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Transcript
00:02
As your design develops, you'll typically have a lot of CVs.
00:08
These subdivision shelf tools turn them on or off for all of the objects
00:13
and they work well if we are, for example, managing the display with layers,
00:19
and I can further simplify the view by using these visibility tools here.
00:24
So I can say, Hide Unselected to isolate this and clear up the screen
00:29
and then just Visible to bring the others back.
00:34
But with subdivision modeling, even one object on one layer can have a lot of CVS.
00:40
And so we've also got these tools up here for CV visibility.
00:44
So let's say I just want to work on this front area here
00:48
so I can select the CVS I want and then I can do maybe an Invisible first
00:54
and then Toggle that visibility.
00:57
So that significantly reduces the complexity on the screen.
01:01
And I can pick the CVs I want more easily.
01:04
And that works even if I apply symmetry, for example.
01:08
So I can pick this CV here,
01:11
and even though the corresponding one isn't visible,
01:14
it's still selected and moved symmetrically.
01:18
And then up here, I can use Visible to get all the CVS back again.
01:24
But often we want to do our modeling with all the design components visible.
01:29
So on the dedicated Control Panel tools,
01:32
Clear All Objects works the same as Controls OFF up here.
01:36
But these ones work on the active item only,
01:39
and that means I've got a bit more control over which CVs are displayed.
01:44
But the limitation of these is that they can't be
01:46
hotkeyed or added to a shelf or marking menu.
01:50
So most users will use a shelf or hotkeyed version
01:53
or a marking menu version for speed.
01:57
And all of these are actually instances of the Display Control tool
02:02
and this lists all the control elements and sets
02:04
their visibility on or off for different situations.
02:09
But we almost never use it from the menu, instead
02:12
it's added to shelves or marking menus as customized versions.
02:16
So for example, if I double-click on here,
02:18
it's just an instance of that tool set up for
02:21
all objects to display the vertices and the hulls,
02:24
which is also edges for subdivisions.
02:27
So you could change that to Active if you prefer
02:30
or alternatively add an extra instance of the tool on your shelf,
02:33
so that you've got both All and Active as options.
02:37
And don't forget that if you want to use these numeric hotkeys,
02:40
then you need to switch to this mode on the prompt line.
02:43
So 4 for all on
02:45
and 5 for all off.
02:49
And the default marking menus are the same tools set up slightly differently.
02:53
So I've got Active here instead of All.
02:56
So I'll just pick the object first and then turn the controls on just for that object
03:01
and Controls OFF is set up for All,
03:05
but also with isoparms
03:06
on here, which I probably don't want for subdivision modeling,
03:09
so I can change that or customize any of the settings.
03:15
And then finally, you've got an alternative workflow here on Preferences > Hotkeys.
03:21
And there's a special section for Display Functions.
03:24
And this has got a list of predefined behaviors for CV display
03:28
similar to the Display Control settings
03:31
and some already have default hotkey assignments.
03:34
So I'm just going to show you one way that you
03:36
could use these efficiently if you like using hotkeys.
03:40
So I'm just gonna add F3 for All Off,
03:43
and then F4 for Active On.
03:46
And obviously you could choose whatever hotkeys you like.
03:49
But I have chosen these as being close together
03:52
on the keyboard because I will use them together.
03:55
So the workflow would be to pick the object I want to work on,
03:58
hit Active On,
03:60
do whatever I want to do with those CVs.
04:03
And then when I want to work on something else instead,
04:05
I don't have to worry about which CVs are currently displayed.
04:08
I just pick the one I want,
04:10
do an All Off and then Active On straight away
04:13
to just swap the display of CVs to that object.
04:17
So these are all methods of doing exactly the same thing,
04:20
and it's up to you to explore the options and discover which one
04:23
is the easiest and quickest for you in your day-to-day workflow.
Video transcript
00:02
As your design develops, you'll typically have a lot of CVs.
00:08
These subdivision shelf tools turn them on or off for all of the objects
00:13
and they work well if we are, for example, managing the display with layers,
00:19
and I can further simplify the view by using these visibility tools here.
00:24
So I can say, Hide Unselected to isolate this and clear up the screen
00:29
and then just Visible to bring the others back.
00:34
But with subdivision modeling, even one object on one layer can have a lot of CVS.
00:40
And so we've also got these tools up here for CV visibility.
00:44
So let's say I just want to work on this front area here
00:48
so I can select the CVS I want and then I can do maybe an Invisible first
00:54
and then Toggle that visibility.
00:57
So that significantly reduces the complexity on the screen.
01:01
And I can pick the CVs I want more easily.
01:04
And that works even if I apply symmetry, for example.
01:08
So I can pick this CV here,
01:11
and even though the corresponding one isn't visible,
01:14
it's still selected and moved symmetrically.
01:18
And then up here, I can use Visible to get all the CVS back again.
01:24
But often we want to do our modeling with all the design components visible.
01:29
So on the dedicated Control Panel tools,
01:32
Clear All Objects works the same as Controls OFF up here.
01:36
But these ones work on the active item only,
01:39
and that means I've got a bit more control over which CVs are displayed.
01:44
But the limitation of these is that they can't be
01:46
hotkeyed or added to a shelf or marking menu.
01:50
So most users will use a shelf or hotkeyed version
01:53
or a marking menu version for speed.
01:57
And all of these are actually instances of the Display Control tool
02:02
and this lists all the control elements and sets
02:04
their visibility on or off for different situations.
02:09
But we almost never use it from the menu, instead
02:12
it's added to shelves or marking menus as customized versions.
02:16
So for example, if I double-click on here,
02:18
it's just an instance of that tool set up for
02:21
all objects to display the vertices and the hulls,
02:24
which is also edges for subdivisions.
02:27
So you could change that to Active if you prefer
02:30
or alternatively add an extra instance of the tool on your shelf,
02:33
so that you've got both All and Active as options.
02:37
And don't forget that if you want to use these numeric hotkeys,
02:40
then you need to switch to this mode on the prompt line.
02:43
So 4 for all on
02:45
and 5 for all off.
02:49
And the default marking menus are the same tools set up slightly differently.
02:53
So I've got Active here instead of All.
02:56
So I'll just pick the object first and then turn the controls on just for that object
03:01
and Controls OFF is set up for All,
03:05
but also with isoparms
03:06
on here, which I probably don't want for subdivision modeling,
03:09
so I can change that or customize any of the settings.
03:15
And then finally, you've got an alternative workflow here on Preferences > Hotkeys.
03:21
And there's a special section for Display Functions.
03:24
And this has got a list of predefined behaviors for CV display
03:28
similar to the Display Control settings
03:31
and some already have default hotkey assignments.
03:34
So I'm just going to show you one way that you
03:36
could use these efficiently if you like using hotkeys.
03:40
So I'm just gonna add F3 for All Off,
03:43
and then F4 for Active On.
03:46
And obviously you could choose whatever hotkeys you like.
03:49
But I have chosen these as being close together
03:52
on the keyboard because I will use them together.
03:55
So the workflow would be to pick the object I want to work on,
03:58
hit Active On,
03:60
do whatever I want to do with those CVs.
04:03
And then when I want to work on something else instead,
04:05
I don't have to worry about which CVs are currently displayed.
04:08
I just pick the one I want,
04:10
do an All Off and then Active On straight away
04:13
to just swap the display of CVs to that object.
04:17
So these are all methods of doing exactly the same thing,
04:20
and it's up to you to explore the options and discover which one
04:23
is the easiest and quickest for you in your day-to-day workflow.
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