Maxscript 2013 Help CHM creator
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Update: Our friends at Autodesk have released an official CHM for both MXS and SDK!
Get it here: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=16707768
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With this tool you can transcode the offline HTML help into a CHM for personal use.
Remember, while these tools are freeware the resulting CHM is still a copyrighted work and you cannot distribut that without permission, so keep the CHM to yourself.
Needed:
-The offline maxscript help files: http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/maxscript-2013-help.zip
-For Max 2014 use these: http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/maxscript-2014-help.zip
-htmlhelp.exe, download here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21138
Howto:
1) Download offline help and unpack zip somewhere
2) Unpak chm_ftw.zip files to help's root folder (so chm_ftw.exe and index.html are in the same folder)
3) Optionally drop override.css in the '/styles' folder the get the original look and feel of the last CHM. (Thx to Johan Boekhoven for supplying the CSS)
4) **!! Delete or rename the /scripts folder !!** important
5) Run chm_ftw.exe (can take a while), now 2 files new are created ( a .hhc and a .hhk file)
6) Open '__maxscripthelp_project.hhp' in microsoft's HTLMworkshop (don't drag&drop, use the file menu)
7) Click on the content and index tabs, if asked for a file point to the files created earlier. (if you see content it worked)
8) Compile & Enjoy*
(Works on Max's main help file as well thx to SpaceFrog's handy work, see http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/maxscript-2013-help-chm-creato...
Checked and works with MaxScript 2014 docs as well
Update 1.3.0
- Better anchoring routine to account for discrepancies on the originals files.
- Now comes with a very clean and optimized index, the original had lots of doubles and those are now automatically being filtered out.
Small example, these are 3 original entries:
1) Abs()
2) abs() - Numbers
3) abs() - Time values
Nr1 points to the same place as nr2 so nr1 is removed and the index looks like this:
1) abs() - Numbers
2) abs() - Time values
Update 1.2.1
- Fixed anchoring bug in subtitles
- Optimization
Update 1.2.0
- CSS fixes
- Added subtitles to index for better usability The [1], [2], [3] etc are replaced by titles so instead of
Controller [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30], [31], [32], [33], [34], [35], [36], [37], [38], [39], [40], [41], [42]
You get
Controller
Controller - Animation Controller
Controller - Audio Controllers
Controller - Attachment : PositionController
etc...
Update 1.1.0:
- Added subtitles in index Update to 1.1.0 Thx to Ruramuq for some better CHM settings: Favorites tab enabled
- Advanced search
- Fixed the error on start page
- Some small tweaks.
Attachment | Size |
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chm_ftw_1.3.0.zip | 2.7 MB |
Comments
Link broken..?
Link broken..?
Official CHM available now
Get it here:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=16707768
www.jdbgraphics.nl
does anybody tried this
does anybody tried this methode on new 3dsMax 2014 help ?
OK, done it...with max help too and well its ok too.
:)
Yep. It works perfectly.
bga
Successfully created chm of
Successfully created chm of 2014 maxscript help.
Tools and Scripts for Autodesk 3dsMax
you can try using my MCR help
you can try using my MCR help launcher , it will try open htm and chm file....
http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/maxscript-2012-2013-help-launcher
macro launcher
You can also use this small macro script and assign it to ctrl-h for example. (will not auto load to the right page)
(first copy the chm to your max folder in appdata dir, or asjudt the macro to point to the right location where ever you keep the chm)
macroScript mxs_help
category: "JDBgraphics"
(
helpfile=getdir #maxData+"mxs2013_help.chm"
ShellLaunch helpfile ""
)
www.jdbgraphics.nl
Also you can use AutoHotkey
Also you can use AutoHotkey utility for remap f1 button to run CHM file. But I don't know - how get query for current word in command line.
My script for AutoHotkey looks like this:
#IfWinActive ahk_class 3DSMAX
Tab::Home
CapsLock::End
Lwin::NumpadMult
F1::RUN c:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\help\Help.chm
#IfWinActive ahk_class #32770
F1::RUN c:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\help\MaxScript.chm
#IfWinActive ahk_class MXS_SciTEWindow
F1::RUN c:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\help\MaxScript.chm
Epic work! I owe you a beer
Epic work! I owe you a beer or two, or whatever your prefered refreshment may be :)
Nice! :)
Nice find that it works on the regular help as well :)
www.jdbgraphics.nl