projectSwitcher

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Version: 
0.3
Date Updated: 
02/05/2008
Author Name: 
Martin Breidt

(updated to v0.3) ProjectSwitcher is a Macroscript utility for quickly switching between multiple project folders. It keeps track of the previously opened projects, saves them to an .ini file and presents them in a dropdown list.

ProjectSwitcher UI

The dialog can be resized to accommodate long path names. It can also be docked at the top or bottom.

Update:

  • Automatic Project Switching when opening .max
    files: When opening the file c:\projects\myproject\scenes\file.max,
    this option will automatically set c:\projects\myproject\ as the new
    project folder. Thanks to Tollef Roe Steen for the suggestion.
  • No longer a macroscript; can be automatically run when 3ds Max starts

Note:
There seems to be a small bug in 3ds Max 2008. It causes projectSwitcher to always show a
Browse-Folder-Dialog when swichting projects. This can be fixed by manually editing the file Macro_SetProjectFolder.mcr in the <3dsmax_root>\ui\macroscripts directory and changing

local _SetProjectFolder_macro_option_promptUser
local _SetProjectFolder_macro_option_newFolder

in line 25 and 26 to

global _SetProjectFolder_macro_option_promptUser
global _SetProjectFolder_macro_option_newFolder

Save the .mcr file and restart 3ds Max. This should return normal functionality for projectSwitcher

Additional Info: 

For automatic startup, just copy this script into your scripts\startup folder and restart 3ds Max.

Press the '?' button for a quick help screen, or see the header of the script file for detailed information.

Version Requirement: 
9, 2008
Other Software Required: 
Needs 3ds Max 9 or better<br />

tassel's picture

Nice script. Verry helpfull

Nice script. Verry helpfull for the workflow. Thumbs up :)

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