3ds Max | Scripts

Function Collection

12 votes

I figured since i got a huge number of functions flying around on my drives that i'd put the most useful into a struct and put it online somewhere so people who might need something don't have to reinvent the wheel.
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Proxy maker

8 votes

Makes vray proxies simply by selection objects and target vraymesh directory.

Step Gap Edge Loop - like modo selection

12 votes

Modo selections style in 3ds max, but only for edges.

Assign a hotkey(or button), select 2 verts/edges/faces woth desired gap between them and start pressing your hotkey.

Work only with Editable Poly objects

Instalation:
Drag-n-drop "StepGapEdgeLoopLR.mzp" and "StepGapEdgeLoopLR.mzp" in 3ds max. Go to Customize-Customize User Interface. Under "miauu" category you will find "Step Gap Edge Loop Right-Left" and "Step Gap Edge Loop Right-Left".

Big thanks to Anubis for his help.

Step Gap Vert/Edge/Poly Ring (like modo selection)

73 votes

Modo selections style in 3ds max. Assign a hotkey(or button), select 2 verts/edges/faces woth desired gap between them and start pressing your hotkey. :)

Instalation: Drag-n-drop StepGapVEPRingLR.mzp and StepGapVEPRingLR.mzp in 3ds max. Go to Customize - Customize User Interface. Under "miauu" category you will find "Step Gap VEP Ring Left-Right" and "Step Gap VEP Ring Right-Left"

Big thanks to Anubis for his help.

Lights Grouper 2.0 (Vray UPDATE)

48 votes

"This utility allows you to define groups of lights - for easy management. You can then turn all the lights in the group On/Off and Hide/Unhide them. It is useful for task such as having the same scene with day/night light schemes, or when you have to dead with an important amount of lights.

This script is an update of Light Grouper, you can find on scriptspot. It now supports vrayShadows, and Vrayshadowmaps"

MiscBox Toolset Script

15 votes

(Main UI interface)

UI Minimized ( Minimize UI )

This is collections of script that I found in scriptspot.com and tweak it a little, I compile it into one file and add to it some of my tool ....so here is some of what this script can do

Tweaker

31 votes

Download tweaker on my website: http://www.colinsenner.com  (click "Scripts" at the top)

Changelog from version .08:
- Now includes support for tweaking any property controller applied to an object
- Includes support for tweaking the sun/sky system hours and days, to select the entire assembly you need to use the "Pick List" button.
- Includes minor UI tweaks, like the ability to not display all of the images after the renders are done, thanks for the suggestion Br0t.

Facial Animation Control

12 votes

Material ID Condense

12 votes

What it does:
Condenses material ID's Based on the texture name or material name.

How to use it:
Under Utilities Tab, hit the MAXScript button
then push run script, locate CondenseMaterialIDs.mcr and hit open.
Now in the Utilities drop down, choose Condense material ID's.

Here you may choose to
A:
condense it from the material name i use a script i found on Scriptspot called "OS3D_SetMaterialName_v01.ms" i cant seem to locate it again but it sets all material names to the Image names.

B:
Condense by the diffuse texture name eg Image1.jpg

Random Wire Color Tools

37 votes

Wire Colour Tools is a simple script for setting random wire colours to all of the objects in the scene. Anyone who does allot of post work either in PS or a compositing package should find this script useful. Being able to adjust any element or of your project in post by the object enables you to get the most of your image, rendering Wire Colour passes is very simple and inexpensive from render time point of view.

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