Im having an issue with a script controller, if I have 3 objects in my scene, object1 which has a position controller on the X track and object 2 linked to object 3 at [100,100,100].
Object1.pos.controller .X_Position.controller = float_script ()
Object1.pos.controller .X_Position.controller .addtarget "startpoint" object2[3][1][1]
posX = startpoint+10
Object1.pos.controller.X_Position.controller.setExpression posx
Everything works without any problems, my script runs and the Object1 gets the float script applied to the X position controller, the issue Im having is that its using the parent space of object2 instead of world space of object2 to the compute the x position.
IE: if object 2 is in the exact same position as object3 then object 1 reads it at 0.0 instead of its world location which should be 100.0
I have even tried using (in coordsys world startpoint)+10 for the expression to no avail.
Any and all help is appreciated
All animation controllers in Max (not just scripted ones) operate in parent space. They only work in world space if the object is child of the world (no parent).
[font=Arial][color=white]Thanks bobo
I found the work around, instead of adding object2 by using ‘addtarget startpoint object1[3][1][1]’ i used ‘addnode startpoint object2’ and changed the exression from startpoint+10 to (in coordsys world startpoint.pos.x) +10.
It functions the way I need it too while allowing me to keep my hierarchy intact
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