Noors Normal Thief
Version:
1.1.1
Date Updated:
01/02/2019 This script will transfer the normals from a source object to a target object, based on distance.
Transfering normals might have several uses : fix shading artefacts, enhance foliage cards look, toon shading...
Pick the source object, select the target object/faces and press steal !
- Works with any geometry object.
- Keeps the stack.
- Adds an Edit Normals modifier.
Script will be found in the customize UI under category "Noors"
1.1.1
- Fixed projection not acting correctly when source object has transformations.
1.1
- Transfer normals on target selected faces instead of all object. If no face selected, transfer on all object.
- Get normal from closest point instead of closest vertex.
- Removed the target object pick button.
1.0
- Like Normal Thief or Slide Normal Thief, but faster.
Please report any bug or question in the comment section.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| noorsnormalthief1.1.1.ms | 5.22 KB |
| noorsnormalthief1.0.ms | 4.67 KB |
Comments
When I take cylinder and
When I take cylinder and re-project its normals on the copy of the same cylider - I get broken results...
3DS Max 2024
Seems like this script is no longer working in Max 2024. Any plans to update this or does anyone have an alternate script that does the same funciton?
Yes objects have to be at
Yes objects have to be at their right places ("overlaying"), but their pivots don't have to be at the same place, I'm not taking them into account.
Yes it's a macroscript. It
Yes it's a macroscript. It has to be launched from UI (button, hotkey...).
You can remove the macroscript first lines if you don't want that behavior, but drag dropping a script each time you want to execute it is not very clean.
Everything is good!
Thanks to all! When I ran the script, I thought that it would launch on its own. But it was necessary to create a toolbar to run on the control panel!
If anyone comes across this, here is an example:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-shading-lighting-and/slide-normal...
Script not run from beginning
If you write to me, then my problem is that the script does not start at all! In first case (v1.0), there is simply no reaction at all, as if there is simply nothing, in another case (v1.1.1) it gives an error (Syntax error: at bad, expector In line: n = Ї). We are talking only about the launch of the script itself, even before the start of any manipulations with polygonal models!
Actually it works!
For those that have issues: both source and target must be at 0,0, or at least on top of each other otherwise there is some relative offset taking place.....
There is a problem
Hi, everybody! I tried to run noorsnormalthief1.0 on 2009 max and nothing happens, after i tried noorsnormalthief1.1.1 and max writes: Syntax error: at bad, expector In line: п=Ї
Someone has an idea?
Thanks. But this seems to
Thanks. But this seems to make the script repeat it's normal procedure over and over again pardon the pun.
If I don't press escape then it'll keep repeating the same fn.
Many thanks
Very useful tool
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