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RE: Using Name of Selected

try: for obj in selection do ( dummy name:(obj.name + “_original_object_location_DUMMY”) pos:obj.pos ) I think the reason yours isn’t worki…

15 years ago
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RE: Random position on surface

I’ve been kind of curious about this as well, and it looks like I was on target with the approach I had in mind (though haven’t tried yet). Looking f…

15 years ago
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RE: Generating height field?

What about vertex colors? Set the color by the height via maxscript? I’m not sure of how to set vert colors on a per frame basis, but I’m sure there’…

15 years ago
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RE: Trouble with Comparixon Expressions

Don’t have max open to test, but I think u need to check x, y, and z individually. if $.modifiers[1].gizmo.scale.x > 1.3 and $.modifiers[1].gizmo….

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RE: Replacing Objects

I’d probably do something along the lines of merge/import -> move to old object’s location -> delete old object – on merge you have the option o…

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RE: Questions regarding modifier stack via maxscript

Not sure what you’re looking for exactly, but you can get to an object’s modifiers via $Object.modifiers[index] where the index starts at 1, and 1 i…

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RE: Distributing scripted tools and updates – Best practice?

Not my idea …it’s basically what they’ve got working up at Prime Focus

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RE: Distributing scripted tools and updates – Best practice?

Actually – make it an exe, and replace the 3dsmax.exe, and allow it to take an argument (the max file when they double click it), then have that exe o…

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RE: Distributing scripted tools and updates – Best practice?

It’s done before max loads actually with some sync tool – you could easily write a batch file to do this (xcopy perhaps) and then run max afterwards.

15 years ago
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RE: Distributing scripted tools and updates – Best practice?

Yup, always off the network… of course it could be modified to work a number of ways… ie: if you decide to create a macro it could in fact create a lo…

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RE: Distributing scripted tools and updates – Best practice?

At blur it’s a network repository of all scripts – which is under svn control. Developers have a local copy checked out that they can run in a ‘dev en…

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RE: exectueing external exe using maxscript

shelllaunch @“c: hefolder hefile.exe” “” the last “” can be arguments such as a file to open or something

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RE: Python and PyQt in 3dsMax

^ I’ve actually noticed the same thing, and reported it with my last file… thought it was just my script, and haven’t tested otherwise, but it appears…

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RE: Python and PyQt in 3dsMax

No idea what’s using Qt in 2010… I’ll go through the new features at some point and see if anything breaks when there aren’t an Qt dlls to load. As …

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RE: Accessing Pflow particle transforms with object transform script controller.

Should be what you need – but in reverse – using a pflow script to update the transforms of your objects instead of the other way around.

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