How to make a dialable expression morph?

chris-2599934

I've finally made the jump from G2 to G3 (good timing, eh?), but one thing annoys me about the posing. In G2, moving the Eyes Up/;Down dial moved both the eyes and the eyelids. In G3, only the eyes move.

But then I got to thinking, I ought to be able to create some kind of morph that moves the eyes and lids dials as I dial it up and down, just like a regular G3 expression.

So my question is: how do I make a a new dial-moving expresion, and (ideally) have it show up in my G3 pose controls?

Richard Haseltine

1. Set the expression as you want, with everything else zeroed (pose and morphs).
2. Right-click on the parameters pane and set it into Edit Mode
3. Right-click in the group you want to add your control to and select Create New proeprty - name it in the dialogue
4. Set the new proeprty's value to 1
5. Right click on the new proerpty and select ERC Freeze - check that there's nothign listed in the Sub-component list that should be there (just the parameters for your expression), uncheck any interlopers, and click Accept.
6. Test the new property - if it works, zero it and got to File>Save as>Support Assets>Morph Asset, then select your new proeprty in the dialogue, give it values for Author, Product etc. (these determine the folder names used in the Data folder for the figure) and Accept.