TimHawker
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RE: Get Layer names from max file?

You can also do it by using scene xRef, with the added bonus of also being able to access the rootnode and any custom attributes it contains. This is…

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RE: Selecting properties of a material by type. Possible?

OK, how about something like this: allStringValues = #() for a in sceneMaterials do ( propNames = getPropNames a for b in propNames do ( …

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RE: Selecting properties of a material by type. Possible?

So you’re trying to append some property values of a material to an array? If so, here’s some code to do that. In this example the script will loop t…

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RE: batch convert files – help please

Glad to hear it worked well. No problem, happy to help

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RE: batch convert files – help please

There is no need for the string after “importfile”. This is doing absolutely nothing and the import function is ignoring it. The reason you are gettin…

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RE: batch convert files – help please

Whoops, forgot to reset max inbetween each import/export. Here is the updated code that resets max. Edit: Also noticed I had not set the fbx export f…

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RE: batch convert files – help please

This should work. I’ve not tested it though as I don’t have any mdb files ( local files local folderPath = getSavePath() if folderPath != und…

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RE: dotnet question…

Ah interesting. I’d be interested to learn what situations are better with the event, and why. Seems quite odd that the manual method would not work…

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RE: storing info to file

There is no need for the execute. Instead you should use if != undefined do. rollout rlinfo “Info” ( local data_Project = 5004 local data_JobName …

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RE: Maxscript Editor – File>New Occasionally Results In Max Crashing

I’ve had this issue on Windows 7 32 & 64 bit, max versions 2009 to 2011. It seems to happen whenever you haven’t saved your max scene for a while….

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RE: Maxscript Editor – File>New Occasionally Results In Max Crashing

Ahhh thanks for the heads up. I never know that shortcut existed but I’ll be sure to use it from now on. Hopefully this issue only exists with the int…

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RE: Always on top window, it's possible?

Ah actually having reread your post I think that won’t work. So you’ve created a dialog window and you want that to always sit on top of the UV editor…

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RE: Always on top window, it's possible?

Are you using a rollout or a dotNet form? If you’re using a dialog/rollout then it should always be on top. If you’re using a dotNet form then you n…

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RE: Mini-Challenge #5. Are you ready?

Cheers for sharing Lo, very interesting method. I was way off

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