[Closed] GUI for animation list

Jul 25, 2011 10:58 am

I’m writing a exporter for a game engine.
Most of it is done, except this last part, which is where you define your animations.

What I need is a track list.
It has to contain the following:

Animation name
length
array of objects that is defined in this animation (can be multiple objects.).

What I need input on, is how to handle the list.

What GUI item is good to use for the list?
How can I make sure it get’s saved with the .max file?
How do I populate it when opening the max file again?

I suspect that .net can be a good thing to use for this, but I have not implemented .net in my maxscripts before.

I have attached a similar UI from a plugin we currently use (just to make it more clear).
and all the other things I can handle, just need help with the list.

6 Replies

lo1

Jul 25, 2011 10:58 am

Here is a GUI example to get you started:

for i = 1 to 5 do teapot()

exampleData = #( \
	#("Track 1", 150, #($Teapot01,$Teapot02)),
	#("Track 2", 120, #($Teapot03,$Teapot04)),
	#("Track 3", 10, #($Teapot05))
	)


try(destroyDialog myRollout)catch()

rollout myRollout "Dotnet Listview" width:500 height:400
(
	local lvColumns = #(#("Name",150),#("Length",70),#("Objects",236))
	local itemClass = dotNetClass "ListViewItem"
	
	dotNetControl lv "ListView" width:460 height:360 pos:[20,20]
	
	fn stringFromNodesArray nodes =
	(
		local str = ""
		local comma = ", "		
		for n = 1 to nodes.count-1 do str+= (nodes[n].name+comma)
		str+=nodes[nodes.count].name		
	)
		
	fn populateLv = 
	(		
		lv.Items.Clear()
		local items = for data in exampleData collect
		(
			dotNetObject itemClass #(data[1],(data[2] as string),(stringFromNodesArray data[3]))
		)
		lv.Items.AddRange items		
	)
	
	on myRollout open do
	(
		lv.View = lv.View.Details
		lv.GridLines = on
		lv.FullRowSelect = on
		for column in lvColumns do lv.Columns.Add column[1] column[2]
		populateLV()		
	)
	
	on lv SelectedIndexChanged s e do
	(
		format "Currently selected indices: %
" (for i = 0 to s.selectedIndices.count-1 collect s.selectedIndices.item[i])
	)	
)
createDialog myRollout

stigatle

Jul 25, 2011 10:58 am

awesome, thank you VERY much for this code.
that was beyond my expectations.

I’ll get to it tomorrow, and adapt it to this.

Thank you again!

lo1

Jul 25, 2011 10:58 am

sure
Let me know how it goes

stigatle

Jul 25, 2011 10:58 am

should this one run as it is?
I get a error when running it.
stops at line 23

		for n = 1 to nodes.count-1 do str+= (nodes[n].name+comma)

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MAXScript Rollout Handler Exception
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-- Unknown property: "name" in undefined
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OK   
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