TD Course 2021 Q1

Reference material for Toon Boom Technical Director Course Jan -Mar 2021

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Session Summary

Day 5 (13-2-2021)

1. Introduction to QtScripting in Harmony
2. Creating a script
3. Scripting Window , Scripting Toolbar , Message Log
4. Storage & Sharing
5. Debugger
6. Github & Github Desktop

Day 6 (14-2-2021)

1. Hello World Function
2. Creat a Button in Scripting Toolbar
   1. add icon
   2. add tooltip
   3. add image as tooltip
3. Get Scene Information
4. Create & write to & read from external ( .txt) file

Day 7 (20-2-2021)

1. Get selection information
2. Add composite
3. Add and use display

Day 8 (21-2-2021)

1. Key Modifiers
2. Find unconnected nodes
3. Create Custom Shortcuts
4. Create Custom Menu Buttons

Day 9 (27-2-2021)

1. Create Custom Window UI
2. Copy Function link
3. Expressions
4. Master Controllers Introduction

Day 10 (28-2-2021)

1. Create asset for use with master controller ( mug filling up )
2. Master controller for existing 360 rig with mouthshapes

Day 11 (6-3-2021)

1. Scripted Master Controller

Day 12 (7-3-2021)

1. Create a scripted drawing tool

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Downloads

• Visual Studio Code
• Notepad++
• QtDesigner

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Further reading

• Harmony v20 API documentation
• Eloquent Javascript
• SoloLearn Javascript
• Sorting in Javascript

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Other Harmony Scripters

• Cartoon Flow
• ToonBoom Scripts
• Yu Ueda