{"id":2181,"date":"2020-01-12T22:02:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T05:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistedancediva.co.uk\/wp\/?p=2181"},"modified":"2023-08-22T14:35:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:35:44","slug":"smartdancer-116-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistedancediva.co.uk\/wp\/?p=2181","title":{"rendered":"SmartDancer 116 – SETUP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check the contents of the SD Box for:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 – SmartDancer Controller – v9.8 or later<\/span><\/strong>
\n 2 – ArtisteAnchor – v3.3g or later<\/span><\/strong>
\n 3 – Artiste Performance HUD\u00a0 v12.3 or later –\u00a0 NOT NEEDED for STANDALONE use of SmartDancer<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n 4 – Goes Into Animesh – 2 scripts and a *smartdancer nc – THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED by notecards and scripts INSIDE the FILE-COPIER<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n 5\u00a0 – Help — Refer to the Website for HELP as it will be the most up to date.\u00a0 Help is\u00a0 just a cheat-sheet for commands.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

SmartDancer 146 \u2013 AUTOMATIC QuickStart Setup For SmartDancer File Copier and SmartDancer Replicator<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n<\/strong>1 – CHANNELS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

NOTE<\/strong>: ResetScripts<\/strong> after you change nc info<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0You can often do that with a menu<\/strong>.\u00a0 There is also a Relay HUD for distance manipulation of your SmartDancer Controller.<\/strong>\u00a0 Controller<\/strong> has a menu and Anchor<\/strong> has a menu and HUD<\/strong> has a menu.<\/span><\/p>\n

The MOST IMPORTANT THING to do is choose a unique channel for anchor to animesh\/palette<\/span> communications:
\n<\/span><\/strong>
\n1) the unnamed entry<\/span> in the\u00a0*anchor nc<\/span> in the Anchor <\/span>MUST MATCH –><\/span><\/strong>
\n2) the\u00a0AnchorToAnimeshAndAvatarChannel entry<\/span> in the *smartdancer <\/span><\/span>nc<\/span> that goes in the animesh and\/or <\/span>palette <\/span>AND MUST MATCH –><\/span>
\n3) the\u00a0ChannelForAnchorToAnimeshAvatar entry<\/span> in the *channels nc<\/span> in the SmartDancer Controller\u00a0AND MUST MATCH –><\/span>
\n4)<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0AnchorToAnimeshAndAvatarChannel entry in the<\/span> *filecopier nc<\/span> in the FileCopier<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

NEXT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Choose a UNIQUE channel for HUD to Animesh\/Palette and Controller to Animesh\/Palette<\/span> communications in:<\/strong><\/span>
\nChannelForSmartDancerFollower entry\u00a0in the<\/span> *channels<\/span> nc in the<\/span> SmartDancer Controller<\/span> MUST MATCH<\/span>–>
\nChannelForSmartDancerFollower in the animesh and\/or palette<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

NEXT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Choose a UNIQUE channel for<\/span> HUD_TO_EXT entry<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 in the <\/span>HUD in the<\/span> *config nc<\/span> MUST MATCH the\u00a0<\/span>ChannelForFromArtisteHUD entry in the<\/span> *channels<\/span> nc<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>SmartDancer Controller<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

NEXT<\/strong><\/p>\n

FileCopierToMeshChannel<\/span> in the *filemanager nc<\/span> MUST MATCH<\/span> the\u00a0<\/span> FileCopierToMeshChannel in the <\/span>*filecopier nc<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Choose a UNIQUE channel for aiding the FileCopier detect duplicate animation names by assigning\u00a0 a channel to <\/span><\/strong>PingBackFromMeshToFileCopierChannel<\/span> in the *filemanager nc<\/span> which MUST MATCH<\/span>\u00a0PingBackFromMeshToFileCopierChannel<\/span> \u00a0in the <\/span>*filecopier nc<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n2 – ANIMATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOTE: Copy animations<\/span> is AUTOMATABLE using FILE-COPIER:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Copy animations<\/span> into each animesh<\/strong> and\/or SmartDancer Poseball.<\/strong>
\nComplete the *animations<\/strong> nc in the SmartDancer Controller to match the animations you have loaded.\u00a0 Assign a unique button name to each animation.\u00a0 (Max. 24 chars – only 10 to 12 will show up<\/em><\/span>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RESET the File Copier before use.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Change the Description<\/span> in the FileCopier<\/span> from J-R to the range of Animesh you wish to copy to.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

3 – ANIMESH<\/strong><\/p>\n

Animesh must be COPY\/MOD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rename<\/strong> your animesh to ArtistePalette_01_<\/strong>(J thru R<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Remove<\/strong> all scripts from your animesh.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set the\u00a0InitialTurn<\/strong>, value in the *channels<\/strong><\/span> nc in the SmartDancer Controller<\/span> to correct default-rez orientation of your animesh<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 This value will be Left<\/strong>, Right<\/strong>,\u00a0180<\/strong>, or blank<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set the InitialJune<\/strong> value in the *channels<\/span><\/strong> nc in the SmartDancer<\/strong> Controller<\/strong> to reorient your animesh-line<\/strong><\/span> and controller <\/strong><\/span>from your design platform to your show-time stage orientation.\u00a0 It will be Left<\/strong>, Right<\/strong>,\u00a0180<\/strong>, or blank.\u00a0 There are samples or you can use our SD Ori (Artiste SD Orienter v1.1) to print out the 3 entries based on audience direction.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is also a FinalTurnAdj<\/strong> <\/span>entry on the *smartdancer nc<\/span><\/strong>. This entry can be non-existent or blank or Left, Right, or 180 <\/strong><\/span>and is used to overcome the issue when using animesh from different creators that have different rez orientations.<\/p>\n

AlwaysFaceAudience<\/strong><\/span>,(on\/off)<\/span> <\/strong>– this entry when on will cause dancers to ALWAYS<\/strong> face the audience<\/span> <\/strong>regardless of Junes<\/strong> or Formations<\/strong>.\u00a0 Only TURNS<\/strong> will change the facing.\u00a0 This entry is off by default.\u00a0 It can also be set dynamically at run time in a sequence by using the AlwaysFaceAudience command.\u00a0 Also, this command is sensitive to Targeting.<\/p>\n

The SmartController<\/strong> ALWAYS<\/strong> <\/span>orients to 0,0,0.\u00a0 <\/strong>So the face\/logo of the Controller will always face SOUTH<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 This is normal.<\/p>\n

NOTE: This is AUTOMATABLE using FILE-COPIER: <\/span><\/strong>Copy<\/strong> *smartdancer nc<\/strong> into your animesh first, then add the 2 scripts.\u00a0\u00a0Then set the 2 scripts to RUNNING<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Other *channels<\/strong> nc entries in your SmartDancer Controller<\/strong><\/p>\n

AutoHide<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you want the hover-text on the animesh hidden (ArtistePalette_01_?) then set AutoHide,on<\/strong> else leave it AutoHide,off<\/strong><\/p>\n

AutoClearLog<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you want the log to automatically clear itself after 99 entries then turn AutoClearLog,on.<\/strong>..otherwise when it gets full it will warn you that it is full and ask you to print the log out as the next controller menu press will cause it to clear out.<\/p>\n

GuruZ<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Set GuruZall<\/strong> to off<\/strong> <\/span>if your animesh\/poseballs are not<\/strong> all on the same vertical level.\u00a0 \u00a0When is on<\/strong><\/span>, it forces everyone to line up exactly on the same level during formation changes since there is a glitch that raises its ugly head sometimes that can cause the vertical elevation to be ever-so-slightly out of alignment.<\/p>\n

StandingAnimation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You can choose a different at-rest or starting<\/strong> animation other than the animation called ‘standing<\/strong><\/span>‘, which is the default and is or should be copied into every animesh and poseball.<\/p>\n

InitialTurn and Initial June<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

These entries compensate for the fact that different animesh creators animesh rez at different rotations.\u00a0 Based on the direction your animesh\/poseballs face towards the audience, these values will vary:\u00a0 See the values below.\u00a0 They will never change.<\/span><\/p>\n

\/* Facing North
\nInitialTurn,Left
\nInitialJune,180<\/p>\n

\/* Facing South
\nInitialTurn,Right
\nInitialJune<\/p>\n

\/* Facing West
\nInitialTurn,180
\nInitialJune,Right<\/p>\n

\/* Facing East
\nInitialTurn
\nInitialJune,Lef<\/p>\n

MaxDances<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You can raise this value from 64 to something more if you need more dance entries in your *animations nc to choose from but beware there is a memory limitation but I do not know what it is but, depending on the length of the animation name, you could probably get a few more, maybe 100?<\/p>\n

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Check the contents of the SD Box for: 1 – SmartDancer Controller – v9.8 or later 2 – ArtisteAnchor – v3.3g or later 3 – Artiste Performance HUD\u00a0 v12.3 or later –\u00a0 NOT NEEDED for STANDALONE use of SmartDancer 4 – Goes Into Animesh – 2 scripts and a *smartdancer nc – THIS HAS BEEN … Continue reading SmartDancer 116 – SETUP<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,20,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistedancediva.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistedancediva.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistedancediva.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistedancediva.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistedancediva.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2181"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/artistedancediva.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4345,"href":"https:\/\/artistedancediva.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181\/revisions\/4345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistedancediva.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistedancediva.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistedancediva.co.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}