mcjSceneGraf
for DS4.5
SceneGraf plugin DS3
Introduction
This is the plugin ( dll for windows ) for Daz Studio 4.5 named mcjSceneGraf,
In the attachments at the bottom of this page you will find the plugin and the manual
I wrote this plugin for my animation needs, so it's very basic, no frills.
This plugin lets you view and tweak the animation curves for the currently selected node.
Installation
the zip file contains the plugin (dll) for 32 and 64-bit windows systems ( it was tested only on windows 7 64-bit )
place the dll in your daz studio plugins folder
on my PC this means
C:\Program Files (x86)\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio432bit\plugins
and
C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\plugins
if you place both 32 and 64 bit dlls in the same folder, Daz Studio should ignore the non-applicable version
there's a 600-pixel wide version for display resolutions like 1280x800
and a 800-pixel resolution for display resolutions like 1920 x 1200
Warning
if you experience daz studio crashes, you could remove dzsceneGraf.dll from the plugins folder.
This way you can know if dzsceneGraf.dll is the culprit, because indeed, plugins can cause crashes.
License
i release this with the most 'open' license i can think of (based on the MIT License )
Copyright (c) <2013> <mCasual/Jacques>
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
Software is furnished to do so.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Use
Bring SceneGraf into view using Daz Studio's menu : Window/ Pane (Tabs) / Scene Graf
By default Scene Graf displays 3 channels that are common to all nodes
the x, y, z rotation channels
Body parts of figures use different names for those channels
ex: the XRotation for the head is called "Head bend"
Each curve has a header that displays
- the node name
- the property
- the allowed minimum and maximum of the graph's vertical axis ( user modifiable )
- the value at the current frame ( user modifiable )
There's also an "action" drop-down list which lets you
- adapt the graph's vertical axis to the values in the playrange
- adapt the graph's vertical axis to the values in the animation range
- use the property's Minimum and maximum value for the graph's vertical axis
To modify a keyframe, left-click and drag one of the green dots
To create a new keyframe, left-click and drag one of the white dots
To delete a keyframe, right-click on a green dot.
and that's about it :)
