Template:ParameterPage

Template for a Parameter Page

Start of a Parameter Page pulled from an operator Parameter

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Operator Family	opFamily	Specify the operators family here. Can be one of COMP, TOP, CHOP, SOP, DAT or MAT	String	required
Page Name	pageName	Set the Page Name as stated in the Parameters in TouchDesigner Example Common	String	required
Page Summary	pageSummary	Some Information on the parameters on this page.	Content	optional
Items	items	List of parameters passed through from page	Unknown	optional
Level	level	The Level of the Heading.	Unknown	optional

Every operator in TouchDesigner has a set of control Parameters that can be integer or floating point numbers, menus, binary toggles, text strings or operator paths, which determine the output of the operator.

The Operator Families are TOPs, CHOPs, SOPs, MATs (Materials), DATs (data operators) and Components (Panel Gadgets and Objects).

An Operator Family that contains its own Network. There are sixteen 3D Object Component and ten 2D Panel Component types. See also Network Path.

An Operator Family that creates, composites and modifies images, and reads/writes images and movies to/from files and the network. TOPs run on the graphics card's GPU.

An Operator Family which operate on Channels (a sequence of numbers (Samples)) which are used for animation, audio, mathematics, simulation, logic, UI construction, and data streamed from/to devices and protocols.

A Operator Family that reads, creates and modifies 3D points, polygons, lines, particles, surfaces, spheres and meatballs. Particles and point clouds are now done primarily on the GPU using TOPs.

An Operator Family that manipulates text strings: multi-line text or tables. Multi-line text is often a python Script or GLSL Shader, but can be any multi-line text. Tables are rows and columns of cells, each containing a text string.

MATs or Materials are an Operator Family that applies a Shader to a SOP or 3D Geometry Object for rendering textured surfaces with lighting.