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Apr 06, 2006 12:26 am
I am trying to work from the scripted primitive example in the MaxScript Reference and extend it further.
I scripted a box that draws upon another box.
The problem is the second box starts at the gridpoint that begins the primitive “nodeTM.translation = gridPoint”
How can I make the second box begin at the height of the first box?
plugin simpleObject squareTube
name:"SquareTube"
classID:#(63445,55332)
category:"Scripted Primitives"
(
local box1, box2
parameters main rollout:params
(
length type:#worldUnits ui:length default:1E-3
width type:#worldUnits ui:width default:1E-3
height type:#worldUnits ui:height default:1E-3
Ilength type:#worldunits ui:Ilength default:1E-3
Iwidth type:#worldunits ui:Iwidth default:1E-3
Iheight type:#worldUnits ui:height default:1E-3
)
rollout params "SquareTube"
(
spinner height "Height" type:#worldUnits range:[1E-3,1E9,1E-3]
spinner width "Width" type:#worldUnits range:[1E-3,1E9,1E-3]
spinner length "Length" type:#worldUnits range:[-1E9,1E9,1E-3]
spinner Iheight "Height" type:#worldUnits range:[1E-3,1E9,1E-3]
spinner Ilength "InnerBox" type:#worldUnits range:[-1E9,1E9,1E-3]
spinner Iwidth "InnerBox" type:#worldUnits range:[-1E9,1E9,1E-3]
)
on buildMesh do
(
if box1 == undefined then
(
box1 = createInstance box; box2 = createInstance box
)
box1.height = height;
box1.width = width;
box1.length = length;
box2.height = Iheight;
box2.width = Iwidth;
box2.length = Ilength;
mesh = box2.mesh + box1.mesh
)
tool create
(
on mousePoint click do
case click of
(
1: nodeTM.translation = gridPoint
5: #stop
)
on mouseMove click do
case click of
(
2: (Iwidth = abs gridDist.x; Ilength = abs gridDist.y)
3: (width = abs gridDist.x; length = abs gridDist.y)
4: Iheight = gridDist.z;
5: height = gridDist.z;
)
)
)
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Apr 06, 2006 12:26 am
Here is a possible solution:
plugin simpleObject squareTube
name:"SquareTube"
classID:#(63445,55332)
category:"Scripted Primitives"
(
local box1, box2
parameters main rollout:params
(
length type:#worldUnits ui:length default:1E-3
width type:#worldUnits ui:width default:1E-3
height type:#worldUnits ui:height default:1E-3
Ilength type:#worldunits ui:Ilength default:1E-3
Iwidth type:#worldunits ui:Iwidth default:1E-3
Iheight type:#worldUnits ui:Iheight default:1E-3
)
rollout params "SquareTube"
(
spinner height "Height" type:#worldUnits range:[1E-3,1E9,1E-3]
spinner width "Width" type:#worldUnits range:[1E-3,1E9,1E-3]
spinner length "Length" type:#worldUnits range:[-1E9,1E9,1E-3]
spinner Iheight "Top Box Height" type:#worldUnits range:[1E-3,1E9,1E-3]
spinner Ilength "Top Box Length" type:#worldUnits range:[-1E9,1E9,1E-3]
spinner Iwidth "Top Box Width" type:#worldUnits range:[-1E9,1E9,1E-3]
)
on buildMesh do
(
if box1 == undefined then
(
box1 = createInstance box
box2 = createInstance box
)
box1.height = height
box1.width = width
box1.length = length
box2.height = Iheight
box2.width = Iwidth
box2.length = Ilength
mesh2 = box2.mesh
for v = 1 to mesh2.numverts do setVert mesh2 v ((getVert mesh2 v)+[0,0,height])
mesh = box1.mesh + mesh2
)
tool create
(
on mousePoint click do
case click of
(
1: nodeTM.translation = gridPoint
5: #stop
)
on mouseMove click do
case click of
(
2: (width = abs gridDist.x; length = abs gridDist.y)
3: height = gridDist.z;
4: (Iwidth = abs gridDist.x; Ilength = abs gridDist.y)
5: Iheight = gridDist.z;
)
)
)
I changed the creation order a bit, so you first create the bottom box completely, then the top box.
Also fixed some bugs (Iheight was not linked to the proper spinner) and changed the spinner labels.
Apr 06, 2006 12:26 am
That works perfectly!! Thanks Bobo!! :applause: