LazyBridge

Follow these steps (3dsmax design 2015 x64):
_ draw a line
_ add an Extrude modifier
_ add a Shell modifier
_ add an Edit poly modifier
_ select the faces you want to bridge
_ run the script
_ I get an error "please select an editable poly"

Please see the screenshot below
Thank you

It's intended behavior - thus the error window. Thing is, this (for now) works with editable polys. In the sense that an editable poly object must be at the bottom of the stack. It used to throw an error if there were modifiers above it, that is now fixed. For it to work on an edit poly -modifier- some additional changes are necessary. But, I'll try to take a look at it tomorrow, it shouldn't be too hard to do. :)

Thank you,
You rock :)

I finally caught up with some time to do something about the issues mentioned here, now the script works even if there are modifiers above the editable poly object, and the GO button is gone, when you click in or out, it automatically selects and bridges the polygons. Thanks for the suggestions!

I'm testing the new version now, and if everything is right, I'll upload it ASAP.

Excellent !
I hope I can test it soon :D

Thank you

Please let me know if anything goes wrong. :)

Hi,
Thank you for the v1.2 update, really cool now that the GO button has gone :)
Anyway, I still have the bug when editable poly is not collapsed (eg I have modifiers present in the stack) ...

Sorry bout that. :( Tell me some steps to recreate the bug, since it works for me without any trouble.

I was interested in this. The scrip seems perfect but I am unable to find out all the things right now as I am a beginner in this line.

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Great script, works fine with max 2015, thank you :)
Just like already said harumscarum below, it would be nice to have a "one step bridge solution". I mean:
_ select polygons
_ choose inward or outward and that's all ! Polygons are automatically bridged together when pressing inward or outward button instead of still having to manually bridge them together.
Another small critic: this script only works with editable polys so you have first to convert your objects into editable polys and, that way, you lose all your modifier stack. It can be annoying in some situations.

The next version will definitely have the option to do it automatically, either via a small dialog like now, or directly via toolbar buttons.

About the editable poly issue, the script was mainly intended for helping with repetitive work while modeling large buildings with lots of windows. The fact that anybody would want to use it while having anything in the stack didn't even cross my mind to be honest, because it basically never happens to me while I work. I'll see what I can do about that as it does seem really useful. I'll probably have to change something in the way the script handles selections, which means I'll have to learn how to do that first. :)

I'll try to update it as soon as I find some free time.

Thanks for the critique!

nice idea! but is it only selects polygons, which need to be bridged manually?
would be great make your script ever simpler - get rid of GO button and make it select+bridge polygons when inward/outward buttons pressed.

or just two separate macroscripts (inward/outward) for whose prefer shortcuts rather than UI script

thank you!

I'll definitely look into it. I was already thinking of adding an auto-bridge option, so you don't have to click it if you don't want to.

But I see no reason not to have all of the variants packed into it so you can choose what you want. :) Thanks, all of those are great suggestions!