Locating Scripts
Many useful scripts can be found on the Anime Studio forum (www.lostmarble.com/forum), which is a meeting place for Anime Studio users. Many experienced users and script writers offer their scripts to beginners.
Installing Third-Party Scripts
Once you locate and download a script from a third-party source, you can add it to your system by simply dropping it into the Scripts folder where Anime Studio is installed. Within this folder are several subfolders—one for menus, one for tools, and one for utilities.
Menu scripts can simply be placed in one of the menu folders and the scripts automatically will appear in the Scripts menu. Tool scripts require an icon graphic that is named the same as the script. When a tool script is added to the Scripts, Tools folder, it appears in the Tools palette in an Other category. You can learn more about configuring the Tools palette in Chapter 36, “Customizing the Interface.”
Useful Forum Scripts
As you read through the Anime Studio forum, you’ll find that many power users accomplish their magic using a whole set of advanced tools. Table 37.1 is a quick list of the scripts available on the forum that are particularly useful. The credit for these scripts goes to the user that created it, and I personally cannot vouch for each of these scripts, but they provide a good starting point for upgrading your installation.
| Script Name | Creator | Function | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| hv_copyflipbones.lua | heyvern | Mirrors a set of bones to the opposite side of a symmetrical model. | Menu |
| hv_bonerenamer.lua | heyvern | Script for renaming a set of bones. | Menu |
| hv_select_bone.zip | heyvern | Provides an alternative method for selecting bones from a scrolling list. | Tool |
| Freeze points | genete | Freezes a selection set of points so they can’t be edited while working with other points. | Menu |
| Sort_shapes_by_bonesv2.lua | genete | Creates the bones for a selected vector layer. | Tool |
| Align shapes by gravity center | genete | Aligns selected shapes by their X and Y gravity center. | Tool |
| cc_reverse_layer_keyframes.lua | crashcore | Reverses all layer keyframes on X and Y gravity center. | Menu |
| cc_list_external_files.lua | crashcore | Lists all external files used in a project. | Menu |
| cc_sf_MegaMagnet.lua | crashcore, 7feet | Features new tools that attract all points within a range to the mouse. | Tool |
| fa_add_point.lua, fa_bind_points.lua, fa_create_shape.lua, etc. | fazik | Features a complete set of replacement tools that have many new and useful additions. | Tool |
| Spiral script | myles | Creates a spiral curve. | Tool |