Experimental Object Navigation Widget

[clintonman]

Goal is to see where the center of rotation is. Problem is that it is different for various configurations. tS rotates around the bounding box center, or around the axis or around the mesh zero point. I don't think there's any way to satisfy all 3 with 1 widget.

[trueBlue]

Maybe there is!
With the Axis widget opened, run:

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Node.Disconnect("/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Avg. origin docking", "Avg. center", "/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Arcs", "DockingPosition")
Node.Disconnect("/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Avg. origin docking", "Avg. center", "/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Arrows", "DockingPosition")

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To restore, run:

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Node.Disconnect("/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Avg. origin docking", "Avg. center", "/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Arcs", "DockingPosition")
Node.Disconnect("/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Avg. origin docking", "Avg. center", "/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Arrows", "DockingPosition")
Node.ConnectTo("/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Avg. origin docking", "Avg. center", "/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Arcs", "DockingPosition")
Node.ConnectTo("/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Avg. origin docking", "Avg. center", "/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Arrows", "DockingPosition")

[clintonman]

Maybe there is!
With the Axis widget opened, run:

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Node.Disconnect("/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Avg. origin docking", "Avg. center", "/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Arcs", "DockingPosition")
Node.Disconnect("/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Avg. origin docking", "Avg. center", "/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Arrows", "DockingPosition")

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To restore, run:

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Node.Disconnect("/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Avg. origin docking", "Avg. center", "/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Arcs", "DockingPosition")
Node.Disconnect("/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Avg. origin docking", "Avg. center", "/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Arrows", "DockingPosition")
Node.ConnectTo("/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Avg. origin docking", "Avg. center", "/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Arcs", "DockingPosition")
Node.ConnectTo("/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Avg. origin docking", "Avg. center", "/Widgets/Tools/Axes widget/Arrows", "DockingPosition")

I don't see how changing the axis widget helps the object navigation widgets. Also in the last sample scene the first and second meshes don't have an axis.

[clintonman]

I think this is my final version for the object nav widget.

The spaces between the widget elements has been reduced. The large spaces made it difficult to see some of the elements and see their relationship to each other. The widget is still a little bit larger than standard.
The rotation controls are thicker and the open faces were closed. The arrow translation controls are shorter. The triangle translation controls open faces have been closed in and they are less transparent. The center control has an orange color.

Fixed the naming so the unofficial update widget scale control will work.

Requires the Unofficial trueSpace update
Install by loading the files into Widgets/Select
Shift click on the object nav widget until it shows

To uninstall make one of the normal widgets active then delete the nodes or just reset to default context

[clintonman]

A little side note. It looks like Unreal VR Editor universal widget was inspired by trueSpace.
You can see that the x/red and y/green are kindof reversed. That's because UE4 is z up right handed and trueSpace is z up left handed coordinates.

[trueBlue]

ObjectNavWidget4.jpg
I think this is my final version for the object nav widget.

The spaces between the widget elements has been reduced. The large spaces made it difficult to see some of the elements and see their relationship to each other. The widget is still a little bit larger than standard.
The rotation controls are thicker and the open faces were closed. The arrow translation controls are shorter. The triangle translation controls open faces have been closed in and they are less transparent. The center control has an orange color.

Fixed the naming so the unofficial update widget scale control will work.

Requires the Unofficial trueSpace update
Install by loading the files into Widgets/Select
Shift click on the object nav widget until it shows

To uninstall make one of the normal widgets active then delete the nodes or just reset to default context

There is a few things that both of your widgets are not compatible with the Unofficial Updates

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On Operating Visibilty - 'Partially works'
Look at Camera - 'Does not work and messes up your widgets'
Docking - Bounding Box Center - 'Does not work and messes up your widgets'
Workaround - Looks like your Bounding Box Center node is not needed, not sure though. Removing it makes it compatible with the above 'Docking - Bounding Box Center' script

Widget Switch / cycleNavWidget 'ID' attribute

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Change the ID in both widgets
Default object navigation widgetONW7
And
Default object navigation widgetONW8

Additionally on the front panels too

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[clintonman]

There is a few things that both of your widgets are not compatible with the Unofficial Updates
ONW Preferences.png
On Operating Visibilty - 'Partially works'
Look at Camera - 'Does not work and messes up your widgets'
Docking - Bounding Box Center - 'Does not work and messes up your widgets'
Workaround - Looks like your Bounding Box Center node is not needed, not sure though. Removing it makes it compatible with the above 'Docking - Bounding Box Center' script

Widget Switch / cycleNavWidget 'ID' attribute
CycleNavWidget.png
Change the ID in both widgets
Default object navigation widgetONW7
And
Default object navigation widgetONW8

Additionally on the front panels too
Front panel.png

Thanks, I'll take a look.

Dont understand what you say about the ID. Looks like cycleNavWidget already has those values.

[trueBlue]

Maybe it was the front panel's ID that needed to be changed.
When testing I was getting an error.
Let me know if it would be easier to change those button scripts, making them compatible with your widgets.

[clintonman]

Updated from trueBlue notes.

Added proper ID to the nodes.
Removed the Bounding Box Center node which wasn't doing anything.

To be compatible these 2 lines can be added to the top of each the on/off button scripts of the Object Navigation Widgets node.

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if(Node.Value("/Widgets/Select/Default object navigation widget", "ID") == "Default object navigation widgetONW7") return;
if(Node.Value("/Widgets/Select/Default object navigation widget", "ID") == "Default object navigation widgetONW8") return;

Edit:
Also note that these widgets don't use the tS default color scheme, but uses the XYZ=RGB color scheme.

[trueBlue]

Updated from trueBlue notes.

Added proper ID to the nodes.
Removed the Bounding Box Center node which wasn't doing anything.

Is this the node that you mentioned was removed?
Is it needed?