Extend Borders
[UPDATE!] See description below for more
This Tool is useful for extruding border edges of an editable poly. You can also add a tilting angle and choose to use corrected corners.
How to use / installation:
If you still have version 1.0 installed, make sure to delete the old files before installing the new one. You need to delete “RacoonScripts_Extend_Borders.mcr” and “extend_borders.mse” in your 3dsmax installation folder (files should be in /scripts/RacoonScripts and the /UI/Macroscripts or /usermacros or /Macroscripts folders, depending on max version.
The easiest way to install it is to run the .mcr via the “Scripting” menu + “Run Script” command. After that, open the “Customize User Interface” dialog and locate the tool in the category “RacoonScripts”. After you have made a hotkey, menu item or button, simply select some edges of your editable poly object and start the tool.
Extrusion Depth = the absolute amount the new edges are extruded
Angle = The tilting angle of the extrusion
Smoothing Group, Inherit = Inherits the smoothing group ID from the adjacent faces
Respect loop ends = If you are not using straighten corners, selections that end on corners are extruded perpendicular to the bending, if this is not desired, activate this option – it will extrude the those edge perpendicular to only the selected edges.
Tips & Tricks:
Alt + Apply = negate the angle value and apply
Alt + Cancel = undo the last apply
Known problems:
* Distorted polygons (e.g. skewed and rotated) may be problematic for the straighten corners algorithm. It’s better to disable this feature in these cases.
* Since it’s a Maxscript it is not very fast in calculation speed. Higher edge counts may slow down the tool considerably.
Changelog:
v1.2 - 2019/11/25
- added compatibility for max 2020 (some random thing changed for some reason, hooray!)
v1.1 – 2019/04/27
– materialIDs are ported to new faces
– fixed the updating issues in max 2017 and up
– removed encryption, have fun reading but keep in mind that this spaghetti code is OLD (and awful)!
v1.0 – 2014/05/31
– initial release
Attachment | Size |
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straightencorners_cmprspd.gif | 1.55 MB |
Comments
Compatibility fix for 2020?
Hello! Any chance of another compatibility update for 2020? It seems not working in 3dsmax2020
The script works in the 2018
The script works in the 2018 version!!!
extend-borders
no funciona para 2016 ni para 2017
God bless you developer!
A wonderful script for those with subtle taste in 3d modeling indeed ;)
Thank you so much
Love is all
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is it possible to get a
is it possible to get a version of this script where the extension depth spinner has 3 decimal places instead of 2? most of my work is done at smaller scales.
difficulties
I use 3DS Max 2013 x64 wines 8.1 script is not run at all.
click on the button of the reaction is simply no.
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Adding angle option is in my todo list, but I have to find time for it.
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Nice miauu :)
Maybe you can add angle option too, is useful
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Just to show you(click to watch the video). :)
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