[UI] [Command Panel] Modes for Command Panel as an alternative to multiple windows like C4D Attribute Manager Modes

[Kranos_Orphydian]

Cinema 4D has this squeaky UI that lets you convert their "Command Panel" (Attribute Manager) in many other types of managers allowing you to switch for different editors and sets of options/commands. This  avoids opening additional floating windows/the need to deal with overlapping windows/searching for them in the menus etc. and provide a centralized location for most of your settings. This can be done manually or automatically based on what you click in their Object Manager (In C4D this is both Scene Explorer and "Modifier Stack" another neat feature of the program).

In a similar fashion Scene explorer in 3ds Max has so many modes to switch to. This is a great design choice and should be introduced for the Command panel as well.

[brentscannell]

I just want to be sure I understand the idea proposed here, because the first half of the video seemed focused on de-centralizing certain aspects from the original Attribute Manager to make them independent windows which seems to conflict with what you wrote. Is your idea around merging more functionality into a single panel, and give users the ability to switch between different sets of buttons/shortcuts/command that occupy the same area in the panel? Or is it more around being able to subdivide the existing panel area to create fixed/reserved panel areas for certain tools at all times?

[Kranos_Orphydian]

no not subdividing and tearing off any panel. Forget that part of the video. Its all about having modes for switching for different editors and sets of options/commands so yeah your second guess is the right one.

[Kranos_Orphydian]

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[Kranos_Orphydian]

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[Anonymous]

Max will never catch up with Cinema 4d.
You should like me just to start working in Cinema 4d. You, like me, will not see Max improving. Unfortunately.
Because max is so perfect and there is nowhere to improve it.

[Kranos_Orphydian]

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[Kranos_Orphydian]

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[joeaf9321]

I see what you mean, and I agree Max has many floating windows and Dialogs that interfere with the work and rests flexibility, a lot of them could be integrated in the Command Panel.

[Kranos_Orphydian]

bump to this!