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      "description": "From Derivative\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tJump to navigation\n\t\tJump to search\n\t\t\nThe Animation  is a special component used for creating keyframe animation channels. The component contains a pre-defined network utilizing a Keyframe CHOP and a number of Table DATs to define the animated CHOP channels.\t\t\nThe Animation Editor is the user interface for creating and editing the animation of the Animation .\t\t\t\nThe Animation  has both in and out  connectors. \t\t\t\nAnimation  Inputs\t\t\t\nWith no input connected, the Animation 's index loops over the time range of the channels. \t\t\t\nThe  input can be used to manually control the index of the animated channels. For example, if the channels are keyed from frame 1 to 600, you can connect an input to the component and manually drive the animation output by feeding it a number between 1 and 600 (indexes outside the range will use the channel extend conditions). \t\t\t\nUsing the  's Index Units menu, you can drive the animation with numbers expressed in seconds, samples, or a fraction where 0 is the start and 1 is the end.\t\t\t\nAnimation  Outputs\nThe  output gives access to the animation channel's current value. CHOPs can be directly connected or a Null CHOP may be appended for exporting the channels to parameters. The current channel values can also be viewed by turning on the Animation 's node viewer.\t\t\t\n\n\nanimationCOMP_Class\n\nContents\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nKeyframing any parameter, attribute, or data in TouchDesigner begins with an Animation . You can create an Animation  from;\t\t\t\n\nThe OP Create Dialog\nRight-click on any parameter of an .  RMB ->  Parameter in... -> New Animation to create a new Animation To open the Animation Editor, right-click on an Animation  and select Edit Animation... to open that animation in the editor.  You can also change any pane to Animation Editor type and the Editor will open whilst pointing to the last Animation  that was scoped.\t\t\t\nThen you can create and keyframe animation channels. Refer to the Animation Editor for instructions on keyframing.\t\t\t\n\n\n\n  timeref - The location the Animation  looks to for its time information. This is used for default channel range and rate when the  parameter on the Range page is set to .\n\n\n\t\t\n  playmode -  - Specifies the method used to playback the animation or allows the output the entire animation curve.\n\n locked - This mode locks the animation position to the timeline. Scrubbing or jumping in the timeline will change the animation position accordingly. The parameters Play, Speed, Cue, and Cue  are disabled in this mode since the timeline is directly controlling the animation's position. input - This mode allows the user to specify a particular position in the animation using the index input on the Animation  (the  input to the Animation ).  The Input Index Unit parameter can be used to change the units of the input channel. Use this mode for random access to any location in the animation for maximum flexibility. sequential - This mode continually plays regardless of the timeline position (the Index parameter is disabled). Reset and Speed parameters below are enabled to allow some control. outputrange - This option outputs the entire animation channel range.  This is useful for using the Animation  to create custom lookup curves/channels.\n\t\t\n  play - Animation plays when On and stops when Off. This animation playback control is only available when Play Mode is Sequential.\n\n\n\n  speed - This is a speed multiplier which only works when Play Mode is Sequential. A value of 1 is the default playback speed. A value of 2 is double speed, 0.5 is half speed and so on. Negative values will play the animation backwards.\n\n\n\n  cue - Jumps to Cue  when set to 1. Only available when Play Mode is Sequential.\n\n\n\t\t\n  cuepulse - Instantly jumps to the Cue .\n\n\n\t\t\n  cuepoint - Set any index in the animation as a point to jump to. Only available when Play Mode is Sequential.\n\n\n\t\t\n  cuepointunit - Units used when setting the Cue  parameter.\n\n\n\t\t\n  inputindexunit -  - When  is set to Use Input Index use this menu to choose the units for the index input channel. For example, choose between setting the index with frames or seconds. The Units X option sets the index to use the key information directly from the key  table inside the Animation , disregarding any custom settings found in the attributes  table.\n\n samples - frames - seconds - fraction - xunits -\n\t\t\n  cyclic -  - Adapts the range of the animation for cyclic or non-cyclic input indices. When using a cyclic input index the lookup value for index 0.0 and 1.0 result in the same value. To avoid this, set Cyclic Range to Yes and the lookup will cycle smoothly.\n\n auto - Checks the right extend condition of each channel (Assumes type cycle and mirror are cyclic lookups). yes - Cycles the output when index is outside the animation range. no - Does not cycle the output when index is outside the animation range.\n\t\t\n  specifyedit - Turn this on to enable the edit attributes parameter below.\n\n\n\t\t\n  editorigin - Changes the origin of the animation channel edits. This does not change the data stored in the key  table, but it does effect the channels display in the graph and playback of the animation.\n\n\n\t\t\n  editrate - Changes the rate of the animation channel edits. This does not change the data stored in the key  table, but it does effect the channels display in the graph and playback of the animation.\n\n\n\t\t\n  editanimation - Clicking this button will open this Animation  in the Animation Editor.\n\n\n\n\n\n  rangetype -  - Set the working range for the Animation .\n\n timeline - Uses the range set in the timeline specified by the Time  parameter on the previous Animation parameter page. custom - Set a custom range using the Start and End parameters below.\n\t\t\n  start - Start of the Custom range, expressed in units seconds, frames or samples.\n\n\n\t\t\n  startunit - Select the units to use for this parameter, Samples, Frames, or Seconds.\n\n\n\t\t\n  end - End of the Custom range, expressed in units seconds, frames or samples.\n\n\n\t\t\n  endunit - Select the units to use for this parameter, Samples, Frames, or Seconds.\n\n\n\t\t\n  tleft -  - Determines the output of the channels when past the 'End' position. Does not affect Play Mode = Output Full Range, to manipulate the Extend Conditions of that mode adjust the Extend parameters of the Keyframe CHOP inside the Animation .\n\n hold - Hold the current value of the channel. slope - Continue the slope before the start of the channel. cycle - Cycle the channel repeatedly. mirror - Cycle the channel repeatedly, mirroring every other cycle. default - Use the constant value specified in the Default Value parameter.\n\t\t\n  tright -  - Determines the output of the channels when before the 'Start' position. Does not affect Play Mode = Output Full Range, to manipulate the Extend Conditions of that mode adjust the Extend parameters of the Keyframe CHOP inside the Animation .\n\n hold - Hold the current value of the channel. slope - Continue the slope after the end of the channel. cycle - Cycle the channel repeatedly. mirror - Cycle the channel repeatedly, mirroring every other cycle. default - Use the constant value specified in the Default Value parameter.\n\t\t\n  tdefault - The value used for the Default Value trim conditio above.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe  parameter page sets the component's python extensions.  Please see extensions for more information.\n\n  ext - Sequence of info for creating extensions on this component\n\n\n\n  ext0object - A number of class instances that can be attached to the component.\n\n\n    \n  ext0name - Optional name to search by, instead of the instance class name.\n\n\n\n  ext0promote - Controls whether or not the extensions are visible directly at the component level, or must be accessed through the .ext member.  Example:  n.Somefunction vs n.ext.Somefunction\n\n\n\n\n  reinitextensions - Recompile all extension objects. Normally extension objects are compiled only when they are referenced and their definitions have changed.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Common parameter page sets the component's node viewer and clone relationships.\n\n  parentshortcut - Specifies a name you can use anywhere inside the component as the path to that component. See Parent Shortcut.\n\n\n\n  opshortcut - Specifies a name you can use anywhere at all as the path to that component. See Global OP Shortcut.\n\n\n\n  iop - Sequence header for internal operators.\n\n\n\n  iop0shortcut - Specifies a name you can use anywhere inside the component as a path to \"Internal \" below. See Internal Operators.\n\n\n\n  iop0op - The path to the Internal OP inside this component. See Internal Operators.\n\n\n\n\n  opviewer - Select which operator's node viewer to use when the Node View parameter above is set to Operator .\n\n\n\n  enablecloning - Control if the OP should be actively cloneing. Turning this off causes this node to stop cloning it's ' Master'.\n\n\n\n  enablecloningpulse - Instantaneously clone the contents.\n\n\n\n  clone -  to a component used as the Master Clone.\n\n\n\n  loadondemand - Loads the component into memory only when required. Good to use for components that are not always used in the project.\n\n\n\n  enableexternaltox - When on (default), the external  file will be loaded when the  starts and the contents of the  will match that of the external . This can be turned off to avoid loading from the referenced external  on startup if desired (the contents of the  are instead loaded from the  file). Useful if you wish to have a  reference an external  but not always load from it unless you specifically push the Re-Init Network parameter button.\n\n\n\n  enableexternaltoxpulse - This button will re-load from the external  file (if present).\n\n\n\n  externaltox -  to a  file on disk which will source the component's contents upon start of a . This allows for components to contain networks that can be updated independently. If the  file can not be found, whatever the  file was saved with will be loaded.\n\n\n\n  reloadcustom - When this checkbox is enabled, the values of the component's Custom Parameters are reloaded when the .tox is reloaded. This only affects top-level parameters on the component, all parameters on nodes inside the component are always reloaded with the .tox.\n\n\n\n  reloadbuiltin - When this checkbox is enabled, the values of the component's built-in parameters are reloaded when the .tox is reloaded. This only affects top-level parameters on the component, all parameters on nodes inside the component are always reloaded with the .tox.\n\n\n\n  savebackup - When this checkbox is enabled, a backup copy of the component specified by the External  parameter is saved in the  file.  This backup copy will be used if the External  can not be found. This may happen if the  was renamed, deleted, or the  file is running on another computer that is missing component media.\n\n\n\n  subcompname - When loading from an External  file, this option allows you to reach into the  and pull out a  and make that the top-level , ignoring everything else in the file (except for the contents of that ). For example if a  file named project1 contains project1/geo1, putting geo1 as the Sub- to Load, will result in geo1 being loaded in place of the current . If this parameter is blank, it just loads the  file normally using the top level  in the file.\n\n\n\n  relpath -  - Set whether the child file paths within this  are relative to the  itself or the , or inherit from parent.\n\n inherit - Inherit setting from parent. project - The path, when specified as a relative path, will be relative to the  file. externaltox - The path, when specified as a relative path, will be relative to the  file. 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The grey dashed lines between nodes is a Reference or Link that indicates one operator is getting data from another operator from any Operator Family.\n\n\nThe grey dashed lines between nodes is a Reference (or Link). A Reference is (1) a Parameter Reference, a parameter in an OP that is a name or path to another operator, (2) a Node Reference, an expression in a parameter or DAT script that contains the name or path of another operator, (3) a DAT Cell Reference or (4) a CHOP Channel Reference.\n\n\nA Link or Reference is a dashed line between nodes that represent other data flowing between nodes. Examples are CHOP Exports, node Paths in parameters, and expressions in parameters referencing CHOP channels, DAT tables and other nodes. In contrast is a Wire that connects nodes in the same Operator Family.\n\n\n\nThe panel at the bottom of TouchDesigner, it controls the current global looping Time your TouchDesigner project, or of just one component.\n\n\n\nEach SOP has a list of Points. Each point has an XYZ 3D position value plus other optional attributes. Each polygon Primitive is defined by a vertex list, which is list of point numbers.\n\n\n\nTo \"pulse\" a parameter is to send it a signal from (1) an exported CHOP channel or (2) a python command or (3) a mouse click that causes a new action to occur immediately. A pulse via python is via the .pulse() function on a pulse-type parameter, such as Reset parameter in a Speed CHOP. A pulse from a CHOP is typically a 0 to 1 to 0 signal in an exported channel.\n\n\n\nAn Operator Family that manipulates text strings: multi-line text or tables. Multi-line text is often a python Script or GLSL Shader, but can be any multi-line text. Tables are rows and columns of cells, each containing a text string.\n\n\n\nInformation associated with SOP geometry. 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      "description": "From Derivative\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tJump to navigation\n\t\tJump to search\n\t\t\nThe Animation  is a special component used for creating keyframe animation channels. The component contains a pre-defined network utilizing a Keyframe CHOP and a number of Table DATs to define the animated CHOP channels.\t\t\nThe Animation Editor is the user interface for creating and editing the animation of the Animation .\t\t\t\nThe Animation  has both in and out  connectors. \t\t\t\nAnimation  Inputs\t\t\t\nWith no input connected, the Animation 's index loops over the time range of the channels. \t\t\t\nThe  input can be used to manually control the index of the animated channels. For example, if the channels are keyed from frame 1 to 600, you can connect an input to the component and manually drive the animation output by feeding it a number between 1 and 600 (indexes outside the range will use the channel extend conditions). \t\t\t\nUsing the  's Index Units menu, you can drive the animation with numbers expressed in seconds, samples, or a fraction where 0 is the start and 1 is the end.\t\t\t\nAnimation  Outputs\nThe  output gives access to the animation channel's current value. CHOPs can be directly connected or a Null CHOP may be appended for exporting the channels to parameters. The current channel values can also be viewed by turning on the Animation 's node viewer.\t\t\t\n\n\nanimationCOMP_Class\n\nContents\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nKeyframing any parameter, attribute, or data in TouchDesigner begins with an Animation . You can create an Animation  from;\t\t\t\n\nThe OP Create Dialog\nRight-click on any parameter of an .  RMB ->  Parameter in... -> New Animation to create a new Animation To open the Animation Editor, right-click on an Animation  and select Edit Animation... to open that animation in the editor.  You can also change any pane to Animation Editor type and the Editor will open whilst pointing to the last Animation  that was scoped.\t\t\t\nThen you can create and keyframe animation channels. Refer to the Animation Editor for instructions on keyframing.\t\t\t\n\n\n\n  timeref - The location the Animation  looks to for its time information. This is used for default channel range and rate when the  parameter on the Range page is set to .\n\n\n\t\t\n  playmode -  - Specifies the method used to playback the animation or allows the output the entire animation curve.\n\n locked - This mode locks the animation position to the timeline. Scrubbing or jumping in the timeline will change the animation position accordingly. The parameters Play, Speed, Cue, and Cue  are disabled in this mode since the timeline is directly controlling the animation's position. input - This mode allows the user to specify a particular position in the animation using the index input on the Animation  (the  input to the Animation ).  The Input Index Unit parameter can be used to change the units of the input channel. Use this mode for random access to any location in the animation for maximum flexibility. sequential - This mode continually plays regardless of the timeline position (the Index parameter is disabled). Reset and Speed parameters below are enabled to allow some control. outputrange - This option outputs the entire animation channel range.  This is useful for using the Animation  to create custom lookup curves/channels.\n\t\t\n  play - Animation plays when On and stops when Off. This animation playback control is only available when Play Mode is Sequential.\n\n\n\n  speed - This is a speed multiplier which only works when Play Mode is Sequential. A value of 1 is the default playback speed. A value of 2 is double speed, 0.5 is half speed and so on. Negative values will play the animation backwards.\n\n\n\n  cue - Jumps to Cue  when set to 1. Only available when Play Mode is Sequential.\n\n\n\t\t\n  cuepulse - Instantly jumps to the Cue .\n\n\n\t\t\n  cuepoint - Set any index in the animation as a point to jump to. Only available when Play Mode is Sequential.\n\n\n\t\t\n  cuepointunit - Units used when setting the Cue  parameter.\n\n\n\t\t\n  inputindexunit -  - When  is set to Use Input Index use this menu to choose the units for the index input channel. For example, choose between setting the index with frames or seconds. The Units X option sets the index to use the key information directly from the key  table inside the Animation , disregarding any custom settings found in the attributes  table.\n\n samples - frames - seconds - fraction - xunits -\n\t\t\n  cyclic -  - Adapts the range of the animation for cyclic or non-cyclic input indices. When using a cyclic input index the lookup value for index 0.0 and 1.0 result in the same value. To avoid this, set Cyclic Range to Yes and the lookup will cycle smoothly.\n\n auto - Checks the right extend condition of each channel (Assumes type cycle and mirror are cyclic lookups). yes - Cycles the output when index is outside the animation range. no - Does not cycle the output when index is outside the animation range.\n\t\t\n  specifyedit - Turn this on to enable the edit attributes parameter below.\n\n\n\t\t\n  editorigin - Changes the origin of the animation channel edits. This does not change the data stored in the key  table, but it does effect the channels display in the graph and playback of the animation.\n\n\n\t\t\n  editrate - Changes the rate of the animation channel edits. This does not change the data stored in the key  table, but it does effect the channels display in the graph and playback of the animation.\n\n\n\t\t\n  editanimation - Clicking this button will open this Animation  in the Animation Editor.\n\n\n\n\n\n  rangetype -  - Set the working range for the Animation .\n\n timeline - Uses the range set in the timeline specified by the Time  parameter on the previous Animation parameter page. custom - Set a custom range using the Start and End parameters below.\n\t\t\n  start - Start of the Custom range, expressed in units seconds, frames or samples.\n\n\n\t\t\n  startunit - Select the units to use for this parameter, Samples, Frames, or Seconds.\n\n\n\t\t\n  end - End of the Custom range, expressed in units seconds, frames or samples.\n\n\n\t\t\n  endunit - Select the units to use for this parameter, Samples, Frames, or Seconds.\n\n\n\t\t\n  tleft -  - Determines the output of the channels when past the 'End' position. Does not affect Play Mode = Output Full Range, to manipulate the Extend Conditions of that mode adjust the Extend parameters of the Keyframe CHOP inside the Animation .\n\n hold - Hold the current value of the channel. slope - Continue the slope before the start of the channel. cycle - Cycle the channel repeatedly. mirror - Cycle the channel repeatedly, mirroring every other cycle. default - Use the constant value specified in the Default Value parameter.\n\t\t\n  tright -  - Determines the output of the channels when before the 'Start' position. Does not affect Play Mode = Output Full Range, to manipulate the Extend Conditions of that mode adjust the Extend parameters of the Keyframe CHOP inside the Animation .\n\n hold - Hold the current value of the channel. slope - Continue the slope after the end of the channel. cycle - Cycle the channel repeatedly. mirror - Cycle the channel repeatedly, mirroring every other cycle. default - Use the constant value specified in the Default Value parameter.\n\t\t\n  tdefault - The value used for the Default Value trim conditio above.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe  parameter page sets the component's python extensions.  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For example, if the channels are keyed from frame 1 to 600, you can connect an input to the component and manually drive the animation output by feeding it a number between 1 and 600 (indexes outside the range will use the channel extend conditions). \t\t\t\nUsing the  's Index Units menu, you can drive the animation with numbers expressed in seconds, samples, or a fraction where 0 is the start and 1 is the end.\t\t\t\nAnimation  Outputs\nThe  output gives access to the animation channel's current value. CHOPs can be directly connected or a Null CHOP may be appended for exporting the channels to parameters. The current channel values can also be viewed by turning on the Animation 's node viewer.\t\t\t\n\n\nanimationCOMP_Class\n\nContents\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nKeyframing any parameter, attribute, or data in TouchDesigner begins with an Animation . You can create an Animation  from;\t\t\t\n\nThe OP Create Dialog\nRight-click on any parameter of an .  RMB ->  Parameter in... -> New Animation to create a new Animation To open the Animation Editor, right-click on an Animation  and select Edit Animation... to open that animation in the editor.  You can also change any pane to Animation Editor type and the Editor will open whilst pointing to the last Animation  that was scoped.\t\t\t\nThen you can create and keyframe animation channels. Refer to the Animation Editor for instructions on keyframing.\t\t\t\n\n\n\n  timeref - The location the Animation  looks to for its time information. This is used for default channel range and rate when the  parameter on the Range page is set to .\n\n\n\t\t\n  playmode -  - Specifies the method used to playback the animation or allows the output the entire animation curve.\n\n locked - This mode locks the animation position to the timeline. Scrubbing or jumping in the timeline will change the animation position accordingly. The parameters Play, Speed, Cue, and Cue  are disabled in this mode since the timeline is directly controlling the animation's position. input - This mode allows the user to specify a particular position in the animation using the index input on the Animation  (the  input to the Animation ).  The Input Index Unit parameter can be used to change the units of the input channel. Use this mode for random access to any location in the animation for maximum flexibility. sequential - This mode continually plays regardless of the timeline position (the Index parameter is disabled). Reset and Speed parameters below are enabled to allow some control. outputrange - This option outputs the entire animation channel range.  This is useful for using the Animation  to create custom lookup curves/channels.\n\t\t\n  play - Animation plays when On and stops when Off. 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The Units X option sets the index to use the key information directly from the key  table inside the Animation , disregarding any custom settings found in the attributes  table.\n\n samples - frames - seconds - fraction - xunits -\n\t\t\n  cyclic -  - Adapts the range of the animation for cyclic or non-cyclic input indices. When using a cyclic input index the lookup value for index 0.0 and 1.0 result in the same value. To avoid this, set Cyclic Range to Yes and the lookup will cycle smoothly.\n\n auto - Checks the right extend condition of each channel (Assumes type cycle and mirror are cyclic lookups). yes - Cycles the output when index is outside the animation range. no - Does not cycle the output when index is outside the animation range.\n\t\t\n  specifyedit - Turn this on to enable the edit attributes parameter below.\n\n\n\t\t\n  editorigin - Changes the origin of the animation channel edits. This does not change the data stored in the key  table, but it does effect the channels display in the graph and playback of the animation.\n\n\n\t\t\n  editrate - Changes the rate of the animation channel edits. This does not change the data stored in the key  table, but it does effect the channels display in the graph and playback of the animation.\n\n\n\t\t\n  editanimation - Clicking this button will open this Animation  in the Animation Editor.\n\n\n\n\n\n  rangetype -  - Set the working range for the Animation .\n\n timeline - Uses the range set in the timeline specified by the Time  parameter on the previous Animation parameter page. custom - Set a custom range using the Start and End parameters below.\n\t\t\n  start - Start of the Custom range, expressed in units seconds, frames or samples.\n\n\n\t\t\n  startunit - Select the units to use for this parameter, Samples, Frames, or Seconds.\n\n\n\t\t\n  end - End of the Custom range, expressed in units seconds, frames or samples.\n\n\n\t\t\n  endunit - Select the units to use for this parameter, Samples, Frames, or Seconds.\n\n\n\t\t\n  tleft -  - Determines the output of the channels when past the 'End' position. Does not affect Play Mode = Output Full Range, to manipulate the Extend Conditions of that mode adjust the Extend parameters of the Keyframe CHOP inside the Animation .\n\n hold - Hold the current value of the channel. slope - Continue the slope before the start of the channel. cycle - Cycle the channel repeatedly. mirror - Cycle the channel repeatedly, mirroring every other cycle. default - Use the constant value specified in the Default Value parameter.\n\t\t\n  tright -  - Determines the output of the channels when before the 'Start' position. Does not affect Play Mode = Output Full Range, to manipulate the Extend Conditions of that mode adjust the Extend parameters of the Keyframe CHOP inside the Animation .\n\n hold - Hold the current value of the channel. slope - Continue the slope after the end of the channel. cycle - Cycle the channel repeatedly. mirror - Cycle the channel repeatedly, mirroring every other cycle. default - Use the constant value specified in the Default Value parameter.\n\t\t\n  tdefault - The value used for the Default Value trim conditio above.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe  parameter page sets the component's python extensions.  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