PRT Volume Objects Explorer

• Available in Krakatoa v1.6.0 and higher*

Overview

• The PRT Volume Objects Rollout of the Krakatoa Explorers floater displays the PRT Volume objects found in the scene.
• It lets you overview, select, hide, unhide and modify the properties of objects highlighted on the list.

User Interface

Sync. Selection button

• When checked (default), the list selection and the scene selection will be synchronized automatically in both directions - selecting PRT Volumes in the scene will update the objects highlights in the list and highlighting objects on the list will select them in the scene.
• When unchecked, the scene and list selections will be decoupled and will not be updated (this is especially useful when working with heavy scenes with many objects).

Display Info drop-down list

• This list provides various display categories. All of them list the name of the PRT Volume object and its hidden state first, followed by the specific information selected from the list:
  • Volume Source - shows the name of the volume source object
  • Render Grid Settings - shows the “Subdivide Region”, “Jitter Position” and “Multiple Per Region” settings and values.
  • Random Seed Settings - shows the “Distinct Values” and “Seed” values.
  • Viewport Grid Settings - shows the Viewport Spacing and On/Off states.
  • Viewport Limit Settings - shows the Viewport Percentage and Limit values and On/Off states.
  • Surface Shell Settings - shows the Surface Shell On/Off state, Start and Thickness values.
  • Test Renderable State - shows information about whether each object will render or not and why.

Create PRT Volume button

• This button has the same functionality as the PRT Volume MacroScript in the Krakatoa Menu and toolbar.
• When pressed, if there are supported geometry objects selected in the scene, a PRT Volume will be created for each one of them.
• If there are no valid selected objects, a PRT Volume will be created at the world origin.
• If the SHIFT key is pressed while clicking, the Command Panel will enter PRT Volume creation mode.

PRT Volume Info listbox

• The listbox shows the information about the PRT Volumes in the scene.
• Each line represents an object, starting with a + or – sign to denote the visible/hidden state of the object, followed by its name and more information based on the Display Info drop-down list.
• Selecting items on the list will select them in the scene if >Synch. Selection is checked.
• All mass-changing controls described further on this page will operate on the objects highlighted on the list.

Select All Objects button

• Pressing this button will highlight all objects on the list.
• If >Synch. Selection is checked, this will also select them in the scene.

Deselect All Objects button

• Pressing this button will deselect all objects on the list.
• If >Synch. Selection is checked, this will also deselect them in the scene.

Invert Objects Selection

• Pressing this button will deselect the selected objects on the list and vice-versa.
• If >Synch. Selection is checked, this will also update the scene selection.

Hide Selected Objects

• Pressing this button will hide in the scene all objects highlighted on the list.
• The prefix symbol on the list will change from + to –

Unhide Selected Objects

• Pressing this button will unhide in the scene all objects highlighted on the list.
• The prefix symbol on the list will change from – to +

Select Hidden Objects

• Pressing this button will highlight all hidden objects, thus making it easier to unhide them or perform other operations.
• To select all unhidden objects, simply press this button followed by the Invert Objects Selection button.

Mass-Changing Utilities

• The controls in this group can be used to modify base object settings in multiple highlighted PRT Volume objects at once.

SEE ALSO

• PRT Volume Object