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[Closed] MaxScript 2012-2015 CHM Help

After some time looking to get back the behavior of the MaxScript help previous to 2012, I couldn’t find any information to do:

  Press [b]F1[/b] to open the CHM Help file (not a combination of keys)
  Open a single instance of the CHM file
  Pass the selected word to the Index tab.
  
  Finally with the help of a "lost" little utility, I got it working (mostly) as it used to be.
  
  [b]What do you need?[/b]
  
  1. The CHM file
  2. The little utility "KeyHH.exe"
  
  You can download the CHM files from the following links:
  
  [b]3ds Max 2012[/b]
  [ http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=19038533 ]( http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=19038533) 
  Direct Link (English)
  [ http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/maxscript-doc-2012-chm0.zip ]( http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/maxscript-doc-2012-chm0.zip) 
  
  [b]3ds Max 2013[/b]
  [ http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=21362792 ]( http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=21362792) 
  Direct Link (English)
  [ http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/maxscript-2013-help-chm.zip ]( http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/maxscript-2013-help-chm.zip) 
  
  [b]3ds Max 2014[/b]
  [ http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=23015025 ]( http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=23015025) 
  Direct Link (English)
  [ http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/max-2014-sdk-doc-chm0.zip ]( http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/max-2014-sdk-doc-chm0.zip) 
  
  [b]3ds Max 2015[/b]
  [ http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=16707768 ]( http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=16707768) 
  Direct Link (English)
  [ http://www.autodesk.com/3dsmax-maxscript-2015-download-enu/maxscript-2015-help-chm.zip ]( http://www.autodesk.com/3dsmax-maxscript-2015-download-enu/maxscript-2015-help-chm.zip) 
  
  
  [b]KeyHH 1.1 Utility[/b] (24K) (Help File attached)

Setup
http://keyworks.helpmvp.com
Standalone
http://www.winsteps.com/a/keyhh.zip

  [b]Configuring 3ds Max[/b]
  
  After you have downloaded the KeyHH utility, you can extract the .exe and copy it to your Windows folder. You can actually use any other folder if you prefer, but you will need to specify the full path to it in that case.
  
  After that, copy the CHM file where you like (usually in the help folder inside the 3ds Max installation folder)
  
  Lastly, in the MaxScript editor, go to Tools->Open User Options File, paste the following code and save it.
command.name.0.*=Local MXS Help
      command.0.*="KeyHH.exe" -MXS_Help -#klink $(CurrentWord) "C:\maxscript.chm"
      command.subsystem.0.*=2
      command.mode.0.*=savebefore:no
      command.shortcut.0.*=F1
  Remember to change the CHM path ("C:\ maxscript.chm") for the path where you have the file.
  If you have copied the "KeyHH.exe" to a different folder that the "Windows" one you'll have to replace "KeyHH.exe" by the full path (ie:"C:\My Utilities\KeyHH.exe").
  
   One minor bug I found is that if the word doesn't match any entry, then an Error Page will be displayed instead of the home page. I don't know if this is a bug in the CHM files, the KeyHH or in the HTML Help API. Other than that it seems to work pretty well.
  
  Hope you find this useful.
2 Replies

Jorge this is the very good info. Thanks for sharing.
I’m still using max2011 CHM Help (although I work in max2014-2015) wich is probaly the last good version.

Hi,

Thanks very much for this !
At (…) last) we can have a proper local help file.

Great job !