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SIGetOriginalValueOfOverridden

Introduced

6.5

Description

Returns the original value of the specified (overridden) parameter as if the override were muted.

Scripting Syntax

SIGetOriginalValueOfOverridden( Target, [Time] )

Parameters

Return Value

Arrayof parameter value(s). If the parameter passed in is a color, then the returned values will be in R,G,B,A order.

Examples

JScript Example

/*
   Demonstrates how to read the original (non-overridden values) 
   values of the Point Light parameters
*/
NewScene(null, false);

// Set up the scene
GetPrimLight("Point.Preset", "Point");
SetValue("Point.light.soft_light.color.red", 0.3);
SetValue("Point.light.soft_light.color.green", 0.4);
SetValue("Point.light.soft_light.color.blue", 0.5);
SetValue("Point.kine.local.pos.posx", 5);
SetKey("Point.kine.local.posx", 1, 5);
SetKey("Point.kine.local.posx", 100, 15);
AddProp("Override", "Point", siBranchPropagation);
SIAddParameterEntryToOverride("Point.Override", "Point.kine.local.pos.posx, Point.kine.local.pos.posy, Point.kine.local.pos.posz");
SIAddParameterEntryToOverride("Point.Override", "Point.light.soft_light.color");
SetValue("Point.Override.posx", -4);
SetKey("Point.Override.posx", 1, -4);
SetKey("Point.Override.posx", 100, 4);
SIApplyShaderToCnxPoint("Image", "Point.Override.light-LightShader-soft_light-color");

// Move the play control
SetValue("PlayControl.Key", 50);
SetValue("PlayControl.Current", 50);

var overriddenParams = SIGetOverriddenParameters("Point.Override.Entries.entry");
for (var i=0; i<overriddenParams.Count; i++) {
   // Get the unoverridden value
   var oParam = overriddenParams(i);
   var vbArr = SIGetOriginalValueOfOverridden(oParam);

   // Convert the VBArray to a native JScript array
   var jsArr = vbArr.toArray();
   Application.LogMessage("Original value(s)   - " + oParam + " -> " + jsArr.toString());

   // Get the overridden value
   var val = oParam.Value;
   Application.LogMessage("Overridden value - " + oParam + " -> " + val);
}

overriddenParams = SIGetOverriddenParameters("Point.Override.Entries.entry[3]");
for (i=0; i<overriddenParams.Count; i++) {
   // Get the unoverridden value
   var oParam = overriddenParams(i);
   var vbArr = SIGetOriginalValueOfOverridden(oParam);

   // Convert the VBArray to a native JScript array
   var jsArr = vbArr.toArray();
   Application.LogMessage("Original value(s)   - " + oParam + " -> " + jsArr.toString());

   // Get the overridden value
   var val = oParam.Value;
   Application.LogMessage("Overridden value is image source - " + oParam.Source.FullName);
}


// Output:
// INFO : Original value(s)   - Point.kine.local.posx -> 9.924245000767802
// INFO : Overridden value - Point.kine.local.posx -> -0.06060399938575811
// INFO : Original value(s)   - Point.light.soft_light.color -> 0.30000001192092895,0.4000000059604645,0.5,0
// INFO : Overridden value is image source - Point.Override.Image

See Also

Autodesk Softimage v7.5     <     >