[Closed] Link controller UI with part of a parameter

you can’t do it with types #point2, #point3, #point4, … but can it with #tab types.

 global MultiVarAttribute = attributes MultiVarAttribute
 (
 	parameters params rollout:params
 	(
 		threeFloat type:#floatTab animatable:on tabsize:3 tabsizevariable:off ui:(ui_threeFloat1,ui_threeFloat2,ui_threeFloat3)
 		twoBool type:#boolTab animatable:off tabsize:2 tabsizevariable:off ui:(ui_twoBool1,ui_twoBool2)
 	)
 	rollout params "Parameters" 
 	(
 		spinner ui_threeFloat1 "Value 1: " type:#float range:[-1e9,1e9,0] fieldwidth:60
 		spinner ui_threeFloat2 "Value 2: " type:#float range:[-1e9,1e9,0] fieldwidth:60
 		spinner ui_threeFloat3 "Value 3: " type:#float range:[-1e9,1e9,0] fieldwidth:60
 		
 		checkbox ui_twoBool1 "Checked 1"
 		checkbox ui_twoBool2 "Checked 2"
 	)
 )
 delete objects
 b = box isselected:on 
 custattributes.add b MultiVarAttribute baseobejct:on
 /*
 b.threeFloat
 b.twoBool
 */
 

Ah sorry I never got to reply on this, that’s was just what I was looking for, never got around to finish the script since I had a little harddisk crash, and got a new job, but it will actually work on something else I’m working on, so a (very) delayed cheers!

Oh btw, I just did a quick test, the example you gave only works if the UI is the same place as the parameters. When I try to affect a dummys parameters using a dialog window like this:

  spinner ui_threeFloat1 "Value 1: " type:#float range:[-1e9,1e9,0] fieldwidth:60 type:#float controller:(dummyObj.threeFloat[1].controller)
  or 
  spinner ui_threeFloat1 "Value 1: " type:#float range:[-1e9,1e9,0]  fieldwidth:60 type:#float controller:(dummyObj.threeFloat[1].value)
  

it throws up the error message:
Unable to convert: undefined to type: Controller
and
Unknown property: “value” in 0.0

There must be a way to link a external UI to the parameter?

EDIT: Huh, my previous message didn’t appear. Was thanking you for the reply (late I know). I just noticed that none of my messages seem to appear in the forum, so I’m not sure where I can see replies.

I tried for a while now to get this to work, but I just can’t seem to do what I want it to, when I split the parameters from the UI. When I try to use the attribute inside the dummy object script, I get the error: Syntax error: at eol, expected Plugin clause:

This is my test code, first the dummy script that creates the dummy with the parameters in the scene:

  plugin Helper TestDummy
  name:"TestDummy"
  classID:#(15555555, -12323112)
  category:"Standard"
  extends:dummy
  (
  	global MultiVarAttribute = attributes MultiVarAttribute
  	(
  		parameters paraDummy
  		(
  			testPos	type:#floatTab animatable:on tabsize:3 tabsizevariable:off
  		)
  	)
  	local helperObj
  	on getDisplayMesh do
  	(
  		if (helperObj == undefined) do helperObj = createInstance pyramid width:10 depth:10 height:10 widthsegs:1 setRenderable:0
  		helperObj.mesh
  	)
  	
  	tool create ( 
  		on mousePoint click do
  		(
  			viewTM = getCPTM()
  			nodeTM = (transMatrix worldPoint) * (inverse viewTM)
  			#stop
  		)
  	)
  )
  

And this is the UI script which launches the dialogbox. It doesn’t link anything right now, since I can’t get the dummy to work:

  try(destroydialog testDummy) catch()
  
  curObj = $DummyObj
  
  rollout testDummy "Dialog" height:300 width:400 
  (
  	spinner spnValue "Val: " pos:[55,56] width:45 height:16 enabled:true range:[1,1e+008,1] type:#float scale:1 \
  		--controller:(curObj.testPos[1])
  
  	on spnValue changed val do
  	(
  		format "Spinner/Amount: % / %
" val curObj.testPos
  	)
  	on testDummy open do
  	(
  		format "Amount: %
" curObj.testPos
  		--spnValue.controller = curObj.testPos[1]
  	)
  )
  createDialog testDummy pos:[300, 200]
  

How do I get around making the parameters into the global variable while still using the dummy object?

So I still can’t get it to work, I was looking into the documentation for attributes, and there seem to be some commands related to plugins, but nothing specific about how to combine the two.

weaponDataCA = attributes weaponData ( Parameters main ( ) ) b=box() custAttributes.add b weaponDataCA   c=b.baseobject.custAttributes[1] d=classof c superclassof c isMSPluginClass d isMSCustAttribClass d isMSPluginClass b isMSCustAttribClass b

I’m kinda of lost here.

I give up, I simply cannot get the external UI to link up to the parameter in the object, no matter what I do, and I just cannot figure out what I’m doing wrong. I thought I could use the MultiVarAttribute to link up the UI, but I still get the Unable to convert: 0.0 to type: Controller.

--Destroy dialog if it already exists.
try(destroyDialog theRollout)catch()
(

	global MultiVarAttribute = attributes MultiVarAttribute
	(
		parameters params rollout:theRollout
		(
			threeFloat type:#floatTab animatable:on tabsize:3 tabsizevariable:off ui:(ui_threeFloat1,ui_threeFloat2,ui_threeFloat3)
		)
		rollout theRollout "The Rollout" width:300 height:159
		(
			spinner ui_threeFloat1 "Value 1: " pos:[15,5] type:#float
			spinner ui_threeFloat2 "Value 2: " pos:[15,26] type:#float
			spinner ui_threeFloat3 "Value 3: " pos:[15,47] type:#float
			button btn2 "Button" pos:[7,116] width:102 height:28
		)
	)

	b = $
	z = custAttributes.get b 1
	if z == undefined then
		 custattributes.add b MultiVarAttribute baseobject:on
	else
		MultiVarAttribute = z



	rollout theRollout "The Rollout" width:300
	(
		spinner ui1_threeFloat1 "Value 1: " type:#float controller:b.threeFloat[1]
		spinner ui1_threeFloat2 "Value 2: " type:#float 
		spinner ui1_threeFloat3 "Value 3: " type:#float 

		button checkBtn "Button" pos:[7,116] width:102 height:28
		
		on checkBtn pressed do
		(
			format "Check: %

" b.threeFloat[1]
		)
	)
)
createDialog theRollout