OffsetValueMap

Introduced

1.0

Description

Offsets the value map for a clip. One action item must be active at the specified global time. Offsetting actions is a task that you will probably perform frequently. For example, you may need to offset an action in local space so that the animation occurs in a different location from where it was originally defined.

Scripting Syntax

    OffsetValueMap( [InputObjs], [Type], [Time], [Value] )

Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
InputObjs [in/out] | String | List of animatable parameters Default Value: Current marked and selected objects
Type [in/out] | siEffectInputType | Type of input we expect Default Value: siSelectedParams Possible Values: • siSelectedParams: Handle selected parameters (InputObjs should be a list of params) • siAllParamsInClip: Handle all parameters in clip (InputObjs should be a clip) • siPoseOffsetClip: Compute a pose offset for clip (InputObjs should be a clip)
Time [in/out] | Double | Frame number. Default Value: Current frame.
Value | Number | Offset value Default Value: Current value for each parameter. Use of this argument is rare.

Examples

VBScript Example

    ' Create an animation with a cone translated along the x axis
    set oCone = CreatePrim( "Cone", "MeshSurface" )
    SaveKey oCone & ".kine.local.posx", 5, 0
    SaveKey oCone & ".kine.local.posx", 30, 5
    set oAction = StoreAction( oCone, "/kine.local.pos", 2, "testStoredAction" )
    AddClip "Scene_Root", oAction, , , 10

    ' See what value of the x translation we get at frame 20
    ' with the original clip.
    actualVal = GetValue( oCone & ".kine.local.posx", 20 )
    LogMessage "Pre-offset, posx is: " & actualVal

    ' Offset the translation in x. Starts further from the left
    OffsetValueMap oCone & ".kine.local.posx", siSelectedParams, 20, -5

    ' Confirm that indeed at frame 20 the result (using the
    ' offset we just set) is what we told it to be: -5.
    actualVal = GetValue( oCone & ".kine.local.posx", 20 )
    if abs( actualVal - -5 ) < 1e-9 then
       LogMessage "Expected -5 and got it...the universe makes sense!"
    else
       LogMessage "Expected -5, but got " & actualVal
    end if

See Also

SaveActionKey

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