AutoPlace

would be nice to hold shift or alt to lock rotate by 15% or 5%

With the new "select and place" tool included in 3ds max when you place objects, an interactive render view will be refreshed and show the object new position even while you move the object.
Is there a way to make the script refresh the render in the same way ? With this script the interactive render will not be refreshed even if I paint/clone tens of objects and move and pan the viewport. And will only be refreshed after I right click the mouse or the escape key.

when the object is grabbed the mouse, if it is too large script AutoGrid believes in himself, for it made ​​this script:

if BmodeIndex == 1 do (
BmyObj = BobjArr[BindexObj]
)
--BmyObj.wirecolor = green)

if BmodeIndex == 2 do (maxops.CloneNodes BobjArr[BindexObj] expandHierarchy:true cloneType:#instance newNodes:&BmyObj)

if BmodeIndex == 3 do (maxops.CloneNodes BobjArr[BindexObj] expandHierarchy:true cloneType:#copy newNodes:&BmyObj)

/* Insert this line in this position */
OriginalObject = myObj

fn mouseTrackFunction msg ir obj faceNum shift ctrl alt =
(
local find = false
if msg == #freeMove then
(
if ir != undefined then
(
/*### Original Script ###
* myObj.pos = ir.pos
* myObj.dir = ir.dir
* --global NormalDirection = ir.dir
* InitialMousePos = mouse.pos
* return #continue
*/

/* ### Script Modify - Start ### */
if obj != undefined then
(
for o=1 to OriginalObject.count do
(
if obj.name == OriginalObject[o].name then
(
find = true
exit
)
)
)
if ir != undefined and not find then
(
myObj.pos = ir.pos
myObj.dir = ir.dir
InitialMousePos = mouse.pos
return #continue
)
else
(
myObj.pos = (mapScreenToCP mouse.pos)
if not achou then
myObj.dir = [0,0,1]
InitialMousePos = mouse.pos
return #continue
)
/* ### Script Modify - End ### */
)
else
...

I think that's it, can not remember if I modified something else.

I did a "for" to sweep the original object to see if the object that the mouse is on top belongs to the group of objects if he moves the object as if it had to grid, and avoid qo object is flying up forward, it happened to me in several blocks that I have in my database.

Thanks for the fix, I'll have a look to integrate and upload the update!

obaida, you can find place pivot on surface script in the thread where you requested this script - here.

Thank you very much "Kostadin" for replay , and thank you again for making it , i will test it .

Thank you "jos" its nice and useful script , but i have a Question .
is there a way to make this script work on pivot only (place pivot only not object)?
Or you can add in script menu a button 'Pivot only' for moving just the pivot .
Thank you "in advance" .

BTW . I try the script in 'dont copy' mode but it gives me this message :
>> MAXScript MacroScript Error Exception:
-- Runtime error: Attempt to access deleted scene object <<

solved that bug. That should be possible, but havent got the time right now. Added to the list. Thank you for reporting the bug

seems a great script, but in my case i install it in 3dsmax 2012 and 2013 and in both give this error?

thanks for share it

thanks for letting me know. fixed! my bad..

thanks man! now works well, great script :)

Hi Jos. Nice work :-)

Here is my version

Leftmouse: Move on surface.
Rightmouse: Go to next object, or Exit.
Shift+Leftmouse: Dupplicate object.
Ctrl+Leftmouse: Rotation  

Lets learn togather, no prob :-D 

in the gif animation you have more tools. I initially thought they all are part of object distributor and needed to make it work :). I got it to work but I am still curious what the other icons in that toolbar do. Are they your creations also. Please share info and maybe more scripts :P

ps:whre are the icons from ?

It's exactly what i was looking for! It's good to place some drops at candle.
thanks man!

thanks. If you have comments or idea's please share!

Hey jos,
Very useful tool you have here and works great.
Thanks.

Thanx barigazy. I needed this functionality for a editor-like tool where you can place props in the scene on houses. So why not sharing it? Good to know it works!

I like that idea.Good job