====== Pipeline Breakpoint ====== This command will place a breakpoint in the pipeline that will allow the user assess their current progress before continuing. A dialog will pop-up and a custom message will be shown to the user along with two buttons: one allowing you to resume and the other if you wish to halt. The command is as follows: **Pipeline_Breakpoint** /PAUSE_MESSAGE= **;** The message can be formatted using a simple version of the rtf file format. For example, the following command will output four separate lines in the breakpoint prompt dialg **Pipeline_Breakpoint** /PAUSE_MESSAGE= {\rtf1\ansi\deff0 \pard One\par \pard Two\par \pard Three\par \pard Four\par } **;** ===== Syntax Issue ===== Consider the following: /PAUSE_MESSAGE=08/09/2017 by WSS Speed = 0.4 A forward slash (/) is a special character for pipeline commands that indicates that a parameter_name follows immediately afterwards. If an equals sign (=) follows Visual3D confirms that a parameter was specified. Two equals signs (==), however, does confirm that a parameter was specified. Visual3D searches for an equals sign after each slash because this logically indicates that the user has specified a parameter. Pause_Message is assigned the string 08/09 Visual3D finds an equals sign after the next slash, so interprets the rest of the string as a new parameter /2017 by MJT using Modify_Speed_Metric_Ver01 Speed = 0.4 It doesn't do anything with this parameter because it doesn't recognize it. Solution remove the = sign /PAUSE_MESSAGE=08/09/2017 by WSS Speed 0.4 or specify two equals signs /PAUSE_MESSAGE=08/09/2017 by WSS Speed == 0.4 ===== Example Pipeline ===== !============================================================== ! This script is an example using the Pipeline breakpoint command to allow ! the user to review the model and make adjustments before continuing. !============================================================== ! Fresh Workspace File_New ; !-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! Apply model to motion files - ! Bring in static file and apply model template. Open motion files and assign model !-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! Create hybrid model from static file Create_Hybrid_Model ! /CALIBRATION_FILE= ! /SUFFIX= ! /RANGE=ALL_FRAMES ; ! Apply model template. The user will browse for the model file Apply_Model_Template ! /MODEL_TEMPLATE= ! /CALIBRATION_FILE= ; ! Breakpoint for reviewing model Pipeline_Breakpoint /PAUSE_MESSAGE=Review the model and make any adjustments before continuing. ; ! Open motion files. The user will browse for the files File_Open ! /FILE_NAME= ! /SUFFIX= /SET_PROMPT=Open motion files ; ! Assign tags to motion files Assign_Tags_To_Files /MOTION_FILE_NAMES=*walk* /TAGS=WALK ; ! Assign the model to the motion files Assign_Model_File ! /CALIBRATION_FILE= ! /MOTION_FILE_NAMES= ! /REMOVE_EXISTING_ASSIGNMENTS=FALSE ;