Hello,
I am trying to script a SimpleObject via MaxScript. Its a Box with hollow and
height-subdivision(detail) spinners. It works fine till the moment I spinn the
detail-spinner up and down. I get a error-message saying something
like(I work with a german 3dsmax):
“unknown system-exeption”!?
Here is the code:
plugin simpleObject Hollow_Box
name:"Finns Box"
classID:#(0x2fa36406, 0x27749fb7)
category:"Finns Primitives"
(
parameters main rollout:params
(
height type:#worldUnits ui:height default:10
width type:#worldUnits ui:width default:10
depth type:#worldUnits ui:depth default:10
hollow type:#float ui:hollow default:0
detail type:#float ui:detail default:2
)
rollout params "SL Box Parameters"
(
spinner height "Height Z" type:#worldunits range:[0.1,100,100]
spinner width "Width X" type:#worldunits range:[0.1,100,100]
spinner depth "Depth Y" type:#worldunits range:[0.1,100,100]
spinner hollow "Hollow" type:#float range:[0,0.95,0.5] scale:0.01
spinner detail "Detail" type:#integer range:[1,10,2] scale:1
)
on buildMesh do
(
vert_array=#()
face_array=#()
--ground vertices
base_v=#([0,0,0],[width,0,0],[width,depth,0],[0,depth,0],[width/2-(width/2)*hollow,depth/2-(depth/2)*hollow,0],[width/2+(width/2)*hollow,depth/2-(depth/2)*hollow,0],[width/2+(width/2)*hollow,depth/2+(depth/2)*hollow,0],[width/2-(width/2)*hollow,depth/2+(depth/2)*hollow,0])
--ground faces
base_f=#([1,4,5],[1,5,6],[1,6,2],[2,6,7],[2,7,3],[3,7,8],[3,8,4],[8,5,4])
unten_verts=base_v
unten_faces=base_f
for f=1 to base_v.count do( --center verts to mouseclick
base_v[f].x-=width/2
base_v[f].y-=depth/2
base_v[f].z-=height/2
)
join vert_array unten_verts
join face_array unten_faces
--top vertices
add=8*detail --height subdevisions
oben_f=#([9+add,13+add,12+add],[9+add,14+add,13+add],[9+add,10+add,14+add],[10+add,15+add,14+add],[10+add,11+add,15+add],[11+add,16+add,15+add],[11+add,12+add,16+add],[16+add,12+add,13+add])
join face_array oben_f
--other verts
heightdevided=(height/detail)
heigth_v=#()
height_v=copy base_v #noMap
for i=1 to detail*8 do(
v1=height_v[i].x
v1+=0
v2=height_v[i].y
v2+=0
v3=height_v[i].z
v3+=heightdevided
append height_v [v1,v2,v3]
)
--outside faces
height_f=#()
for a=1 to height_v.count by 8 do (
for x=0 to 2 do (
face1=[a+x,a+x+9,a+x+8]
face2=[a+x,a+1+x,a+x+9]
append height_f face1
append height_f face2
)
face3=[a+3,a+8,a+11]
face4=[a+3,a,a+8]
append height_f face3
append height_f face4
)
join vert_array height_v
join face_array height_f
--inside hollow faces
height_f=#()
for a=5 to height_v.count by 8 do (
for x=0 to 2 do (
face1=[a+x,a+x+8,a+x+9]
face2=[a+x,a+9+x,a+x+1]
append height_f face1
append height_f face2
)
face3=[a+3,a+11,a+8]
face4=[a+3,a+8,a]
append height_f face3
append height_f face4
)
join vert_array height_v
join face_array height_f
--------------------------------------
setMesh mesh vertices:vert_array faces:face_array
for i=0 to mesh.numFaces do (
setFaceSmoothGroup mesh i 0
)
)
tool create
(
on mousePoint click do
case click of
(
1: nodeTM.translation = (gridPoint+[0,0,height/2])
2: #stop
)
)
)
Can anyone figure out why the script tends to crash?
Thanks, Finn
Can you upload the script as an attachment? That would make it easier to inspect.
- Michele
Sorry, but in my posting rules I am not allowed to do attachments
(“You may not post attachments”). Maybe thats because this is my first
thread! Cant you copy-paste the code into a new maxscript window?
I found out that its this part of code, which makes trouble:
for i=0 to mesh.numFaces do (
setFaceSmoothGroup mesh i 0
)
But why is that doing problems? Cant I smooth faces in a SimpleObject-plugin??
Thanks, Finn
works for me:
for each in mesh.faces do
(
setFaceSmoothGroup mesh each.index 1
)
That works for me, too!!
Thank you very much!
Finn