hi guys,
I would like to know if it’s possible to write a scripted plugin to add more nodes in the new slate material editor???
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=6455740&postcount=11
“Slate is not exposed to MAXScript yet as of Max 2011”
Pretty lame, but there are still alternatives.
thanks for your answer.
it could be possible by writting new controller with the sdk. the slate medit would add them as new nodes.
But I never wrote any c++ :argh:
The Slate Medit is primarily a new viewer for existing nodes though, so if you write a scripted map, wouldn’t that still show up as a new node in the medit?
- Neil
^ I would certainly hope that would be the case… not sure exactly what the OP is after… but I would assume using it for something else.
i’m not looking to add new maps, but controllers
edit: i’m not…
We have owned NodeJoe for a couple years. I was really hoping to have MaxScript exposure in this release. Zookeeper is a pretty good start in the right direction. Too bad Autodesk didn’t snatch them up instead of NJ…I really want grasshopper for Max!
Well, you can write a scripted controller. So I don’t see any reason you can’t write one of them, and have it show up in slate.
- Neil
it’s not possible to write scripted controller plugins
Sorry, I meant use a Script controller that will call a .ms script, and you should be able to hook that up in Slate, which may do what you’re after.
- Neil
unfortunately not.
I need to controle how many inputs and outputs, as well as the kind of value or type on it.
it wrote quickly a scripted map plugin yesterday to do it. But the only output possible is a map and not a value.
As long as the controller is one of the supported types, just like maps and materials, it will show up in the controller list. For example, if you install the Craft Plugins you will get the Craft Razoback Mocap scalar controller in the Float Controller list.
-Eric