I’m completely new to Max after having been using Maya for years, and although I am used to writing scripts and tools in MEL/Python/PyMEL, MaxScript is new to me so bear with me.
-- This does not select the faces that connects an edge
$.EditablePoly.ConvertSelection #Edge #Face
subobjectLevel = 4
But converting an edge selection via the command panel > selection > ctrl click “Polygon”, will output exactly the same code as above, and give proper results. Why?
I wanted to make a script which selects the faces belonging to some edges and then assigning these faces to the same smoothing group.
Can you show an image what is the initial edge selection and the result from the maxscript code and manualy converting the selection to polygons?
In both cases I have a single edge selected.
Case 1: I convert the selection by control clicking “Polygon” in the selection panel
Case 2: I try and convert the selection by executing the script above in the scriptListener
Execute your code in Maxscript Editor and it will works.
(
$.EditablePoly.ConvertSelection #Edge #Face
subobjectLevel = 4
)
In the Maxscript Listener also works.
$.EditablePoly.ConvertSelection #Edge #Face
and pressing Numpad Enter returns “2”. Then
subobjectLevel = 4
and pressing Numpad Enter selects the polygons.
Which 3dsMax version you use?