CUAManager v 18
Requires VAM 1.22.0.0 or later!
* New: Auto load trigger can handle plugin presets.
See description page video how to set one up.
* New: Quick canvas button to merge plugin preset added.
* Updated plugin interface - the interface is split into separate pages for easier navigation and to reduce scrolling. (I got tired of endless scrolling and updating the plugin UI was terrible!)
* Quick button to merge clothing is now always in 'compact mode'.
* Person scale is now preserved when you use the quick canvas button to select a new appearance. You can disable this in the options menu. (I found myself often checking the scale of the person before selecting a new appearance preset).
* Updated entire plugin description page to reflect the latest version of CUAManager.
* Added video guides to the plugin description how to:
- Create a preset
- Load a preset
- Create a trigger
Don't forget to update your session plugin presets!
Limitations for triggers and person plugin presets
This info is on the plugin description page
The CUAManager is pretty verbose when it comes to the plugin preset handling, showing when removing, skipping, updating and adding plugin presets. You can turn off the verbose logs from the settings but I recommend you leaving them on as it gives you information when it changes plugins.
More about quick canvas button to merge plugin preset:
"Merge Plugin" will always merge plugin presets. Using the "(R)" button does an additional task where it replaces any plugins with the same pluginUrl as contained within the selected plugin preset. Use this when you want to replace plugins to enhance the life of the characters in scenes, such as Glance, Expressions, Gaze, ImprovedPov, Embody or other plugins with your own.
Technically, this *clears* the existing plugins first before adding your selected plugin preset using merge load. This has the benfit of preserving the pluginUids for all other plugins (such as Timeline) which could otherwise destroy scene triggers.
Use case: I usually replace any Glance plugin in scenes with my own plugin preset with Glance with my own settings, making glance behave as I want! This is when I use the "(R)" option to clear any existing Glance plugins, if any.