Script
By haavards · 2011-08-26
(Copypasta from my webpage)
Jigsaw maker
For fun I made a little jigsaw script. Just specify how many pieces you want and optinally draw a template spline for your pieces to generate a fully random jigsaw.
If you want custom pieces, just draw a line following the constraints described in the script's help button.
Above: The custom spline is displayed to the left.
When created, add a bevel modifier to get the splines meshed.
Download: JigsawMaker.ms
flashalliance · 2017-01-20
good!
haavards · 2011-09-01
lightcube, I think your first suggestion would be hard to do considering how the script is implemented. Now you create 1/8 of 1 piece to start with and the script creates the rest of the 64 (if I remember correctly) different pieces. So assembling the pieces with varying length/height would be hard, but it would look more varied and awesome :)
The other things you mention should not be hard to fix. If you got a cool template just send me the coordinates :D
Glacierise · 2011-08-30
Very fun thing to have, thanks!
lightcube · 2011-08-28
Neat script. Here are some options that might be cool:
Also, if the user does not create a template piece that is valid, the script fails with:
-- Error occurred in getPiece(); filename: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\Scripts\jigsawMaker.ms; position: 25440; line: 519
...
-- action: undefined
-- jigsawSpline: $ss1
>> MAXScript Rollout Handler Exception:
-- No ""get"" function for OK <<It might be more convenient if that error was detected or caught.
Nice script, though!
Cool!
rotem · 2011-08-26
This is a really cool and fun script. Could have really saved me time on a project not long ago :)