yeah already got the position limited, so thats no problem, its just more
about clamping the values in each part of the expression as it goes along.
David McDonnell
Creative Director
Last Pixel Pty Ltd
www.lastpixel.com.au
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM]On Behalf
Of Bradley Kachel
Sent: Friday, 22 July 2005 10:38 AM
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: expression / script question
Ahh oks sorry thought you were referring to a sligtly more complex
issue related to the osipa rig.
In the case of limiting the movement of the controller, yeah use pos
limits like David Shirk explained.
I should really read emailed questions more carefully ;)
On 7/22/05, David McDonnell <dave(at)lastpixel.com.au> wrote:
> hmmm.... I think I see what you mean. I'll give something like this a try
> and see if it fits the way my setup normally works.
>
> Tis a shame that I dont have scripted operators they sound exactly like
the
> way I prefer to work. Even in max i generally find expressions fairly
> limiting and like to be able to have more control... Looks like I better
> start saving for an upgrade :(. In the meantime thanks for the help, I
think
> I can come up with something that works, just probably wont be as clean
and
> elegant as I usually like.
>
> David McDonnell
>
> Creative Director
> Last Pixel Pty Ltd
> www.lastpixel.com.au
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM]On Behalf Of
> john clark
> Sent: Friday, 22 July 2005 12:57 AM
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: expression / script question
>
>
> There is no equivalent to clamp in xsi. So you could either
> 1/use "link with" or "link with multi": its very easy to do with link with
> multi, but the only control you have over the interpolation between values
> is the 'interpolator' slider which I don't like much. So if you do use
link
> with multi make sure you limit the translation of your sliders ( which
will
> clip the overshooting that might happen otherwise)
> 2/ Use a whole bunch of conditional expressions on the weights.
>
> If you go the "link" route I think you get more control by using the link
> with rather than link with multi. Here's what I do; create a slider a la
> osipa, set up some custom parameters on the control. One will define the
> range in x ,one will define the range in y. Use Link with to set these up
to
> whatever you want. Create four other custom parameters in the same Pset
(lft
> right up down) to combine the output of the first two to give whatever
> result you need at various points in the slider. Then it's just a case of
> linking the weights of each shape to one of the results.
> Sounds much more complicated than it is, plus you only have to do it once.
> Hope this helps
>
> cheers
>
> John
>
>
>
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