Multiparm

[Fenolis]

Okay, so I've been messing around with the parameter interfaces, and I notice that under the "Folder" parameter there's an option for "Folder Type > Multiparm Block". This looks similar to the Add SOP's interface, where you can create multiple objects(points) and have different settings apply to each object.

 

I feel that this parameter would be useful in a case where you want to be able to create a number of "objects", each with different settings such as Transform or Scale, or even different objects, but in the same parameter folder.

 

 

This is what I've come up with, as a sort of basic use for the Multiparm Folder Type. My question is, is there a way to default the transformX parameter in such a way that new objects would be placed on the +X side of the existing objects? (Currently I have to manually move each copy to the right location, and that doesn't seem the ideal method.)

 

Also, I figured out how to stamp copies using the Multiparm parameter..kind of an interesting way of using the $CY expression...

 

multiparm_test.hipnc

[acey195]

Well its hard to automatically let it do that in the interface,

it is however relatively easy to just automatically displace it based on the previous instance + the value you entered inside a Foreach node for instance.

[Fenolis]

I figured out how to stack objects next to each other using a bounding box expression. Due to this, however, any per-object transformation is cumulative. I can deal with this though!

 

Attached the file if anyone's interested in taking a look.

 

HIP file: multiparm_test_v2.hipnc