[Closed] Dummy rollout as filler

with the sdk you could add an empty rollout to the command panel (I quite often had sticky rollouts when unload/loading dll during the build process) but I think any new modifier rollout panels will always be added to the start shunting the “sticky” panel down the command panel so you need to add a NOTIFY_POST_MODIFIER_ADDED event handler for this. Alternatively you can extend the modifier with an “empty” scripted modifier though if you want this to work with lots of different modifiers that may be quite tiresome to implement and use.

Thanks Rappy!

Great solution. I had found something on ScriptSpot, but that rollout did stick on the main mesh/object, not on the current modifier like yours.

Thanks alot

A friendly bump to remind of my other questions

1. How do I remove a custom attribute?

2. Is it possible to make max remember a custom attribute for a certain modifier, e.g. Edit Poly, each time when this modifier is created?

cus = attributes testdef (
	rollout customRoll "Custom Rollout" (
		[B]button removeMe "remove" width:150[/B]
		button website1 "http://remusjuncu.com/" width:150
		button website2 "remusjuncu.com/rappatools" width:150
		[B]on removeMe pressed do ( custAttributes.delete (Modpanel.getcurrentObject()) 1 )[/B]
		on website1 pressed do ( shellLaunch "http://remusjuncu.com/" "" )
		on website2 pressed do ( shellLaunch "http://remusjuncu.com/rappatools/" "" )
	)
)
custAttributes.add (Modpanel.getcurrentObject()) cus

i think you can do this with a callback… check if (Modpanel.getcurrentObject()).custAttributes[1] is defined if not add the custom rollout…

if classof (Modpanel.getcurrentObject()) == Edit_Poly and (Modpanel.getcurrentObject()).custAttributes[1] == undefined do custAttributes.add (Modpanel.getcurrentObject()) cus

or you could simply create a button for the mods you want to add and do something like

AddMod Edit_Poly
cus = at...

Many thanks!

If I am in the create panel for example, and run the code, it says:

-- Unable to convert: undefined to type: MaxObject

… because it wants me in the Modifier Panel.

Is there a way to avoid this error message, eg allow creation from outside the modifier panel?

Seems like I need more help.

I tried to explore the concept of callbacks.
The first test was to add a custom rollout upon object creation. I failed already, but it works almost

cus = attributes testdef (
	rollout customRoll "Custom Rollout" (
		button removeMe "remove" width:150
		button website1 "http://remusjuncu.com/" width:150
		button website2 "remusjuncu.com/rappatools" width:150
		on removeMe pressed do ( custAttributes.delete (Modpanel.getcurrentObject()) 1 )
		on website1 pressed do ( shellLaunch "http://remusjuncu.com/" "" )
		on website2 pressed do ( shellLaunch "http://remusjuncu.com/rappatools/" "" )
	)
)

callbacks.removeScripts id:#addCustomRollout;

fn custAdd = (
	for o in getCurrentSelection() do ( --		o = selection[1]
			if o.modifiers.count == 0 then ( custAttributes.add o cus ) else (
				custAttributes.add o.modifiers[1] cus -- o.modifiers.count
			)
		)
	
)

callbacks.addScript #sceneNodeAdded "custAdd()" id:#addCustomRollout;

Problem so far: When I create an object, it seems like nothing is added to it. If I create another object, a custom rollout is added to the previous one.

Like said, this is just a test but I wonder why it adds the rollout after a second object is made.

If you can help me to modify this script to give me an example of a callback that reacts with a certain modifier creation.

Thanks Remus, splendid code!

Now I use it for Uvwmap. Since the modifier has only one rollout, it gets partially hidden. With the custom rollout, it gets forced to the other column in the command panel