Hello mgear user.
I customized a quick function of setting and updating mgear component types for my team, which can easily and quickly set and update to the related component types in the manager.
This function supports setting and updating “multiple components of the same type at the same time”.
They are located in Shifter Guide Manager and Dag Menu respectively. Both entrances can quickly update the component type selected in the viewport, but they are located in different positions, so that users can freely choose the function entrance according to their preferences.
What it looks like in Shifter Guide Manager:
What it looks like in DagMenu:
Let’s take a look at how it works.
In Shifter Guide Manager, you can directly update the component type selected in the Manager to the component selected in the viewport.
In DagMenu, there will be a “Select Related Component Scope” selection window before setting the update. This design is for users to set and update across types according to their needs.
I think the types in the current manager are roughly divided into two types, one is what I call “Default”, which is the current majority of component types (or the type before the EPIC component appeared or called “Old”), and the other is called “EPIC”, which is the component designed for the UE engine.
For example, users can update the “arm_2jnt_01” setting to “EPIC_arm_01” and vice versa. Although the mixed use of non-EPIC components and EPIC components has no practical application in our team, and I don’t know if other mgear users have practical applications, the “Select Related Component Scope” selection window is designed to give users maximum flexibility.
The following gif should be able to clearly demonstrate what I mean:
I am willing to hear your voice, and any questions or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
(English is not my native language, the above text comes from Google Translate.)