It can be done but it's not that reliable though because it takes you
outside the scene evaluatation process and things often don't update that
well, which is probably why I didn't make that big a thing of it. I think
the version on the site allows you to do it by inserting code as token into
the text.
Probably if I thought about it I could have it add extra ports.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
> Behalf Of Francois Lord
> Sent: 27 March 2007 17:22
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: [scripting] text object manipulation
>
> This tool is very useful, Kim.
> If I may provide a suggestion, it would be cool to have a substitution
> token for any XSI parameter. This would make it useful for previz shots
> where we need info about the lens or height of the camera that changes
> during the shot.
>
> Kim Aldis wrote:
> > Here you go Greg;
> >
> > http://www.kim-
> aldis.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Item
> > id=59
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
> >> Behalf Of Greg Smith
> >> Sent: 27 March 2007 00:16
> >> To: XSI_MailingList
> >> Subject: [scripting] text object manipulation
> >>
> >> Question, is it possible to drive the text of the text object via
> SCOP?
> >> I'm trying to figure out how to have it where the text object will
> >> display the the distance between two points. I have a custom
> parameter
> >> set that already spits out the distance in either cm or inches,
> however
> >> I can't seem to figure out how to drive the text with that data.
> >>
> >> if anyone has any ideas, those ideas would be truly appreciated!
> >>
> >> Greg
> >>
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