select near cursor

5 votes
Version: 
1.2
Date Updated: 
04/18/2016

if you have many objects overlapped and placed close to each other it's hard to select specific one between them.
and I wanted to make this easy.
this tool pops up a menu that contains objects list for selecting.

update 1.1: added skin bone selecting in skin edit mode.
update 1.2: fix problem on same name objects.

Additional Info: 

run mcr file and you can find 'Select Near Cursor' in 'HJ Tools' category.
assign a hotkey.
you should run this through hotkey because this collects objects list right from under the mouse cursor.
pick a item in menu with Ctrl Key pressed this adds to current selection and Shift Key pressed deselect from current selection.

Version Requirement: 
written for 3ds max 2011
Video URL: 
AttachmentSize
select_near_cursor.mcr2.15 KB
select_near_cursor_1.1.mcr2.61 KB
select_near_cursor_1.2.mcr2.64 KB

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visualizer's picture

Pretty simple and cute

Again... this is what task of clicking several times is in just at finger tips... well this is the same feature found in Rhino3D.
I was expecting similar to it since long...
QUestion si why not Autodesk people think of developing MAX's GUI to next gen now?

:))

obaida's picture

Thanks

For making this , but it should select the objects by hovering not clicking , or we have to run the script many times until we find the right object we trying to select.
Thanks in advanced.

titane357's picture

Really nice, and FAST !!!

Really nice, and FAST !!! thanks ! :-)

stenionet's picture

Very useful script. Thanks.

Very useful script.
Thanks.

heejun's picture

thanks for the reply

thanks for the reply

n0name's picture

Хороший скрипт

Спасибо

kimarotta's picture

Good idea... thanks

Good idea... thanks

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