CURVE TO PROXY CARDS

This tool is created to simplify the conversion of Groom curves into geometry cards. 

In the Tube Manager UI, select curve(s), and click on Create Card Layer

Card Layer UI
Create Card Layer:

• Select curve(s), and click on this button to create a new card layer.

Refresh List:

• Sometimes a layer is deleted or when a new Maya scene is opened, click on this button to refresh the layer list so it can pick up correct layers in current scene.

Extract All Layers:

• Makes a duplicate of proxy cards from all card layers.

Remove All Layers:

• Delete all layers and the setup.

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You can Copy & Paste a layer by right clicking on the 'xgtCardGroup' button
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Card Control UI

Select Cards:

• Users can now click on this bottom on the very top of the UI to quickly select all cards in this layer.

​Template On Curve Toggle:

• When this is turn on, curve toggling will also set template to the geometry. Sometimes this allows easier viewing of the geometry while moving CV's of curves.

Re-Cal Curve:

• After manipulating curve CVs, if the length of the curve has changed, click on this button to re-length geometries to the length of curves.

​Root Extend:

• Sometimes the underlying head/body geo have curvatures, this allows the proxy cards to ‘go into’ the head/body geo so there are no ‘gaps’.

Orient: 

• This option will attempt to orient the normal of cards to the selected mesh. Set an iteration amount for it to run, select card(s) in the current layer, and then shift select the scalp mesh. Please note that higher iterations will be slower to calculate.

Master Tab

Length SubD:

• Controls the length subdivision of all cards in the current layer.

Width SubD: 

• Controls the width subdivision of all tubes in the current layer.

Scale: 

• Controls the size of all tubes in the current layer.

Length:

• Controls the length of all cards in the current layer.

Rotation:

• ​Rotates all tubes in layer in degrees.

Twist:

• Twists cards around the central axis. This setting needs to be coupled with the twist ramp.

Target Tab
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Show Selected Tube(s) Control: 

• Select card(s), and click on this button to reveal individual controls for selected card(s). Please note, adjusting settings from the Master Tab will reset settings for each individual tube.