How do you set up a button for line smoothness? (10.5)

[bettermann]

I find myself constantly changing line smoothness and it is slowing down my workflow! How would I make a custom button for line smoothness that I can hotkey?

[momo]

What are you trying to do? What is it that requires you to change your line smoothing constantly?

[bettermann]

I'm animating figures. I want high smooth for curves but when I do small details having high smooth is detrimental so I find myself switching back and forth. After hundreds of frames I feel the time lost. Any clue how to make a button to toggle smoothness?

[Svengali]

Create a button with the following four-line embedded script:

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tv_DrawSmoothing
parse result Active d
Active = 1 - Active
tv_DrawSmoothing Active

Toggles DrawSmoothing on and off.

Sven

[bettermann]

Thank you so much! Is it possible to modify that to set smoothing amounts? I.e. one button for 30 smooth, another for 80.

[Svengali]

Thank you so much! Is it possible to modify that to set smoothing amounts? I.e. one button for 30 smooth, another for 80.

Sure.

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tv_DrawSmoothing
parse result Active RealTime Smoothness d
IF Smoothness == 80
  tv_DrawSmoothing 1 1 30
  tv_Infobar "smoothing = 30"
ELSE
  tv_DrawSmoothing 1 1 80
  tv_Infobar "smoothing = 80"
END

Toggles smoothing between 30 and 80.

Edited April 27:
modified to always set Active = on and RealTime = on and to display the updated smooth setting in the infobar at the bottom...

Sven