About Martin Breidt
projectSwitcher
Version:
0.3
Date Updated:
02/05/2008 (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.
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 />
Homepage URL:
http://scripts.breidt.net
Download URL:
http://scripts.breidt.net/index.html#projectSwitcher 
Comments
Good morning!! i have been
Good morning!!
i have been using some of your scripts with great pleasure! specially the project switcher, simple idea, executed beautifully.
i have rescently jumped to vista 64bit, and was having issues with project switcher. i just assumed it was some kind of bug, but found out that when ever i am in vista aero skin mode, the project switcher will behave weird, and won't let me click on the Ui items, as if the whole thing became the title bar.
but when i switch my vista to "xp" mode, as in turn off aero, and all those "aesthetic upgrades", it works like it should.
thought i let you know. have not tested it out in win7 yet, but i have win7 64bit running at home, so will make some time to see if it does the same thing in win7.
again thanks for the script!
Nice script. Verry helpfull
Nice script. Verry helpfull for the workflow. Thumbs up :)