How do I add an object to the pick list of a Projection modifyer?

By zumpi · 2015-02-11

Description

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to add specific objects of my scene to the Reference Geometry List of a Projection modifyer.

I found out that it might has something to do with


AddPModObjects <array>node_list <boolean>createNew <boolean>deleteAll [objList :<array>]

(found that snipet @ http://docs.autodesk.com/3DSMAX/16/ENU/MAXScript-Help/index.html?url=fil… )

To be honest I just don't know how to use this snipet.

here is where it should somehow be integreated:


		if (chkProjection.checked) and (chk32.checked) do
		(
			Plane length:320.0 width:320.0 pos:[0,0,0] isSelected:on
			modPanel.addModToSelection (Projection ()) ui:on
			$.name = "Projection_detail"
			newmat = StandardMaterial()
			newmat.name = ("default_X_Projection_detail")
			newmat.Diffuse = color 255 255 255
			newmat.ambient = color 255 255 255
			select $Projection_detail
			selection.material = newmat	
		)

this just runs as 2 checkboxes are ticked so the "to be picked object" is generated before.

Hope someone can help me on that!

Cheers,
zumpi

Comments (4)

victorgilbert · 2015-02-18

i spend years learning similar codes, but this one is quite new for me. sounds really interesting. thanks for sharing the knowledge.

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Re: Add objects to Projection modifier

pixamoon · 2015-02-12

Hi,
Yes, you should just use AddPModObjects:

AddPModObjects #($Plane001) false false objList:#($Box001,$Box002,$Box003)

where:
1st is your Plane object with Projection modifier (but has to be in array list)
2nd false - if u want to add to existing modifier, (true will create new Projection modifier)
3rd false - false to keep objects on the list (true - to delete objects from the list)
and 4th parameter is optional. But in your case you want to add specific object from your list, so it has to be objList:#(objects array) If you don't use objList: it will open "pick objects window".

Hope this helps,
cheers,
Pixamoon

zumpi · 2015-02-12

Oh dear! I wouldn't have never ever figured that out! Thank you so much! Maybe I should spend some more hours on terminology and basics of scripting! ;)

cheers,
zumpi

Glad it helped,

pixamoon · 2015-02-12

No prob, always good to ask, We already spend hours on that.
Glad it helped,
cheers,