Getting a Boolean value from an .ini file. TrueorFalse=true setINIsetting “D:\ emp\ ester.ini” “Catagory” “DataItem” (TrueorFalse as string) a=( ge…

Sorry; I should have specified max 4.2 Going to 5 soon though… Thanks, I’ll need to note that change for our upgrade. Keith Morrison

Found it…thanks to Swami Need jbLib extensions scanlinerenderEX structure. In case you needed to know. Keith Morrison

You are going to want to get yourself a copy of LOR. “Lots of Robots.” He does some amazing stuff with MaxScript and the DVD has all sorts of good …

If your looking to incorporate web pages, or any other ActiveX type controlled items in your UI, search “ActiveX” in the maxscript help. Really power…

You might want to check out… ScriptSpot.com Search ‘I-drop’ From scriptSpot “Helps you to create a simple Web site based on your MAX/VIZ objects li…

yeah, removeRollout Rolloutname RolloutFloatername You need to remove all the rollouts below the one you are changing the then add them again. If y…

Your Close!! foo = $‘text*’ Will assign foo with an Array of all objects with “text” as the first four letters in their name. to do dynamically… (…

The two examples posted above assume that you have your objects selected. If your objects are consistently named, you can hard code them into the scr…

Check out this link from cgcharacter.com I think the use of the Ambient Controller may apply to your problem. I’ve quoted the passage you may find …

Just the fastest way to get an array of visible objects to perform an operation on them. MAX SELECT ALL is ridiculous slow. So looping through the …

Yeah, thanks… That’s recursing the whole scene. Likely the only way to do it! Thanks Again Keith

$‘Obj*’.ishidden=true Will hide all objects with “Obj” as the first three characters of their name. Enjoy Keith Morrison