Toggle xRef Scenes / xRef Objects

Adding xRef Objects to the scene:

(
-- the file from which to load objects as xREf objects
	newSrcFile = @"D:\3D_CAD\scenes\scenes\myTestScene.max"
-- get the names of allobjects in newSrcFile
	allObjInNewSrcFile = getMAXFileObjectNames newSrcFile quiet:true
	-- load all objects as xRef objects
	newXrefObj = xrefs.addNewXRefObject newSrcFile allObjInNewSrcFile
)

Loading xRefScene

(
	newSrcFile = @"D:\3D_CAD\scenes\scenes\myTestScene.max"	
	xrefs.addNewXRefFile newSrcFile 
)

Haha. Is this all necessary just to open the xRef Scenes window/dialog?

Same for the xRef Objects? I think there is some miscommunication :)

Just to open the dialogs use this:

max file xref object

max file xref scene

Thank you. That is indeed what i was looking for. Although for some reason this doesn’t work though a FileIn function which i’m using.

Do you have any idea how this might work then?

Can you show the code that you use along with teh fileIn function?

Sure. This is the file that i use to call the function.

rollout rollout4 "xRef"
(
button xrefScenes "xRef Scenes" tooltip:"Show all xRefs Scenes" width:90 across:3
button xrefObjects "xRef Objects" tooltip:"Show all xRef Objects" width:90
button copyXref "Copy xRef" tooltip:"Copy the selected xRef" width:90
button toggleXref "Toggle xRef" tooltip:"Toggle xRef" width:90 across:3

on xrefScenes pressed do (
fileIn ("W:\Algemeen\Werknemers\Remy\3Ds Max\Scripts\xRef Scenes\xRef Scene.ms")
)
on xrefObjects pressed do (
fileIn ("W:\Algemeen\Werknemers\Remy\3Ds Max\Scripts\xRef Objects\xRef Objects.ms")
)
on copyXref pressed do (
fileIn ("W:\Algemeen\Werknemers\Remy\3Ds Max\Scripts\Copy xRef\Copy xRef.mcr")
)
on toggleXref pressed do (
fileIn ("W:\Algemeen\Werknemers\Remy\3Ds Max\Scripts\Toggle xRef\Toggle xRef.ms")
)
)

Ok. But what is in the xRef Scene.ms for example?

The only thing that is in there is what you wrote me:

max file xref scene

This works well if i just execute the function, just not in combination with the FileIn function.

Strange. Here is what I did:
1- open MaxScript Editor and paste this in a new file

(
	max file xref scene
)

2- save the file as xRefOpenFileIn.ms
3- create new file with this code:

macroscript miauuXRefOpenDialog
category:"miauu"
tooltip:"XRefOpenDialog"
buttonText:"XRefOpenDialog"
(
	fileIn @"C:\Users\MyUserName\Desktop\NewFolder\xRefOpenFileIn.ms"
)

and save it as mcrXrefOpenDialog.mcr file
4- drag and drop the mcrXrefOpenDialog.mcr onto 3ds max viewports and assign a hot key to it(Ctrl+T).
Every time when I press the Ctrl+T the XREf Scene dialog appears.

I’ll try it out when i’m at work again in a few days. Besides the fact that you make a macroscript of it, put the function between brackets and that you make a button out of it. It seems all the same. The function is loaded from a file over a network drive but i wouldn’t see why that would be a problem here.

Also, i’m noticing that you use an @ in your FileIn function while i am not. Might that make a difference?

There si two ways to use path to folder/files with maxscript:

@"C:\Users\MyUserName\Desktop\NewFolder\xRefOpenFileIn.ms"
-- or
"C:\\Users\\MyUserName\\Desktop\\NewFolder\\xRefOpenFileIn.ms"

Since, copyed path from the Windows explorer not contains "\\" it is easyer to put @ in front of the path and not add \ where it is needed.

Oke it works now.

It seems that the problem was indeed the path.

DOES WORK:
fileIn @"W:\Algemeen\Werknemers\Remy\3Ds Max\Scripts\xRef Scenes\xRef Scenes.ms"

DOESN'T WORK:
fileIn ("W:\Algemeen\Werknemers\Remy\3Ds Max\Scripts\xRef Scenes\xRef Scenes.ms")

Thank you for your help :)

I am glad to help.
Happy New Year!!! :)

I’m sorry that is my fault. I explained it a bit confusing because i wrote Toggle. What I like to just open the xRef Scenes / xRef Objects through maxscript.

Thanks miauu

For xRef scene:

(
	xRefScn = xrefs.getXRefFile 1	
	--	"disable"
	xRefScn.disabled = true
	--	"enable"
-- 	xRefScn.disabled = false
)

I’m sorry that is my fault. I explained it a bit confusing because i wrote Toggle. What I like to just open the xRef Scenes / xRef Objects through maxscript.

Thanks miauu