prettyPixel
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RE: Could any one write a script: to create a sponge (a new idea)

Thanks Tunac I have just updated the zip file. Do we have to replace all “polyOp.xxx obj” by “obj.editablePoly.xxx” for max 8 ?

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RE: Could any one write a script: to create a sponge (a new idea)

Hi all. Hammer b chen: I finally removed the some bug which prevented me to give you before my script. This version does work but the function to cre…

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RE: Could any one write a script: to create a sponge (a new idea)

OK I am going to look at what it is necessary to finish. Currently the code is “open”.

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RE: Could any one write a script: to create a sponge (a new idea)

Here is a attempt to transform the links into geometry. There is still a problem which I am trying to solve… (in fact the links are … unlinked lol)

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RE: Why $.min and $.max don't give the expected results ?

Oh I see. That is strange. If “coordsys local” does not function locally it would return world coordinates, but here the coordinates seem unspecified….

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RE: Change face normals

This dvd will be welcome That will avoid hours of research. (for me indeed) Bobo: $.dir = theVector Very fast! That does not make exactly…

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RE: Change face normals

Here is a “not-optimized” version which aligns an object on a vector. Some hours of research! … hum… Where is your dvd bobo ? lol fn alignObjectToVec…

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RE: Change face normals

You are right. It is a little faster in this way. Thank you for the artfullness. Bobo: For 1000 iterations (no idea what machine you were usin…

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RE: Change face normals

Bobo: It was NOT optimized for speed, it simply shows the basics. Oh That was just a test to compare the usage of the matrices and vectors… It se…

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RE: Change face normals

I have just realized the speed test. The difference is not enormous. I would hope better… With hundreds of repetitions: vector method : Processing t…

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RE: Change face normals

stuh505: the dot product doesn’t tell the angle to rotate by, it just tells the angle difference, so you have to figure out the sign on your own…thi…

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RE: Change face normals

stuh505: I’m also very interested in your getAngle() function. Really ? Oh well, you will find all explanations in the Maxscript Reference Sectio…

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RE: Change face normals

In order to better understand handling in a space 3d, I amused myself in writing several functions which manipulate faces with the vectors. My intenti…

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RE: Change face normals

Do you want that the faces turn around the center of the selection or although each face turns around its center independently of the others? (it is w…

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