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File Menu for trueSpace7.61

Adds functionality to the default file menu.

persistent base install v3 required

The script requires the plugin, Clintons3dPlugin. This can also be found on the persistent install scripts page.

Installation:

  1. install the persistent base if not already installed
  2. drag the node into the link editor and press the install button
  3. remove the node from the scene after install is complete
  4. Reset the File/Help toolbar or reset the default context
original trueSpace file menu

Original File Menu:

The Save and Load are used for all trueSpace objects and scenes.

unofficial updates file menu

Current (Feb 2025) Unofficial Updates File Menu Additions:

  • Save As - Optimize, Scene, Recording and Object
  • Load - Load and Load*
  • Import/Export - NURBS import export
new file menu

New File Menu:

  • Load - Scene, Into Scene, As Sibling and original Load
  • Save As - Scene, SceneRenamed, Object, Recording,
    Object RClickCommand and Optimize are only added if Unofficial Updates are installed
  • Import/Export - only added if NURBS are installed
  • Save Object+/Save Scene+ - only added if the Library Place scripts are installed.
Load

The trueSpace Load command and documentation for the Load are incorrect.

"If empty string is used, current scene will be used as target to load the object into"

The actual behavior is "If empty string is used, the owner of the current selection will be used as target to load the object into"

So if you have a selection inside a subobject or even outside the scene, that is where items will load, not into the top level scene.

  • Scene - load a scene file
  • Into Scene - load into the current scene ignoring the current selection
  • As Sibling - load into the owner of the selection (default tS command behavior)
  • Load - same as "As Sibling"
Save As
  • Scene - save scene file, file name has no effect on the scene name
  • Scene Renamed - save as scene file with the scene node renamed to match
  • Object - save single object selection as an RsObj type file
  • Optimized - Unofficial Updates only
  • Recording - save the scene as a recording. The result is like a scene file but with a smaller size.
Object LMB vs RMB

LMB

  • If multi-selection will produce an error.
  • Will save using the 3D Object icon which is the object as seen in the 3D viewport.
  • Author is taken from the value typed in during the tS installation.
  • Description is blank.

RMB panel

  • Will reduce a multi-selection down to one when the panel opens.
  • Will save using the Library icon which is an orange chair.
  • Author is taken from the panel.
  • Description is taken from the panel.

Compare to the Unofficial Updates File Menu:

  • Menu items were reordered to more closely match the original workspace and modelspace file menu order.
  • New Save as Scene Renamed will automatically rename the current scene
  • UU Save as Scene will
    1. Change selection to root nodes and activate default NAV and If no selection exists, deactivate context widgets.
    2. RemovePanelsFromCurrSelection
    3. Deselect
    I dont know the why of those 3 steps, so they were left out of this version.
  • New save as Object LMB will save any single object selection to the RsObj file. Multi-selections will produce an error.
  • New save as Object RMB code from trueblue so should match any updated UU code.
  • "Load*" was renamed to Load "As Sibling"
  • "Load" was renamed to Load "Into Scene"
  • new "Recording" does not clear the undo history

Notes:

  • compatible with NURBS and Library Place scripts and the trueSpace Unofficial Updates.
  • TODO - tS SDK documentation bug, "If empty string is used, current scene will be used as target to load the object into", sb "If empty string is used, the owner of the current selection will be used as target to load the object into" pg 82 ch2 also wrong
  • Uses a new "General Function Set" - may be expanded to it's own installer later

March 7, 2025

  • Moved Object+ RMB into Object RMB, and removed Object+ button
  • new code from trueblue for the RClickCommand

March 7, 2025

  • Save As Object creates invalid files when used with multi-selections, added restriction and error message
  • Renamed Single Object to Object+ - not happy with this name, can't think of anything else
March 6, 2025
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March 6, 2025