Sync Drop down menu with an effect drop down menu

[Dan Ebberts]

I don’t think there’s any way to access the names of the effect menu items, either through expressions or scripting, if that’s what you mean.

[Maria Pixamins]

The only way might be to duplicate the effect layer 10 times for example. All ten (layer) versions will include different drop down menu setting. Then I will include those 10 different options in an effect drop down menu via opacity.

P.S

I remember I did manage to use the element 3D effect drop down menu – render quality – in a check box controller so selecting the controller on or off I did managed to switch the effects E3D drop down menu for render quality between High quality and draft.

[Dan Ebberts]

You can put an expression like this on the Preset property to connect it to a dropdown menu, and it will change the preset name as expected, but it doesn’t seem to update the rendered result:

m = effect("Dropdown Menu Control")("Menu").value;
switch(m){
  case 1:
    r = 3; // Are Reactor
    break;
  case 2:
    r = 4; // Cellular
    break;
  case 3:
    r = 5; // Burning
    break;
  case 4:
    r = 6; // Core
    break;
  case 5:
    r = 7;  // Electric
    break;
  default:
    r = 1;  // Default
    break;
}
r

[Maria Pixamins]

You are right! Although the values are changing they are not rendered.

That’s really weird! Looks like a dead end to me.

P.S.

It’s my honor charting with you sir, you are an expert!