Hi guys.
I’m trying to launch 3dsMax from the dos cmd line, open a specified file and export to a specified location.
From the cmd line, the following actually starts up max and opens the file I point it to, however it instantly shuts down max afterwords and does not export.
3dsmax.exe -mxs "loadMaxfile C:\ mp\ estmax.max; exportFile c:\ mp\\exportdir\\exported.3DS"
Even the following by itself shuts max down instantly after opening the file, which wouldn’t be such a problem because I eventually want to shut down max after exporting, only that I think it’s interrupting the export process… maybe?
3dsmax.exe -mxs "loadMaxfile "C:\ mp\ estmax.max"
I tested the export section in the listener and it exports a file just fine
exportFile "c:\ mp\\exportdir\\exported.3DS"
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards,
Adam
you appear the be missing some quotes in your script string and i think using loadmaxfile is not nessesary unless you’re planning on exporting from multiple files with the one max instance. try this:
3dsmax.exe "C:\ mp\ estmax.max" -mxs "exportFile \"c:\ mp\\exportdir\\exported.3DS\""
also if you’re running this from a batch file or by typing into a command prompt, you dont need the double \ in your path strings.
Awesome. Works perfectly.
Thanks Joel.
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Near Glebe?
not really near Glebe. Getting a bit off topic, should take this to a PM. about to send you one now…