JokerMartini
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selection callback function
I need a callback function that runs a "Function" on selection change. I am not familiar with callbacks yet and I would appreciate any help from the scriptspot community. Thanks JokerMartini
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2 commentsRotating and Object based on diffuse texture
It would be cool to be able to rotate an object based off of its diffuse color/texture. In the image there are 3 objects that all have the same material applied to them which is just a gradient in the diffuse slot. Id like to control…
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3 commentsLight Include/Exclude
This is an idea i thought of recenlty, if i have the time I'll tackle the script but if anyone out there feels up to it feel free. It would be more beneficial if instead of clicking each light and including/excluding an object it would be…
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1 commentReading from INI file
How do I read the information from an ini file. Example - The ini file is filled with notes and I want those notes to display in an edittext field as written in the ini file with spacing, numbers, letters, and separate lines if paragraphed…
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4 commentsPopup Dialog
I have a dialog pop up that says "Load or Cancel" Is there a way to make it so the user can not do anything else in max until they choose Load or Cancel" Somehow locking everything in max. Similar to when error messages pop up in max.…
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2 commentsCHM Help File creating
I'm in the process of creating a CHM help file. I was wondering how to go about creating one? There are two different ways of creating them. 1. People create it starting out with making it as an HTML site then convert it to a CHM file. 2.…
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1 commentDropdown List of objects in scene
Creating a dropdown list that displays the objects in the scene?
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2 commentsGenerating Particles on the surface of particles?
Does anyone know of a way to generate particles on the surface of a particle? For instance your particle system generates a sphere object and that sphere generates a 1000 particles evening across its surface. Thanks
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1 commentTemporarily Deleting Keys
How can I temporarily delete keys of the selected object and then restore them. Example: You have a check button and when you click the button it deletes the keys of the selected object/s and when you uncheck it, it restores the keys of…
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6 commentsZipper Script!
I've always been interested in developing a tool that allows users to create a zipper. Does anyone know of any zipper scripts of have any ideas on a tool like this? Here is a zipper script I came across a few years ago on CGtalk, it is…
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0 commentsAutomated Material Script
If anyone out there feels ambitious, could you write up this material automated script. It simply takes the selected objects Material and prints it into the Maxscript Listner allowing users to copy the code from there and paste it into…
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7 commentsBend modifier control for multiple objects
I have a stack of papers and I want to have bend but I want them to bend based on the order they are in so there is no intersecting. So the resulting stack bends from top to bottom.
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1 commentGrabing the name of a selected object
How do you grab the name of an object in a selection. ex. I have a selection of 10 spheres. (sphere01, sphere02, sphere03.....) It doesn't matter which object I grab the name from, it just has to be in the current selection. I ultimately…
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1 commentCollapse Stack To......Extened
Is is possible to make a script that allows users to Collapse the stack with an option of how many modifiers to collapse into one. For instance say you have your stack in order like this. Edit Poly Symmetry Edit Poly Editable Poly I want…
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0 commentsSpline Vertex Alignment
Does anyone know off hand of any scripts the align a selection of knots in a given spline to the desired axis ex."X" "Y" or "Z"? I figured I would check out the forums before resulting to creating a script if need be. Thanks John Martini
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2 commentsHow to store object keys?!
I've wrote up this basic script that takes a selection of objects and I want it to be able to take each objects individual keys and flip them on the x-axis. I do this by running a function that multiplies the existing keys on the object by…
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7 commentsMirroring Objects with Correct Rotation
I was wondering if there is a mirroring script out there that mirror objects with correct rotation on the local. I've attached an image that explains the rotation desired after mirroring. It would result in allowing users to rotate on the…
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3 commentsRadio Buttons - Spacing
I was wondering if you knew a way to control the vertical spacing of radio buttons in a single column? I've noticed in some of the max UI for instance in the Preferences Rendering tab that in the Field Order the vertical spacing is larger…
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5 commentsVertical Buttons and Paragraphing text
Does anyone know how to make a button that reads "Button" horizontal read vertical. ex. Button --Horizontal B U T T O N --Vertical
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4 commentsVertical Buttons
Does anyone know how to make a button that reads "Button" horizontal read vertical. ex. Button --Horizontal B U T T O N --Vertical
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3 commentsStored information in rollouts
How do I take this script and make it work right and it being done efficiently. This is a small portion of a larger script so ideal I'm hoping to store the information for all the controls in each tab in an efficient way that I'll be able…
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1 commentAutomated Script Dialog
Is there anyway to make a script that will automatically take a folder of macroscripts and create a dialog with buttons corresponding to each script in the folder. I've found myself running out of hotkeys and tired of remaking dialogs…
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3 commentsClearing unused scene materials in slate editor
Is there anyway to clear out all the unused materials/shaders in slate under the scene category?? Thanks JokerMartini
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0 commentsMoving objects on single axis
How do I axis an individual axis on the position of an object. For instance I wanted to move an object on the X-axis without using the point 3 value. Is there any simple action I can write using maxscript like $Sphere01.position.x_position…
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