Plugins + Scripts Colored Controllers

[ImNot1mportant]

ImNot1mportant submitted a new resource:

Colored Controllers - Say goodbye to boring green dots !

Hello everyone ! Here is my first plugin. I was looking for something like that for ages and finally decided to make it.
The original pitch is that I hate seeing that kind of stuff :

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Where is the hand ? Do I seriously have to click on each controller and read the description to find where my hand is ? You can't believe how much have I have been annoyed by that.

So I decided to create a plugin to color code those controllers.
Here is the same picture...

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[ImNot1mportant]

I'm actually almost done on the session plugin version. Will be dropped in few hours at max.

 

[ImNot1mportant]

ImNot1mportant updated Colored Controllers with a new update entry:

Session plugin update

I've modified the plugin so that it can also work as a session plugin, much more convenient to use.

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[ImNot1mportant]

If you have any feedback or suggestion it's more than welcome.

 

[lapiro]

Hi, Very great Idea. but for some Reasons off rot. and pos. controls now look too dim.

 

[lapiro]

Also I think better do not to use Orange color. this color is already in the game for Hold Pos and Rot.

 

[ImNot1mportant]

Hi, Very great Idea. but for some Reasons off rot. and pos. controls now look too dim.

Thanks for the feedback !

Yes it can be. That's why I told in the description that you can disable it editing the script putting changeDisabledColored to false.
For information I use the controler opacity slider at 100% in VAM main settings. I should probably add a menu to do that or an opacity slider.

For the Orange color sadly I don't really have many choices for bright colors and I don't think it's a huge problem. If you can find a new color with enough contrast and look good overall I might try it.

 

[lapiro]

Thanks for the feedback !

Yes it can be. That's why I told in the description that you can disable it editing the script putting changeDisabledColored to false.
For information I use the controler opacity slider at 100% in VAM main settings. I should probably add a menu to do that or an opacity slider.

For the Orange color sadly I don't really have many choices for bright colors and I don't think it's a huge problem. If you can find a new color with enough contrast and look good overall I might try it.

How about White color?

 

[lapiro]

How about White color?

This one is good too.

 

[lapiro]

 

[kretos]

The problem is that VAM is also using colors and it becomes messy. I was wondering two things:
- replace icons with letter icons (H for Hand, F for foot etc). The will be some collisions (Head-Hand) but VAM's colour system and node names from plugin won't interfere.
- display yellow node's name (currently pointed by mouse) in screen's corner (ie. lower right).

Haven't tried your plugin yet so I don't know if colours can be customized. If so please include VAM's native colour map so it would be easier to create distinguish ones.

EDIT after try:
Genius!

 

[lapiro]

The problem is that VAM is also using colors and it becomes messy. I was wondering two things:
- replace icons with letter icons (H for Hand, F for foot etc). The will be some collisions (Head-Hand) but VAM's colour system and node names from plugin won't interfere.
- display yellow node's name (currently pointed by mouse) in screen's corner (ie. lower right).

Haven't tried your plugin yet so I don't know if colours can be customized. If so please include VAM's native colour map so it would be easier to create distinguish ones.

EDIT after try:
Genius!

So after playing around with this plugin. I found a very bad bug. It changes nodes states.

 

[lapiro]

The Letter icons would be really cool. Also would be really great if they will be compatible with MacGruber PowerHandles Gizmo Scale.

 

[BossG]

Alpha is applied correctly, but I see colored dots on the persons´ hands and feet only, all other dots are brown(ish).
Any ideas what could be the issue?

 

[kretos]

So after playing around with this plugin. I found a very bad bug. It changes nodes states.

Are you sure it is bug in plugin not nodes changed in pose?

 

[lapiro]

Are you sure it is bug in plugin not nodes changed in pose?

Yes, I'm sure. I tested with plugin and without. You can easily reproduce this bug.

 

[DJ]

I'm fine with having all of the persons nodes the same color. What I'd really like is to have a different color for each person, so a two or 3 person scene isn't just a sea of green dots.

For each persons color, a bright version for enabled nodes, and a dark version for disabled.

Does your current plugin allow this? If not, I'd suggest it as an option!

 

[Nawen]

Physics / Person Atom Controls Bug:


As much as I honestly love this plugin and had it as a session plugin for a long time, I discovered a weird bug with it... Seems to reduce physics or edit nodes in some way that highly reduces or kills animations... This problem also happens if the plugin is added to a person atom.. and even once the plugin is removed the issue doesn't stop, movement is heavily reduced.

Easy way to test this for free and see the impact is.

1 - Load VAM be sure its WITHOUT this colored node plugin in session.
2 - Load this free scene : https://hub.virtamate.com/resources/boob-job-to-the-beat-left-right.54580/
3 - Press Play and see the girl move normally as in the video demonstration.
4 - Press Reset and add this Colored Node Plugin, as a session plugin or Person Plugin , doesn't matter.
5 - Press Play again and see her unable to move, nodes limited over 90%, and wont restore until hard reset or closing VAM entirely.

This issue was happening in many scenes and I had no idea, I thought artists were making bad animated scenes with just light wiggles instead of propper thrusting or movement, Finally tracked it down and realized this plugin was somehow reducing movement very heavily... It was one of the last plugins I tried removing because I swore there was no way this one could have anything to do with it...

If no one else believes me or has experienced this or can't replicate it somehow, no worries enjoy, but its been confirmed to be the issue on my installation for whatever reason. And it sucks because I really like this plugin allot for building scenes. Anyhow hope this helps if anyone else experienced this.