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This script is something like a replacement for the File > Archive... function found in 3ds Max. It will collect ALL assets currently used in the scene file into one common directory, optionally changing/removing path names. This includes final gather maps, photometric files, environment maps, bitmaps used in a displacement modifier etc., basically everyhting that is listed in the Asset Tracking System will be collected, too.

This is useful if you want to send your entire scene with all required files to someone else in one flat folder.

Optionally, the script can change the asset path names to match the new location, either as absolute or relative path names. It can also include the currently open .max file and create a .zip archive from all collected files in one go.

A dark color scheme for the Maxscript Editor, inspired by dark schemes available for other IDEs

As i was doing more and more max scripting lately, the urge to do something with the eye hurting Maxscript Editor colors escalated. So i sat down today and had a walkthrough on the various options Scintilla (Maxscript Editors core) provides.

This script creates a new render element using a falloff shader to emulate a zdepth render element. The min and max values are added to the cameras attributes. This gives you the ability to animate the min and max values of the zdepth and to be able visualize those values in the viewport.

It installs as a macro script in the mikes scripts category.

Update 05/26/2011:
I changed the default values from 100 min and 200 max to 0 min and 0 max.

Update 02/10/2012:
I turned off filtering.