EdgeSmooth

Is it possible to have an update for max 2016?

Any chance we'll see this script updated to support newer versions of Max?
I try to install, but get:
"This 3dsmax version is not supported by the EdgeSmooth plugin in this installer"

Hi. First of all thanks for the great script!

But I encounter one very annoying problem. Every time I restart Max (2012 x64) I find that the script is uninstalled! What am I to do to fix it?

Could it be that the customisation of the UI isn't being saved? I have had issues with this myself when 3dsMax apparently doesn't have enough rights to write the cui files to disk. The annoying thing is that it doesn't warn you about this, so it just doesn't save anything and quits.
Try running 3dsMax with administrator rights before making changes to the UI. I hope that helps!

I usually don't have any problems with installing new scripts. And in this case the most strange thing is that the script files are deleted after Max restart!

Is the actual edgesmooth.gup file missing? (This is actually a plugin, not a script)

It disappears right after Max restart

Does it disappear when 3dsmax closes, or when you start it again?

When Max start again

Perhaps the uninstall script is still hanging around from a previous uninstall? Do a search for "remove_edgesmooth_plugin.ms". If you find it, delete it.
Then do a new install and hopefully that will solve the problem.

Ok, thank you, Ill try this on monday.

The new installation problem is even more strange. After Max restart EdgeSmooth.gup stays on it's place, but there in no trace of Edgesmooth in Customize User Interface menu. So even after installing script, binding hotkeys and saving new interface settings it does not work.

I finally managed to install your plugin. Removing "remove_edgesmooth_plugin.ms" wasn't helpful. Even when plugin was installed, after Max restart it didn't appear in Customize user interface menu. I am not sure, what the problem was exactly, but copying EdgeSmooth.gup to "C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\2012 - 64bit\enu\plugins\edgesmooth" and adding corresponding string to "C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\2012 - 64bit\enu\Plugin.UserSettings.ini" solved it.

P.S. Thanks for the handy plugin! )

Did you reinstall the plugin? The installer makes a modification to the plugins.ini. If it isn't listed in there, it will not be loaded.

First off, great little tool, very handy, thanks a lot for sharing it.

This is just a suggestion but I think the ever so desired point-to-point edge selection tool(like the one in the Unwrap UVW) would be a really nice addition to this tool and also to Max itself, so you'll be hitting two birds with one stone, but I know your a busy fella(can't wait for Outliner 3).

I could not use this scrpit.i didnot know how to use. Can any one help me how to uses.It will be very beneficial for me.

The video shows how to install the plugin. Just drag&drop the .mzp into 3dsMax and follow the instructions.

this tools is amazing ... i use it all the time, but we recently tested max2014 and noticed it is not compatible.

any chance on getting a max2014 friendly version soon?

thanks

It will have to be recompiled for 3dsMax 2014. I don't have the SDK for 2014 though, so I can't do it.
But since it's open-source, you can pull in the source and compile it yourself. Build instructions can be found on the github page: https://github.com/Pjanssen/EdgeSmooth

thanks ­. i will try to make it work and keep you posted if i'm able to do it ... if not i will keep an eye out for your update ;)

again, very useful tool thanks

nice thing!
"EdgeSmooth only works with Editable Poly objects, not with the Edit Poly modifier." No way to get around that? I use Edit Poly modifiers all the time.

This is indeed a limitation of the plugin, and I'm afraid I don't have a solution to it. However, the sourcecode is released under BSD license, so everyone is free to add to it.
https://github.com/Pjanssen/EdgeSmooth

I've updated this plugin to support 3dsMax 2013.

Hi,

Your download link seems to be broken :(

Ah I hadn't adjusted the links here, sorry about that. I've had to take my website down for the moment: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=7230632&postcount=378

You can find the plugin on GitHub instead: https://github.com/downloads/Pjanssen/EdgeSmooth/edgesmooth_1_0.mzp

Thanks!

If you're getting an error with MSVCR100.dll, you may need to install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package from Microsoft's site. This fixed the issue for me in Windows 7. After that it worked fine in 3ds Max 2012.

Thanks Pier, Love the script! :)

Thanks for the hint! After installing the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package 64-bit it works ! Before, only the 32-bit package was installed on my computer.

Good to hear that you got it to work! It seems odd that this should be required though... I wonder if there's something I can do about that in the compile/link process...

I have started finding times when the script does not perform as expected. Sometimes applying a Smooth Edge to a single edge can make the entire model smooth. I have not had a chance yet to figure out why it sometimes works and sometimes does this... but I will share any input if I find a pattern.

When i try to install the script (drag the .mzp file in the viewport) under max2012 64bit the installation fails. Error Loading Plug-in DLL, ErrorCode 193, no valid Win32-Application (!!)

Could you try renaming the installer (.mzp) to .zip, extract the contents and then load the plugin for your 3dsmax version through the plugin manager?

I've unzipped the .mzp-file and opened the file "EdgeSmooth.gup" from folder /plugin/max2012_x64 with the plugin manager, but i still get the same error message code 193

Very strange indeed. It works fine for me on max2012 x64. Perhaps it's the windows version that is causing the problem somehow? I tried it on win7.

on my computer under windows7 it still fails, but on another computer (same os, same maxversion) it works.

Really nice script. Good idea.

Best regards

Excellent. Added to the bag-o-tricks.