You can do this a couple different ways with a volume select modifier. The simplest is this: Set up the object with mapping in the way you want the …
get/setMaxFileAssetMetadata is a huge time saver. I can’t wait until they release more/all of the max file data. Here is a basic example of how to do…
Nice rig tool Dan!
You can generate custom properties for the Scene Explorer. Look for SceneExplorerManager Interface in the MXS Help. For your first exemple, you could…
Working with layers will enable you to do this. Put the objects on a Layer and turn the layer off. In the General tab of the preferences, Layer Defau…
I’m not in front of Max but doesn’t the loop have to be either: for i in myArray do or for i = 2 to myArray.count do myArray = selection as array-…
I asked CGN for subcategories within the MXS/SDK forum for dotNet and Python etc but the admin that replied said it seemed too messy… Maybe I can ask…
Have you looked at ‘system directories’ in the MXS help? I’m not a pro so there may very well be a better solution. I would have a script in the star…
As of SP5, the ZDepth values are animatealbe in VRay ;).
Start by searching the MaxScript help with “text file input and output” and also “external file methods” Keep your data simple while you figure it ou…
Same here. We would love a 2.0 version for 2010 so we can script a tool to transfer some of the parameters. At the moment, we are either going to drop…
I think I’m going to go back to using psTools [ol] [li]use the netmanager interface to get a list of active jobs/servers[/li][li]remove only the avail…
Here is our Vray DR/BB script. I’ve only taken out our manager name. It checks the vray_dr.cfg file to see which servers have been selected by the us…
Thanks for the snippets. I will have to take a look tomorrow from work. Edit: I just noticed that you are referring to 3dsmaxcmd.exe, not cmdjob.exe….
3dsmaxcmd.exe allows you to submit render-jobs to backburner with the correct switches and this can be done through MAX Script as well. These jobs a…