j83
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RE: 3d Max Maxscript Essentials Book question

A do-while loop is often used where you want something to run at least once. For example, were you writing a script or program where you wanted somet…

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RE: visual maxscript editor

I would suggest never use the Visual Maxscript editor, it creates messy code, spaghetti-like UI controls, and hard-codes all UI positions which makes …

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RE: Align button to right side in a dialog

I think the reason “align: #right” wouldn’t work in this case is because he’s saying when the window is resized, not when it’s created, else you could…

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RE: Random selection between 3 or more set numbers

Here is one way ( aRandomNumber = random 1 3 myNumber = case aRandomNumber of ( 1: “50” 2: “100” 3: “200” default: “50” …

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RE: rollout dialog not showing

I just enclosed everything in parenthesis. Doing this helps ensure any extra stuff would stay in its local scope. However, you could remove that, es…

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RE: rollout dialog not showing

This will work, ( rollout myMoleculeMaker “Molecule Maker” width:250 height:350 ( checkbox animated “Animated” pos:[12,137] width:68 heig…

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RE: rollout dialog not showing

Are you using, createDialog <rollout name>” or creating a floater and adding a rollout to it or something else?

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RE: create a line between centers of two spheres?

Add a skin modifier to the spline, and add the spheres as bones. For example, –skinned spline example for CGtalk -j83 ( fn splineBetwee…

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RE: create a line between centers of two spheres?

Here is an example where I just use the distance function and determine if an object is within the radius of the sphere. You could use this logic to …

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RE: create a line between centers of two spheres?

Perhaps this will get you started in the right direction? –just a quick script written for a discussion on CGtalk -j83 ( fn splineBetweenToP…

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RE: Problems going from GI to FG

You posted that here in the main forum (where it belongs), so please don’t double post.

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RE: Help finding 3dsMax default installation and Bit version

On a 64-bit Windows install, the 32 bit path would contain (x86) in its name (by default), and the 64-bit path would not have “(x86)” in its file path…

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RE: Help finding 3dsMax default installation and Bit version

( max32file = (getDir #maxroot) + “max32.task” max64file = (getDir #maxroot) + “max64.task” if ((getfiles max32file).count != 0) then …

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RE: Converting material diffuse color to vertex color; if elements selected, VC go black

If a Max 2011 user has time, can you confirm if it works correctly or turns black (we haven’t moved to 2011 at work yet)? So far, 2008 and 2009 work …

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