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RE: ProOptimizer.VertexCount does not work in loop

Try updating the screen just after you add the modifier. Sometimes it helps updating some internal data in some modifiers. There are different ways, y…

8 years ago
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RE: Maxsript access to material ID dropdown list in editable mesh?

The dropdown menu shows the names of the multi-material materials, so you could get them directly from the material. If you need to get it from the s…

8 years ago
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RE: Improve speed of "Create box()"

The slowdown in Max 2015 and above seems to be related to IList access, as far as I could test. But I can’t figure out where the problem lies. The pe…

8 years ago
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RE: Reading SummaryInformation data from .max file

Josef Wienerroither (spacefrog) started a project about this a while ago. Don’t know if he ever finished or made it public, so you may ask him.

8 years ago
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RE: Improve speed of "Create box()"

The C# version takes 52ms (0.052 sec.) for 50^3 and 400ms (0.4 sec.) for 100^3 (12 million face).

8 years ago
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RE: Improve speed of "Create box()"

Patan77: That’s some crazy improvements you would mind sharing a bit more exactly what those improvements are? (; Sure. The code below is from A…

8 years ago
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RE: Improve speed of "Create box()"

I wouldn’t give up, just yet. I’ve tested both codes, PArray from post #37 and C# from post #35 in Max 2014 and the differences in performance are no…

8 years ago
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RE: MXS 2017 'For Loop' performance

“… Only time will tell …” Well, two years after and we can see that there was indeed something wrong in Max 2017 release. Being it a bug, a poor des…

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RE: Custom shape

You can use Scripted Helper Plug-ins. You can find many examples here and on ScriptSpot.

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RE: MAX 2017 – Where is the Command Panel Window?

The property is there, the value is wrong, so I vote for a BUG

8 years ago
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RE: Challenge: Find Prime Factors….

Oh yes, I forgot to verify if the input number is a prime number lower than the specified ratio, so it would fail for any prime number lower than the …

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RE: Challenge: Find Prime Factors….

Not very clever, not fully debugged, but it might do what you need. ( fn FindPrimeFactors n = ( factors = #() d = 2 while n > 1 do …

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RE: Challenge: Find Prime Factors….

So, for 22 items what would be the correct layout?

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RE: Challenge: Find Prime Factors….

I think the problem needs some additional “constrains” in order to be solved properly. Otherwise the optimal arrangement for odd numbers will always b…

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RE: Set photometric light preset via maxscript?

If you just select and move any object, the undo seems to start working again too.

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