the controller is a keyframe controller, the key info dialog will be displayed for the selected keys. If no keys are selected, no dialog will be displayed.
-Eric
Probably was barking up the wrong tree.
this thread (see below) helped me, I wasn’t sure what I was searching for when I posted my original post.
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=98&t=705619&highlight=controller+properties
edit: just seen your post yes that was what I was looking for thank you
Is there a way to move the dialog box?
The displayControlDialog doesn’t return anything other than “OK”. It opens in the top left corner at the moment and I would like it to open over the top of my rollout. I notice that it opens over where you click if you open it through motion panel but not through my script.
Again not sure what I’m looking for in the help, It doesn’t appear to have anything on the same page as the displayControlDialog.