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Finding First Key

I'm trying to find the keyframe of the first key for a selection of objects. This is what I have so far and it's chucking up a few errors. Figured I would get some other eyes on this. if selection.count >= 1 then ( for i=1 to…

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Key Time Scale

I would like to scale time of the selected keys. For example. I have a sphere with position keys on it. 2 keys which move the sphere along the x axis. I would like to take the keys on that object and scale them time wise 50% without having…

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List Animatable/Keyable Tracks in Listview

Is there a way to list the available animatable/keyable tracks in a listview of the select obj. Example 1: A box is selected with a bend modifier on it. The tracks showing in the listview would be the scale, position X Y Z and rotation X Y…

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Render Element Output

I just want a simple script that takes the current save location of the "Render Output" and updates all the render elements to the same location.

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Generate Spikes/Thorns

A script that would take a selection of polygons and randomly extrude/create thorns. For example a rose stem.

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Animating Cameras DOF

Need some advice and testing before doing final posting. Thoughts everyone? --Bugs --Delay only affects DOF Keys --Delay does not offset each individual key properly in frames --Needs to place a key at 0 even though there is an delay value…

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Distance Between Two Objects

I would like a way to find the distance between two objects. What is the best way to go about doing this through maxscript? Using the measuring tool, getting the distance value between the two objects and then deleting it? Thoughts. Thanks.

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Distance Between Two Objects (Automate Camera's Focal Point)

I would like a way to find the distance between two objects. What is the best way to go about doing this through maxscript? Using the measuring tool, getting the distance value between the two objects and then deleting it? Thoughts. Thanks.

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Particle Birth

I want to increase "particle birth amount" based on "the faster the (Position Object) its birthing from moves. I'm assuming this would be done in the birth script operator but how to do that, I don't know.

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Selecting Keys

Is there a way to select all keys on an object whose values is between 0.0 - 0.25 and move all those keys to a value of 0.0.

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Radial Sort In Line

I'd like to do a radial sort that apply an change on the first object and then increaingly all the way around till i reach the last object. Check out the attached image to make more sense. For example: I have an array of sphere and I'd…

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Selecting Array through Listview

Question 1.How do I make the listviews selected item associate with the object array when the button "Select" is pressed. So when Select is pressed it then selects the correct array of objects which are defined at the top in the maxscript…

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Max Last Render to Photoshop

I would like a script that takes the latest render in max and bring it into Photohop. Script Process 1. After render is finished in 3ds max I run the script. 2. It brings the latest render from 3ds max into photoshop. - When bringing it…

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Rotate Objects to Look at Pivot

I want to be able to run a script that runs on a selection of objects in which it rotates all the objects to make there X axis look at the pivot of a desired object. Check out the images. Image one is before the script is run. Image two…

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Merging Layers from another file!

I'd like a script that would allow a user to target a *.max file and then select a layer to merge in to the currently opened max file. rollout rlMergeLayers "Merge Layer" ( groupbox gpbxMergeInFile "Merge File" width:190 height:62…

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Instance a Material to slot?

If the checkbox for display in material editor is checked True how do I make it an instance of the Material placed in the Material Override for Vray? --http://vray.us/vray_documentation/index.shtml --…

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Material Randomizer +

Everything here is working except for the Load and Append button. I was hoping to get some additional help on here. I want the Load option to essentialy load the Temporary Library into the Multilist and if users press Append it will allow…

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Wind Force Preview

It would be cool if there was a way to preview the Wind force Turbulence, Frequency, and Scale settings. It's hard to really tell the Amount and scale of those settings when using them. If there was a script that generated a field of dots…

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Progress Bar

Associating a progress bar with a spinner. The spinners values go from 0-100 The progress bar will fill 100% of the spinner is 100 and 0% of 0. That is simple enough. My question is how to make the color of the bar go from red to green.…

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Max Scene Library PIctures

Wanted script description. It targets a directory(folder) or max file and runs through every max file and does the following. If a camera is in the scene it takes a viewport screen grab from that view otherwise it takes it from a…

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Distribute and Align (Photoshop Align Tools)

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absolute value of a transform

say i have a transform that is [0,100,0] and i want to add that with the absolute numbers of a transform which are [0,-200,0] which would result in [0,300,0] i can't just put abs obj.position

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Distance Align Then Distribute

I would like a script that does two things with the option of doing both or each individually. It is just like the Distribute tools for layers in Photoshop. Example: You have a scene with a handful of objects that you want to distribute.…

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SaveText to File

When I evaluate this script and hit save then type in "Cool" it saves the file correctly as "Cool.txt" but when I typed in "Cool.txt" it saves the file as "Cool.txt.txt" Not sure where its bugging out here. Let me know if anyone has the…

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