TilBuci offers a wide range of actions to enhance the interactivity of your creations. There are two ways to set them up. The first one is the block editor: you select the action and its configuration from a graphic interface. If you are familiar with the JSON text encoding, you may also use the code editor. Both methods are 100% compatible and you can switch between them anytime you want.
You can find out more information about all actions available in TilBuci by checking out the scripting actions manual. You can download it here:
https://tilbuci.com.br/files/TilBuci-ScriptingActions.pdf
Action blocks
The blocks are the default action input method. Let’s check how to handle them.
Every empty action area presents a + button. Clicking it is the starting point.
The New action block window will appear. The left list shows he action groups available. Click on the first one, Movie and scene handling.
The related actions of the selected group will appear at the right list. Select load a scene and click the Create action block button.
The action setting window will appear. From this window you can set its parameters either by selecting values or typing them.
The right colum of this window provides quick access the several useful values. Check out the scripting actions manual to learn more about global values, input content and much more.
After you click the Set action block button, you’ll return to the actions window. Notice that your first action block is already there.
Click it to select (single click).
The block will be highlighted. Now that it is selected you may adjust it using the buttons below the block area, like the “adjust the selected action block” button (leave the mouse cursor over the buttons for a description).
The click on this button will display the action block setting window again so you can adjust it (double-clicking the action block will do the same).
You can also expand the block display to show more information right from the list (a middle mouse button click over the block will also do this).
You can keep using the + button to add as many actions as you want. They will run in the order given by the block numbers. If you need to change this order, just select a block and use the “move action block up” and “move action block down” buttons. To remove an unwanted action, just select it and click the “remlve selected action block” button.
Some TilBuci actions provide condition checking. These actions, if expanded, will show more action areas with their respective + (add action) buttons. You can handle them in the very same way you already know.
Action code
Besides the block editor, TilBuci offers a code editor. The code is a JSON-formatted text with the actions descriptions. Let’s learn more about it.
Every action window displays the “switch input mode” button. Click it to display the code.
You will now see the code representing your block actions. You can use the “switch input mode” button at any time to return to the block editor.
The code display also has its helper buttons. They provide assistants to create the JSON descriptions. Click this “move and scene navigation actions” for an example.
The assistants appear as popup windows. Choose your action and click the copy button. This will send the prepared code to the clicpboard so you can paste it anywhere you wand in your action description. The scripting actions manual explains the JSON code in detail.
No matter what input method you choose to use, TilBuci offers a wide range of actions that will help you create very interactive content!