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There are at least two more bugs:

- the scripts do not work if the User specified a custom scripts folder. You need to use 'getDir #UserScripts' to get the correct path.

- there is an issue in this line 'local img1 = dotNetObject "System.Drawing.Bitmap" bitmap1' in turbo_Tools_Compact.ms saying that the number of parameters is not correct. It seems that a few dotNet Classes have changed...

I would appreciate if you found the time to fix this.

Andreas

I set the permissions right but I could not install this tools the direct way.

So I extracted the turboTools_V2_Max2012_64Bit.mzp to my scripts folder an ran the install.ms manual over MaxScript.

That's it.

I've updated the downloads for Max 2012-2013 64bit right now. Give those a shot and let me know if you have any issues.

I will update the others and my webpage in a bit.

Fixes:

- Toolbox now works properly in 2013, as well as has some other improvements
- Installer should now work properly for either version

When I attempt to install the script to 2013 x64 I get an error every time I click the TurboTools button on the toolbar.

-Runtime error: Can't load Button images: bitmap: "turboMain_24i.bmp"

The icon is not even showing up. This works fine on 2012, but since I was required to move to 2013, not having these tools is killing me. Any idea what is causing this issue. I even attempted to look for that file in my 2012 install to manually install it, but no luck.

Hello,

after trying to add an object, I get a dotNet error message "Runtime error: No such macro-script: Isolate_Selection" .. I presume this is because Autodesk changed the way selection isolation works in '13?

Hey,

Yes, this is a 2013 change they made. Are you talking about Secondary Isolate?

I have fixed the installer for 2013 locally I believe. I just need to update the zip files and this page.

Right now there is no way to dock the bar on max load. I could possibly add that feature though.

I might have an update posted this weekend.

Matt

Thank you for this useful tool and keep it free. Can you update for max 2013?
When I installed the 2012 version in max 2013, it didn't show anything. I have to install it manually.
And if I dock the panel, after using a function, most icons will disappear.

nm got it to work, but is there a way to permanently dock the toolbar so it loads on startup?

even after following all the instructions here on scripspot as well as your web page i still can't get this script to install. dragging and dropping it into max's viewport or running the script doesn't bring up the install menu. is there something I'm missing? I've run as admin and set all the file folder permissions accordingly. Currently i'm running 2012 with all the latest hotfixes and service packs

I've Updated my downloads on my site for Turbotools.

I found that the .MZP install had some missing code that should have been there, and I also changed how the files are initially extracted so now it should hopefully install/uninstall without any issues.

deleting the temporary files worked a charm.. :-)

Ok, awesome. So.... I should probably try and delete those first somehow in my installer. I think I know how I can though :)

Thanks!

it's a lovely collection of scripts, glad to help!

being able to customise it with one's own additional buttons (scripts) would be mad cool.

Yeah, that is a possibility. Not sure if I will do it or not. I would probably rewrite my UI again maybe in C#, so it would be easier to add/remove items without issue.

..doesn't seem to install correctly. i could only go through with installation after having manually copied turboTools_ScriptLoader.ms to the startup folder, and even then there is no UI entry in the turbo_tools category (all other scripts are there, though).. any ideas? might it be maxscriptmanager?

Hmm.... damn. Do you mean after un-installing then re-installing or a fresh install?

I also noticed some issues recently, but then after testing more it seemed fine. But this was in Max 2010/2011 and not 2012.

I will have to try and test on another machine with max 2012.

As a possible fix for the time being, go to your

C:\Users\COMPUTER NAME\AppData\Local\Temp

Look for any folders called mzptmp and delete them. Then try to install again.

If you are using Max 2012, I have seperate downloads on my site now, sorry!

My C# scripts were crashing in Max 2012 for some reason, I think because of Dotnet 2.0, so now they are compiled for Dotnet 4.0, and all seems fine.

-Matt

Trouble!!! dont work HELP!

3dmax 2010 win7 64

Hello,

How did you go about docking? Did you just click on the dock button and click left/right and it gave that error?

Someone else had a docking error, but not this one, which is odd....

If you go to the turboTools folder, does the Rollout_Buttons folder exist?
In there, there should be a dock_left and right .bmp.

C:\Users\YOUR COMPUTER NAME\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\2010 - 64bit\enu\scripts\turboTools\

Hey,

I just updated the downloads on my site, but I won't make this an official update again.

**Added/New**

-Xref_Material is now supported/working with the Object Bitmap Collector tool. This means you can view bitmaps on xref objects without an issue (hopefully).

-Added .Tif Image recognition to the bitmap collector tool, so it shows a .tga thumb instead of a jpg thumb, to make it easier/more apparent.

**Fixes**

-Fixed an issue with the Secondary Isolation tool, where it would zoom the whole scene, instead of the selected objects, when going into the mode.

-Fixed an error that would happen sometimes when trying to view an objects material via the treeview node, in the Object Bitmap Collector tool.

Very good assemblage of tools.

Очень, ОЧЕНЬ хорошая подборка инструментов. Особенно понравилось юнифай нормалс и смарт симметри. Порадовало также наличие видео разъяснения почти по каждому инструменту на сайте автора.

Many thanks!

very useful, tkx and keep evaluate it