Panel: Advanced Setup¶
The Advanced setup panel offers several sub sections of customisation options.
Warning
Use these parameters with care.
Subpanel: Object Names¶
Subpanel: Set Attributes¶
Here Key attribes needed for SMS Mapper to function correctly are set up.
Dropdown Menu: Socket Field¶
Select a Socket Field that contains the Attribute Values.
Key Frame¶
Add Keyframe (+): Add a keyframe on the selected Socket Field.
Recommended to only use with the Main Value, but other socket fields may be animated as per your use case.
Note
This will update the following components:
Insert a keyframe on the selected Socket Field for each country object.
Insert a keyframe on Value_Min and Value_Max.
Clear All Keyframes (×): Remove all keyframes.
Removes all keyframes on all Country objects for all frames.
Subpanel: Input Socket Setup¶
Here Key attribes needed for SMS Mapper to function correctly are set up.
Dropdown Menu: Socket Field¶
Select a Socket Field that contains the Attribute Values.
Delete Inputs¶
Selected: Remove input socket from M_Master node.
Note
This will remove and disconnect the selected Input Socket for all Country Objects:
All: Remove input socket from M_Master node.
Note
This will remove and disconnect all Input Sockets for all Country Objects:
Change Socket Type¶
Warning
This might clear Socket Values:
Integer: Change selected socket type to integer (1, 2, -3).
Float: Change selected socket type to float (1.1, 2.8, -3.15).
String: Change selected socket type to string (Asia, Africa, Europe).
Reset Socket Values¶
Warning
This will clear Socket Values:
Zero Socket Values: Clear all Values for selected Socket Field.
Calculate Main Value Range¶
Note
Socket type must be float or integer:
Set Main Value Range: Recalculate Min/Max based on selected Socket Field.
Value_Main_Min: The main value minimum as calculated above.
Value_Main_Max: The main value maximum as calculated above.
Value_Main_Scale_Min: Scales the Main Value miminimum range.
Value_Main_Scale_Max: Scales the Main Value maximum range
Note
Use these scale values to set extrusion and translation limits on country objects.
Subpanel: Modifier Setup¶
Settings related to Geometry Node Modifiers on Country Objects.
Remove Modifier: Removes the Mapper Geometry Nodes Modifier from each object in the collection M_Countries.
Remove All Modifiers: Removes all Modifiers from each object in the collection M_Countries.
Create Master Tree: Creates a new Mapper Modifier on each object in the collection M_Countries and assigns the M_Master node tree.
Remove Master Tree: Unlinks the the M_Master node tree from the Mapper Modifier on each object in the collection M_Countries.
Get Attributes Tree: Inserts the the M_Objects node tree into the M_Master Node tree.