Create a subpatch within a patch
Creates patches within patches.
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Max
Control
Patching
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Subpatch name
The subpatch can be given a name by the argument, so that its name appears in the title bar of the subpatch window. The name in the title bar of the subpatch window is displayed in brackets to indicate that it is part of another file. If there is no argument typed in, the subpatch window is named [sub patch]. Different patcher objects that share the same name are still distinct subpatches, and do not share the same contents.
Object Accent Color
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Object Background Color
Sets the background color in RGBA format.
Object Background Gradient
Sets the object background gradient color in RGBA format.
Pin Bottom Toolbar on Open
Controls the display of the bottom toolbar when a file is opened.
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Box Animate Time
Sets the rate, in milliseconds, used for animation of object behavior in the patcher window.
Comment Background Color
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Object Color
Sets the object color in RGBA format.
Default Focus Box
Sets the patcher window to get the focus by default.
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Unlocked Background Color
Sets the background color displayed when the window is being edited in RGBA format.
Object Element Color
Sets the object element color in RGBA format.
Show Horizontal Scrollbar
Toggles horizontal scrollbar display in a patcher window.
Show Vertical Scrollbar
Toggles vertical scrollbar display in a patcher window.
File Path
Sets the file path for the patcher window.
Default Font Style
Sets the default font style used in the patcher.
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Default Font Name
Sets the default font used in the patcher.
Default Font Size
Sets the default font size used in the patcher.
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Global Patcher Name
Sets the global name by which this patcher can be referred to by pattr objects (for more information, see the pattrmarker object).
Show Grid on Open
Toggles displaying the grid in the patcher window when unlocked.
Grid Size
Sets the grid size in pixels.
Snap to Grid on Open
Toggles automatically setting the "Snap To Grid" option when the patcher is unlocked.
Isolate Start and Stop of Patcher Audio
Toggles local stop/start of audio in the patcher.
Pin Left Toolbar on Open
Controls the display of the left toolbar when a file is opened.
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Locked Background Color
Sets the background color in RGBA format used when the patch is locked.
Snap to Objects on Open
Toggles snapping to objects for alignment automatically.
Open in Presentation
Toggles opening the patcher in Presentation mode automatically.
Fixed Initial Window Location
Sets the fixed initial window position (horizontal offset/vertical offset/width/height) for the patcher window.
Patchline Color
Sets the patchcord color in RGBA format.
Pin Right Toolbar on Open
Controls the display of the right toolbar when a file is opened.
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Object Selection Color
Sets the object selection color in RGBA format.
Show on Parent Patcher Tab
Used for creating help files.
Style
Sets the style to be applied to the patcher. Styles can be set using the Format palette.
Subpatcher Template
Names the template used when creating an embedded subpatcher with the patcher object or when a patcher created when you use the Encapsulate feature. Any objects in the template file are not added to the subpatcher, only the toolbar, style, and editing settings.
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Tags
Allows the inclusions of metatags associated with the patcher file.
Tall Object Box
Toggles use of tall object boxes.
Comment Text Color
Sets the comment text color in RGBA format.
Object Text Color
Sets the object text color in RGBA format.
Text Justification
Sets the default text justification.
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Title
Sets the title which appears in the patcher window.
Show Toolbar on Open
Toggles showing the toolbar when the patcher is opened.
Pin Top Toolbar on Open
Controls the display of the top toolbar when a file is opened.
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Disable Workspace
Toggles reopening the patcher when Max launches if its window is visible when you quit.
Take a patch contained within a single patcher window, place it within a patcher object, add inlet s and outlet s, and you can instantiate it as an object (or many copies of that object) capable of its own messaging, embedded within a larger patch.
The number of inlets in a patcher object is determined by the number of inlet objects contained within its subpatch window. The messaging which the patcher object can handle depends upon the patch you embed within it.
Double-clicking on a patcher object with the mouse opens the subpatcher in a new window.
The number of outlets a patcher object has is determined by the number of outlet objects contained within the subpatch window. Output can also be sent via send and value objects contained in the subpatch. The actual messages sent out of a patcher object depend on the contents of the subpatch.
When a patcher object is first created, the subpatch window is automatically opened for editing. To view or edit the contents of a patcher object (or any subpatch object) later on, double-click on the object when the patcher window is locked.
All the objects in a subpatch of a patcher object are saved as part of the patcher which contains the object.