I have a node that is parented to an animated node. I want to set the child’s z position at zero throughout the animation. Would this be possible with a script? Alternatively, can somebody tell me how to view World Space in Track View? If I could do this setting the child to z=0 would be simple, I think. TIA, for any assistance.
Originally posted by fgalpern
I have a node that is parented to an animated node. I want to set the child’s z position at zero throughout the animation. Would this be possible with a script? Alternatively, can somebody tell me how to view World Space in Track View? If I could do this setting the child to z=0 would be simple, I think. TIA, for any assistance.
MAXScript generally works with world coordinates when accessing the .pos property of objects, so it is pretty easy to write a script to keep the child at Z=0.
theObj = selectByName()
if theObj != undefined do
for t = animationrange.start to animationrange.end do
at time t with animate on theObj.pos.z = 0
This operates on the current animation segment.
It provides you with a selectByName dialog to pick the object you want to create keys for, then sets the Z coordinate in world space to 0 on every frame.
You can create a MacroScript button by either dragging this code from a script editor to a toolbar, or by adding to the script:
macroScript KetZeroZ category:“fgalpern”
(
–the code from above goes here…
)
Hope this helps,
Bobo
Thanks Bobo, that works. Is there a simple way to modify this script so that it only sets a keyframe every 5th or 10th frame?
Originally posted by fgalpern
Thanks Bobo, that works. Is there a simple way to modify this script so that it only sets a keyframe every 5th or 10th frame?
Change
for t = animationrange.start to animationrange.end do
to
for t = animationrange.start to animationrange.end by 5 do
Cheers,
Bobo
Once again, Bobo you are the man! Tremendous thanks, you’ve saved me hours of work!