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Author Topic: Can you make simple dialog box for ART materials ?  (Read 3016 times)

raindrop

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Can you make simple dialog box for ART materials ?
« on: June 09, 2024, 12:57:44 am »

Setting classes and attributes manually makes me to use it less. If there was options for enabling class transparent, class dieelectric and others directly by clicking it will be nice.   :)
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CoriDavis

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Re: Can you make simple dialog box for ART materials ?
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2024, 12:28:34 pm »

I do agree. If you don't already know how it works, you'd have no clues how to use it in its current state.

It would make a lot of sense to have drop-down menus of the current classes and attributes instead of expecting to already know what to type (and risking typos, resulting in it not working). And for each attribute, users could go to the manual to learn what they do, or it would even be great if there was a tooltip that briefly explained them.

This would even make it more enticing to experiment with different attributes and combinations.
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Re: Can you make simple dialog box for ART materials ?
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2024, 01:24:04 pm »

This is a good idea. One reason I originally added attributes is to make it easier to experiment with new ideas. But once something is part of Anim8or I agree that it's much easier to to use a dialog.
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