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dbw_tb - A toolbox for Lua

lua_fs - std::filesystem for LuaScripting in Luadbw_tb - A toolbox for Lua dbw_tb - A toolbox for Lua This is a custom library of tools designed to work with vai. local tb = require("dbw_tb") Currently there's only one function to match a string to a pattern using advanced globbing: glob_match (string, pattern, caseInsensitive)

Installation & Licensing - [Additional files]

Installation & Licensingvai - vfx asset inspectorNavigation Installation & Licensing Installation Vai is distributed using a normal installer. It is recommended to remove an old version before installing. ---------- Adding the location of VAI to the path may result in an error due to windows limitations. We'll attempt to find a workaround for that.

Custom file locations

Command Line Optionsvai - vfx asset inspectorCustom file locations Custom file locations vai allows you to add custom environment maps, UV texture maps, matcaps as well as lua scripts. These are located in: %appdata%\db&w\vai on Windows Asset Type Path Environment maps %appdata%\db&w\vai\images\environments Matcaps

Command Line Options

Supported 3D file formatsvai - vfx asset inspectorCustom file locations Command Line Options Usage: vai.exe [options] [files ... ] Options: -v, -- version Displays version information.-d, -- debug Enable debugging options.-i, -- instance Launch new Instance.-l, -- lua Launch Lua -s, -- script

Supported 3D file formats

Scripting in Luavai - vfx asset inspectorCommand Line Options Supported 3D file formats Reading File Type Extension Direct3D XFile .x Wavefront Object .obj Additive manufacturing file format(AMF) .amf Discreet 3DS .3ds Discreet 3DS .prj Quake III Mesh .md3 Quake II Mesh .md2 Stanford Polygon Library (PLY)

Keyboard shortcuts

Preferencesvai - vfx asset inspectorScripting in Lua Keyboard shortcuts The keyboard shortcuts can be edited in the Preferences. Shortcuts trigger a Lua script function which in turn executes the desired operation. This is a list of the default shortcuts: Shortcut Function Lua Command Globalalt-p

Preferences

Viewportvai - vfx asset inspectorKeyboard shortcuts Preferences The preferences control various aspects of the application and are currently divided into four sections. On Windows, the preferences are stored in %appdata%/db&w/vai/vaiPrefs.usda. Viewport These are settings for new viewports. Default Environment Map

Viewport

Toolbarvai - vfx asset inspectorPreferences Viewport Toolbar Every viewport has a toolbar at the top that is specific to the viewport it's attached to: It contains the following tools from left to right: Left Side Toggle HuD Toggle the HuD overlay. Toggle Turntable Toggle the turntable on and off.

Toolbar

Main Menuvai - vfx asset inspectorViewport Toolbar The toolbar contains buttons for the following functions: Open Reload Save... Open Lua Console Open Lua Log About... Quit

Main Menu

Navigationvai - vfx asset inspectorToolbar Main Menu The main menu has the following submenus: File Open... Opens a new file. This can also be accomplished via the command line or by dragging and dropping a file to open onto the application. Recent Files Shows a list of the last files that were opened.

Navigation

Installation and Licensingvai - vfx asset inspectorMain Menu Navigation vai defaults to Maya style navigation but also supports the numpad like Blender does and also supports the SpaceMouse. Mouse Navigation Alt-LMB Tumble MMB Walk Alt-MMB Truck Alt-RMB Dolly Scroll Wheel Zoom Keyboard shortcuts Ctrl-F

lua_fs - std::filesystem for Lua

lua_fs - std::filesystem for LuaScripting in Luadbw_tb - A toolbox for Lua lua_fs - std::filesystem for Lua lua_fs is a Lua loadable shared library that exposes the C++17 std::filesystem library through sol2. Paths can be passed as ordinary Lua strings or as fs.path objects. Filesystem failures raise a Lua error containing the operating-system error message.

Scripting in Lua

Keyboard shortcutsvai - vfx asset inspectorSupported 3D file formats Scripting in Lua Vai can be scripted using Lua. A comprehensive list of available command can be retrieved using the help() command in the lua console. To get a single list of all commands, use help_all(). To monitor which commands are being used by buttons and menu items, use the Lua History panel.

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