Attribute Name

Type

Description

INPS_Name

string

The full name of this input.

INPS_ID

string

The script ID of this input.

INPS_DataType

string

The type of Parameter (e.g. Number, Point, Text, Image) this input accepts.

INPS_StatusText

string

The text shown on the status bar on mouse hover.

INPB_External

boolean

Whether this input can be animated or connected to a tool or modifier.

INPB_Active

boolean

This input’s value is used in rendering.

INPB_Required

boolean

The tool’s result requires a valid Parameter from this input.

INPB_Connected

boolean

The input is connected to another tool’s Output.

INPI_Priority

integer

Used to determine the order in which the tool’s inputs are fetched.

INPID_InputControl

string

The ID of the type of tool window control used by the input.

Attribute Name

Type

Description

INPID_PreviewControl

string

The ID of the type of display view control used by the input.

INPB_Disabled

boolean

The input will not accept new values.

INPB_DoNotifyChanged

boolean

The tool is notified of changes to the value of the input.

INPB_Integer

boolean

The input rounds all numbers to the nearest integer.

INPI_NumSlots

integer

The number of values from different times that this input can fetch at once.

INPB_ForceNotify

boolean

The tool is notified whenever a new parameter arrives, even if it is the same value.

INPB_InitialNotify

boolean

The tool is notified at creation time of the initial value of the input.

INPB_Passive

boolean

The value of this input will not affect the rendered result, and does not create an Undo event

if changed.

INPB_InteractivePassive

boolean

The value of this input will not affect the rendered result, but it can be Undone if changed.

INPN_MinAllowed

number

Minimum allowed value - any numbers lower than this value are clipped.

INPN_MaxAllowed

number

Maximum allowed value - any numbers higher than this value are clipped.

INPN_MinScale

number

The lowest value that the input’s control will normally display.

INPN_MaxScale

number

The highest value that the input’s control will normally display.

INPI_IC_ControlPage

integer

Determines which tab of a tool’s control window that the input’s control is displayed on.

INPI_IC_ControlGroup

integer

When multiple inputs share a single compound window control, they must all have the same Control Group value.

INPI_IC_ControlID

integer

When multiple inputs share a single compound window control, they must all have different Control ID values.