As title says, the position script controller not udpates in 3ds Max 2016 and 2017. Here is the code:
(
objToAttach = $Point001
parentObj = $Line001
knot = 2
subSpline = 1
script_controller = objToAttach.pos.controller = position_script ()
script_controller.AddNode "miauuRefObj" parentObj
script_controller.AddConstant "knot" knot
script_controller.AddConstant "subSpline" subSpline
posCmdStr = "dependsOn miauuRefObj
"
posCmdStr += "(pos = (getPointPos miauuRefObj ((knot * 3) - 1) ); return pos )"
script_controller.script = posCmdStr
)
The point will be “attached” to the knot 2 of the line. Moving the line will move the point. When the knot 2 is selected and moved the point stays in place. If you go to top sub object level and move the line the point will be moved to its proper position(the position of knot 2).
The code works with no problems in 3dsMax 2015 and the other eariler versions.
Is there a solution?
Have you tried addind the BaseObject as target instead of the Node as node?
Like this:
posCmdStr += "(pos = (getPointPos miauuRefObj.baseobject ((knot * 3) - 1) ); return pos )"
The result
-- Runtime error: getPointPos requires a node
No, sorry. I haven’t explained it very well.
Leave this line:
script_controller.AddNode “miauuRefObj” parentObj
And add this one:
script_controller.AddTarget “miauuRefObjBase” parentObj.baseobject
It’s just to check if this target fires the notify event to your controller. I haven’t 3dsMax here to check it.
Don’t change anything to your code, just add the line I’ve written above.
(
delete objects
p = point wirecolor:green
c = line wirecolor:yellow
addnewspline c
addknot c 1 #corner #line [0,0,0]
addknot c 1 #corner #line [30,0,0]
addknot c 1 #corner #line [60,0,0]
updateshape c
s = p.pos.controller = position_script()
s.addnode "target" c
s.addobject "base" c.baseobject
s.setexpression "getknotpoint target 1 2"
)
Yes, in fact “dependsOn miauuRefObj
” is not needed.
‘DependsOn’ is an obsolete command for script controllers since 3ds Max 8: http://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX/2016/ENU/?guid=__files_GUID_CF4BD614_5A08_4DB6_9039_49EE32AA5178_htm
I know this, but it is there for a long time. so I just grabbed the code to show an example.
aaandres, denisT, thank you. Both solutions works. I had to read more carefully what you typed.