LiveMeasure

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1
Date Updated: 
03/19/2019

Measure and show edges length, segments length and faces area in real time. Work with Splines, Editable_Poly and  Editable_mesh objects and Edit_Poly modifier.
--        In Polygon/Element sub-object level will show the selected faces area in generic units only.
--        In Edge/Border sub-object level will show the length of selected edges in user defined units.
--        In vertex sub-object level, when vertex is move will show the length of edges that is common for the selected vertex.
--        If top sub-object level is active will show the dimension of the selected object.

The edge/segment length and face area will update when the edges/segments/faces are scaled or when the vertex is moved.

In top left corner of the viewport will be shown the total face area or total edge length.

Thanks to kilad now the script work with max2012 and up(download LiveMeasureMAX2012.ms)

Install: drag-n-drop the LiveMeasure_v1.ms in 3ds max. Go to Customize-Customize User Interface-"miauu" caegory. Assignt to a hotkey. The script work as a toggle - press the hotkey to start, press again to stop the script.

Script idea by @harumscarum.

Video on youtube

Version Requirement: 
3ds max 2009 and UP
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livemeasure_v1.ms21.62 KB
livemeasuremax2012_v1.ms23.23 KB
livemeasuremax2012_v1_nocolorboxes.ms22.36 KB
livemeasuremax2012_v1_witharrows.ms25.28 KB
livemeasure_v1_0_noblackrectangles.ms21.64 KB
livemeasure_max2012_and_up.ms22.32 KB
livemeasure_v13.ms22.72 KB
livemeasure_v13_blue_color.ms22.77 KB
livemeasure_v13_blue_color_roundnumbers.ms23.11 KB
livemeasure_v14_textoffset.ms23.12 KB

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titane357's picture

Thanks Miauu for all your

Thanks Miauu for all your efforts !
I have another problem ; the color bar you add don't stay under the text, it seems to be localized in relation to the screen and not to the viewport. (see attached image).
It seems that nitrous allow geometry to mask the gw.text.

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miauu's picture

@mustafa mamdouh, the

@mustafa mamdouh, the messagebox is removed.

@harumscarum you show me that in your max there is a problems, but @ruhi say that everything work fine for him. That is strange.
I don't have max2012, so I can reproduce and solve your problem. Sory. :)

mustafa mamdouh's picture

Wow nice script

I was surprised that max is not concerning very much with dimension aspect specially when working in architectural firm and we need to model in real units.
I really hope to see something like SketchUp technique when you can draw poly-line segments with dimension input that will be revolution.
P.S: Warining message "you must select one object ...." is really annoying I hope you can fix to be displayed one time per session

thanks to scriptspot community

harumscarum's picture

thank you for giving us

thank you for giving us choice but actually actually green color is best for helpers )
it work now but polygon area is 2 numbers (faces?) and is hidden by shaded polygon or object

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ruhl's picture

Thanks a lot!!! Now

Thanks a lot!!! Now everything work perfectly.

miauu's picture

harumscarum, i don't have any

harumscarum, i don't have any problems with position of the cage when the Edit_Poly modifier is applyed. See the attached images.
I attached the new version for max2012. There is a 4 colored butons that will change the color of the text, displayed on the screen.
Test it and tell me if there are problems. If no problems occure I will upload the script and name it for max2012.
:)

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harumscarum's picture

yeah, just object dimensions

yeah, just object dimensions not working with some modifiers. but it is not very important i suppose

here is image of wrong dimensions position attached.

and i agree with you that text is much more readable with black (or maybe semitransparent?) rectangular

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miauu's picture

Thanks! I will remove the

Thanks!
I will remove the black rectangles. I put them just to make text more readable.
Can you post an image of wron position of the obj dimension lines?
About you previous post - the problem with applyed modifiers - in the image that you post what you trying to show with the script - obj dimension or something else?

harumscarum's picture

not working again... black

not working again... black rectangles

and one more bug - object dimensions shown in wrong position if EditPoly is applied

miauu's picture

kilad, thank you very much!

kilad, thank you very much! About this problem: The black rectangle drawed in front of the text etc

can someone test the attached script. I swap theposition of writing the text and the rectangle. In the original script first the rectangle is drawed, then the text on top of it. In the attached script first the text is drawed then the rectangle.

Note that in max2009 this script will display only the black rectangle.

 

harumscarum, the script work with editable_poly, editable_mesh, spline objects and with object that have edit_poly modifier on top of the stack. I will try to add support for other modifiers. :)

 

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