Why when I run this simple script:
Having a line selected
es = edit_spline
addModifier $ es
I get this error
-- Unable to convert: Edit_Spline to type: Modifier
:shrug:
You just need to add () after edit_spline. Whenever you are calling a function that you are not passing any parameters to, you need to end it with an open/close parentheses. For example, just putting “box” in the maxscript editor does nothing, but putting “box()” in will create a box.
The open/close parentheses is basically telling MAXscript “that’s all, there’s no more I’m asking you to do”. Otherwise, it will look for additional parameters for the function. i.e.
box pos:[10,10,10] name:“ThisIsMyBox”
hum… nice… So if I just put box name:“myname” after the function than I can omit the () right?
Thanks!
That’s right, loads of possibilities during creation time:
box name:(uniqueName #myBox) material:(standard diffusemap:(checker()) transform:(transmatrix [10,5,0]
etc.
Create a instance of any object without initial properties use “()” else don’t.
-Johan