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ParOPDrop
Create Parameter CHOP/DAT and Parameter Execute DAT nodes inside a COMP from its custom parameters, by drag and drop or hotkey.
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Toolbar button
Where it appears
Read off the registry hosts in the component, so this is where the tool puts itself in a default install; every one of these can be reordered or hidden from Hub.
- Toolbar buttonas ParOPPlace · position 33
Shortcuts
Global: they fire anywhere in TouchDesigner. Shortcuts scoped to a single panel are a local control scheme and stay off this list.
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ParOpDrop
Use this tool to create Param(Exec) CHOP/DATs inside of COMPs from their Custom Pars.
While being inside a COMP, drag the custom parameter of that COMP onto this toolbar button:
- Ctrl+Alt(Opt)+DragDrop a param: create Par CHOP in child
- Ctrl+Shift+DragDrop a param: create Par DAT
- Alt(Opt)+Shift+DragDrop: create ParExec DAT
You can also drop an operator on the same button to get its Execute DAT:
- Drop a CHOP: creates a CHOP Execute DAT watching every channel (
*) - Drop a single channel: creates a CHOP Execute DAT watching just that channel
- Drop a DAT: creates a DAT Execute DAT watching it
No modifier is needed here. Modifiers on a parameter drop choose between three possible results; an operator drop has only one, and what you dropped decides which channel to watch. The new DAT is created in the network you are looking at, already pointed at its source and with an event turned on (Value Change for a CHOP, Table Change for a DAT) so it can fire immediately.
Achieving the same result there are also hotkeys available when hovering over params:
- Ctrl+Alt(Opt)+P over a param: create Par CHOP in child
- Ctrl+Shift+P over a param: create Par DAT
- Alt(Opt)+Shift+P over a param: create ParExec DAT
Parameters
Its Registry page comes from FNS_ConfigRegistry and FNS_ToolbarRegistry.
Custom
| Control | Type / default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
ActiveActive |
on / offon | Turn ParOPDrop on or off. When on, dragging a custom parameter onto the toolbar button (or pressing its hotkey over one) creates the matching Par CHOP, Par DAT or ParExec DAT inside the COMP. Off leaves the component installed but idle. |
KeyKeys |
textp | Key held to drop an operator reference onto a parameter. Modifiers are ignored. |