Data_Icon : Helper
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The Data_Icon operator directly modifies particle channel data by using sub-operators wired in a Particle Data View. The operator has visible icon in the viewports.
Available in 3ds Max 2014 and higher.
<Data_Icon>.Auto_Update BooleanClass default: true -- boolean
Get/set the state of the Auto Update checkbox.
Operator Activity group of controls
<Data_Icon>.Activity_Type Integer default: 0 -- radiobtnIndex
Get/set the state of the "Operator Activity" radio buttons.
<Data_Icon>.Time_On Integer default: 0 -- integer
Get/set the value of the "Time On" spinner available when .Activity_Type is set to 1.
<Data_Icon>.Time_Off Integer default: 4800 -- integer
Get/set the value of the "Time Off" spinner available when .Activity_Type is set to 1.
<Data_Icon>.Animatable_Active BooleanClass default: true -- animatable; boolean
Get/set the state of the "Active" checkbutton available when .Activity_Type is set to 1.
Operator Icon group of controls
<Data_Icon>.Visible_Icon BooleanClass default: true -- boolean
Get/set the viewport icons's visibility.
Not exposed to the User Interface.
The Data_Icon operator's Icon is set to True by default. This is the main difference to the Data_Operator object which exposes the same parameters, but has no icon by default.
<Data_Icon>.Icon_Type Integer default: 10 -- animatable; integer
Get/set the selection of the "Type" drop-down list.
<Data_Icon>.Icon_Parameter_1 Float default: 10.0 -- animatable; worldUnits
<Data_Icon>.Icon_Parameter_2 Float default: 10.0 -- animatable; worldUnits
<Data_Icon>.Icon_Parameter_3 Float default: 20.0 -- animatable; worldUnits
Get/set the first, second and third icon parameters. Depending on the .Icon_Type value, these parameters can have different meanings.
See the table below for details:
| Icon_Type Value | Icon Type NameH | Icon_Parameter_1 | Icon_Parameter_2 | Icon_Parameter_3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Arrow | Diameter | -- | Height |
| 1 | Box | Width | Length | Height |
| 2 | Circle | Diameter | -- | -- |
| 3 | Cone | Diameter | -- | Height |
| 4 | Cylinder | Diameter | -- | Height |
| 5 | Half Cylinder | Diameter | -- | Height |
| 6 | Open Cone | Diameter | -- | Height |
| 7 | Open Cylinder | Diameter | -- | Height |
| 8 | Plane | Size | -- | -- |
| 9 | Point | Size | -- | -- |
| 10 | Rectangle | Width | Length | -- |
| 11 | Sphere | Diameter | -- | -- |
<Data_Icon>.Color_Coordinated BooleanClass default: true -- boolean; Auto_Update
Particle Data View's Menu
Display menu
<Data_Icon>.PDView_Show_Parameters BooleanClass default: true -- boolean
Get/set the state of the "Parameters" option.
<Data_Icon>.PDView_Show_Depot BooleanClass default: true -- boolean
Get/set the state of the "Depot" option.
<Data_Icon>.PDView_Description_Type Integer default: 1 -- integer
Get/set the mode of the Description panel in the Particle Data View's bottom right corner.
These modes are represented by the last 3 menu items in the Options menu, as well as the last 3 icons in the bottom right corner of the Particle Data View.
Options menu
<Data_Icon>.Auto_Update_On_Data_View_Close BooleanClass default: true -- boolean
Get/set the state of the "Auto Update On Data View Close" option.
<Data_Icon>.Use_Dynamic_Names_For_New BooleanClass default: true -- boolean; Use_Dynamic_Name_For_New
Get/set the state of the "Use Dynamic Names Fro New" option.
Particle Data View's Layout Properties
<Data_Icon>.PDView_Divider Integer default: 110 -- integer
Get/set the height of the horizontal divider controlling the height of the Depot and Description panels.
<Data_Icon>.PDView_Width Integer default: 751 -- integer
Get/set the Width of the Particle Data View editor window.
<Data_Icon>.PDView_Height Integer default: 620 -- integer
Get/set the Height of the Particle Data View editor window.
<Data_Icon>.PDView_Origin_X Integer default: 0 -- integer
Get/set the X coordinate of the upper left corner of the Particle Data View editor window.
<Data_Icon>.PDView_Origin_Y Integer default: 0 -- integer
Get/set the Y coordinate of the upper left corner of the Particle Data View editor window.
Default Values
<Data_Icon>.Default_Width Integer default: 50 -- integer
<Data_Icon>.Default_Height Integer default: 0 -- integer
<Data_Icon>.Default_Range_Min Float default: 0.0 -- float; Default_Range_Minimum
<Data_Icon>.Default_Range_Max Float default: 100.0 -- float; Default_Range_Maximum
<Data_Icon>.Default_Offset Integer default: 0 -- integer
<Data_Icon>.Default_Range_Type Integer default: 1 -- integer
Sub-Operators MAXScript Access
<Data_Icon>.SubOperators ArrayParameter default: #() -- maxObject array; SubAnim
Contains an array of all sub-operators in the Data_Icon Operator.
<Data_Icon>.Selected_SubOperators ArrayParameter default: #() -- maxObject array; SubAnim
Contains an array of the selected sub-operators in the Data_Icon Operator.
<Data_Icon>.Groups ArrayParameter default: #() -- maxObject array; SubAnim
Contains an array of the Group objects in the Data_Icon Operator.
Other Properties
<Data_Icon>.Disable_By_Dependency BooleanClass default: false -- boolean
<Data_Icon>.Repeats Integer default: 1 -- integer
<Data_Icon>.useProfileTools BooleanClass default: false -- bool
This property is exposed by the Interface: profileTools.
Data_Icon interfaces:
The following common Particle Flow Interfaces are exposed by the Data_Icon Class:
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