JokerMartini
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concave faces
Trying to find a way to find and collect concave faces based on a threshold.
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0 commentscustom modifier / upon removal return positions
I'm working on a custom modifier via mxs that manipulates the positions of the vertices on an object. How do I return the original positions of those verts upon removal of the modifier itself?
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1 commentarch after arch
Now how would I go about doing this. I'm trying to randomly rotate the position of each arc 90 degrees from the previous arch. Trying to make it look like something similar to the image below. ( clearlistener() delete objects local radiusA…
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4 commentsInverted Archs
So I'm working on generating positions in this circular fashion and I've the outer circle and linear parts working. I'm not sure how to get the inverted archs to work appropriately. I was hoping to get some help on that. If you look at the…
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2 commentsalign object to Z
How do I adjust the ctrlKey if/then statement so when users hold ctrlKey the object is then aligned vertically? plugin simpleObject PlanePlus name:"Plane Plus" category:"Special Primitives" classID:#(0x6166ee57, 0x2653467f) ( parameters…
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1 commentSpline or Mesh objects
I'm looking for some ideas on spline or mesh objects that people would like to have for 3ds max? Feel free to suggest any controls you may wish to have as well. I'm looking for some new objects to develop and I'd love to get some ideas on…
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3 commentsFunction run upon Button Pressed
The code below is a simple example file i put together for the sake of finding a solution. I want the list of names to be updated upon the user clicking Apply or hitting Enter on the keyboard. Ideally it would run the fnPopulateList to…
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1 commentgetController from array
Say for example I have an array that contains the numbers which represent a subAnim controller. How could I build a variable which would allow me to directly get to that controller. ( delete objects obj = teapot() subIndexes = #(3,1,1) --…
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8 commentslist controllers of object
How would I recreate something similar to that which pops up when a user right clicks an object and chooses wire parameters. I want to recreate that rc menu that lists all the available object controllers.
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0 commentslist controllers on object
How would I recreate something similar to that which pops up when a user right clicks an object and chooses wire parameters. I want to recreate that rc menu that lists all the available object controllers.
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0 commentslist controllers on object
How would I recreate something similar to that which pops up when a user right clicks an object and chooses wire parameters. I want to recreate that rc menu that lists all the available object controllers.
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0 commentsReplace file save menu
If there a way to remove the file menu in max?
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1 commentRotate pivot to Targeted Obj
How would I create this same script but without the hassle of using the point object and just modifying the actual objects pivot? I'm trying to rotate a pivot to look in the direction of a target with an axis constraint. To test just…
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12 commentsreplace menu bar hover pages
It would be great if we could replace the hovering method on the menu bar. It doesn't work to have the different sub pages be displayed when hovering over 3ds Max or sketch up. It doesn't work because I'm navigating around on this site a…
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0 commentsvolume select (omni light)
I noticed that users have the ability to add a volume select to a select? When doing this what can a user use to test where the object is selected or not if they are using Pick Mesh as the Method?
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0 commentsNoise Controller (recreate)
How would I go about recreating the Noise controller through maxscript with a min and max value. Desired controls: Min Max Seed Frequency Ramp In Ramp Out Noise Roughness Then just apply it to the z position of an object. for i = 1 to 200…
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0 commentsscripted Controller (self ref)
How do you reference an objects self in a scripted controller? Example. I have a box and I want each box to reference their own width parameter. how do i do that in the scripted controller? $.width ??
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7 commentsParticle Orientation
I'm trying to find a way to orient a facing card in a particle system to be always facing camera but be orientated to be parallel to the camera as well. So the bottom and top edge of the facing card matches that of the camera.
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5 commentsUnique Random
I want to make a function that generates a random number while excluding a given number. Example: generate a random number between 0 - 2 until it is not equal to 1 then return that value not exactly working.... fn generateRandomNumber = (…
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9 commentsCheck object intersection at time..??
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=98&t=1049837 Is there a way to check if an objects intersects another object at different times? example...(doesn't work but helps explain what I'm after) So what I'm doing here is testing to…
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3 commentsmergeMaxFile nodes to array
What is the best and easiest way to put the incoming merged objects into an array? Without having to do the select properties of the mergeMaxFile? delete objects fxFile = @"C:\Users\Crabs User\Documents\3dsMax\scenes\test.max" --//Merge…
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1 commentreturn entire Array
How can I get this to return an entire array without the (..)? arr = for i = 1 to 30 collect i arr dont want - #(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, ...) I want - #(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,…
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5 commentsFind pflow operator in given PF_Source
Is there a way to find a specific operator in a given PF_Source. Say I have three particle systems. Rocks, Leaves, Dirt Each of those systems have a birth event and a position-Object operator. Is there any where I can get the…
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0 commentsDelete editPoly modifier faces
What's the best way to go about deleting the faces of an edit poly mod? Does the user have to go into the mod panel for it to work? fn fnCreateFXPuck = ( fxPuck = Cylinder smooth:on heightsegs:1 capsegs:2 sides:8 height:0.0 radius:12…
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