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Calling a variable with another variable

Submitted by rosuto on Sat, 2012-06-23 20:45

Im wondering if there is an easier way to go through my UI variables instead of doing it one at a time. For example, I have 40 text boxes and I named the boxes by increasing number, text1, text2 ... text39, text40. Instead of writing out 40 lines of code to get the information in every text box, I was hoping to do something like

for f=1 to 40 do (
append textArray textf.text
)

Ive tried ("text" + f as string) as object
That didnt work. Is this even possible in maxscript or am I stuck working with a very long script?

alpha lost while saving a render to texture in a bitmap

Submitted by cgvinny on Mon, 2012-06-11 11:32

Hey guys,

small question :

I made a script makes the following steps (sorry I don't have the code on this PC : I'll post it after):

* bakes a a batch of texture (in a folder) made for UV1, on the UV2 :
°select the folder
°assign the texture to a temp mat
°render to texture
°save in a bitmap (my problem is here I think)

* Put all these textures in an atlassed texture
° use a composite map to merge all the generated bitmaps
° render and save

Exporting to a mirror location

Submitted by Jaggedge on Mon, 2012-06-25 02:21

Hi I'm new to scripting so I'm asking for some of your time and help.

I have two directories, a C:\Source\Folder01\Test.max and I'd like to export the max file to another location under the same folder name, eg. C:\Game\Folder01\Test.fbx

I'm not sure how to define the export folder?

curObjectName = $.name
exportfolder = ???
exportpath = exportfolder + curObjectName

if doesFileExist exportfolder == false do (makedir exportfolder)

Thanks in advance for your help.

*Edit:

converting animated editable splines

Submitted by mraw on Sat, 2012-06-23 00:28

Hi,
I do some tests for an abstract, experimental short. https://vimeo.com/44604173
What do you see: There are some tumbling particles, which trails are converted to splines and checked on 'renderable' parameter- a method using the pfspline-script described by Anselm von Seherr-Thoss somewhere.
I used a Falloff as a heightmap to scale the things down at their end.(and there is an additional animated displacement map ins some of them)

Change modifier

Submitted by kimarotta on Mon, 2012-06-25 06:07

Hi all...

Anyone Know how do I change one modifier in other modifier in all objects ?

P.s - I change all modifiers in scene of "MeshSmooth" to "TurboSmooth"

Thanks

minimized windows in front of listener

Submitted by jos on Sun, 2012-06-17 07:54

my problem, minimize windows are always in front of the listener! Any solution, thoughts?

IK chain script WIP - need some help

Submitted by Malkalypse on Fri, 2012-06-22 13:35

I'm trying to code up a script to streamline working with IK chains. I have a number of goals for down the road, but in the immediate future, I am trying to get the following two issues sorted:

1) Switching back and forth between IK and FK across a timeline will often result in popping. This can be fixed by selecting the chain solver, choosing the motion panel, and
clicking IK/FK snap. I think this should happen automatically, as I can't imagine many situations where someone would WANT a sudden, jarring pop from one position to another.

display html doc

Submitted by jos on Sun, 2012-06-17 03:47

Hello, i'm trying to display some text as html.
I was wondering if somebody knows this.
I started looking in
dotnetobject "System.Windows.Forms.HtmlWindow"
dotnetobject "System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser"
and so.. but dont know if this will work.
Any thoughts?
code so far..

--MaxMail
rollout roll_maxmail "Jos MaxMail"
(
	edittext edtTo "To"
	edittext edtSubject "Subject"
	dotNetControl TextMailControl "System.Windows.Forms.TextBox" height:100
	on roll_maxmail open do
	(
	TextMailControl.AcceptsReturn = true;
	TextMailControl.AcceptsTab = true;

3ds Max 2012 createFile error

Submitted by Marius Silaghi on Thu, 2011-04-14 09:20

If I create a maxscript file with maxscript like this

  • f = createFile "C:\a.ms"
  • close f

and if I drag and drop the file "a.ms" into max, max will crash.This doesn't happen in max 2011

Also I can't delete the file until I close max 2012 because it says that it is open in 3ds max.

can somebody explain why this is happening in 2012 and how to fix it

thanks.

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