Is there a way to “lock” the edits to a max file? I want the user to be able to open a max file but not edit or save it… at least not without some grief first.
Sort of like opening a Word Document in “read only” mode.
Why not just set the max file to Read Only? That should be quite easy to do through script in fact i think there is an example of it in the help doc.
Because I want multiple users to be able to open and view a file. While one user can continue working on it.
Well you should probably elaborate a bit on exactly what you want and what type of scenario youa re talking about.
If for example you want users on certain computers to not be able to open max files you can do that “read only” trick plus add some code so that on open the file is saved on a different temporary location, thus making max not work with the actual file but with a copy. This way the original file can be opened for another user with editing permit.
Depend what type of security you want…
A while ago I made that watermark tool… While working a little bit, it was fairly easy for a maxscript user to counter the protection.
It’s possible to register a few callback to stop edition of a scene. However, callback are also kinda easy to unregister manually.
Good security isn’t part of Max, sadly.
is this what asset management is for??
or couldnt the users only viewing just use an xref?
there is no way to lock edits through script