Using a PPG Layout? very good. But, I like to create a tool using Netview.
This time, I will write how to creat a custom Netview tool.
1) The first step is creating a relational view.
Open the relational view editor by choosing View > New Custom Relational View.
3) Setting to be invisible the toolbar of the Netview.
Choose an item from the Toolbar > None in the right-click menu.
4) The next step, Create the HTML file of your tool.
The following is the source code template of the Netview tool.
Please, modify this code and save.
1) The first step is creating a relational view.
Open the relational view editor by choosing View > New Custom Relational View.
2) Input the name of your tool to the 'View Name' textbox.
Choose an item from the Set View > Netview in the right-click menu.
Choose an item from the Toolbar > None in the right-click menu.
4) The next step, Create the HTML file of your tool.
The following is the source code template of the Netview tool.
Please, modify this code and save.
<html>
<head>
<title>My Netview Tool</title>
<script language = "javascript">
//*** Basic information of this tool ***
//Please modify these parameters.
//The name of this tool.
//You have to make it the same as the name of the relational view.
var gsThisToolName = "My Netview Tool";
//The view's width
var gnViewWidth = 220;
//The view's Height
var gnViewHeight =160;
//Single view mode or not
var gbSingleMode = true;
//*** End basic information ***
var xsi; //The softimage application object
initTool();
function initTool(){
//Get the softimage application object
var xsiApp = new ActiveXObject( "XSI.Application" ) ;
xsi = xsiApp.application;
//If this tool is single view mode, only one view is opened.
if(gbSingleMode){
var oViewList = xsi.Desktop.ActiveLayout.views;
var oViewListCount = oViewList.count;
var f = false;
for(var i = 0; i < oViewListCount; i++){
var oView = oViewList(i);
if(oView.type == gsThisToolName){
if(!f){
oView.state = 0;
oView.Resize(gnViewWidth, gnViewHeight);
f = true;
}else{
oView.state = 1;
}
}
}
}
}
//*** User functions ***
//Please modify as you like.
function myRBt_onClick(in_Val){
xsi.SetViewCamera(in_Val, 1);
}
function myCheck01_onClick(in_Val){
var oCamera = xsi.GetViewCamera(1);
xsi.SetValue(oCamera + ".camvis.gridvis", in_Val, null);
xsi.SetValue("Views.ViewB.*.camvis.gridvis", in_Val, null);
}
function myCheck02_onClick(in_Val){
var oCamera = xsi.GetViewCamera(1);
xsi.SetValue(oCamera + ".camvis.selectioninfo", in_Val, null);
xsi.SetValue("Views.ViewB.*.camvis.selectioninfo", in_Val, null);
}
//*** End user functions ***
</script>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#aba8a6" topmargin="3" leftmargin="3" scroll="no">
<font size="2">
<!-- HTML body. Please modify as you like. -->
<b>Sample</b><br>
<!-- Radio buttons. -->
<input type="radio" name="myRButton" checked onClick="myRBt_onClick('user');">User
<input type="radio" name="myRButton" onClick="myRBt_onClick('top');">Top
<input type="radio" name="myRButton" onClick="myRBt_onClick('front');">Front
<input type="radio" name="myRButton" onClick="myRBt_onClick('right');">Right
<hr>
<!-- Checkbox -->
<input type="checkbox" name="myCheck01" checked onClick="myCheck01_onClick(this.checked);">Grid
<input type="checkbox" name="myCheck02" onClick="myCheck02_onClick(this.checked);">Selection Info
<hr>
<!-- Text Field -->
<input type="text" name="myText" size="24" value="Hello, world!" onChange="xsi.logmessage(this.value);"
onKeypress="javascript: if(event.keyCode==13)this.blur();">
<hr>
<!-- Button -->
<input type="button" name="myButton01" value="Cube" onClick="xsi.CreatePrim('Cube', 'MeshSurface', null, null);">
<input type="button" name="myButton02" value="Sphere" onClick="xsi.CreatePrim('Sphere', 'MeshSurface', null, null);">
<br>
</font>
</body>
</html>
5) Open the View_Properties window by choosing Set View Properties in the
right-click menu. And enter the address or the file path of the HTML file.
right-click menu. And enter the address or the file path of the HTML file.
6) Then, Save the relational view by choosing File > Save in the right-click menu.
You can open your tool from the view menu. But, your tool menu is under 'Others'.
7) Open the xsivw file with a text editor.
Enter the category name as you like in the category property.
You can open your tool from the menu set by you.
