Tagged 'instance'

This is a simple maxScript to make a copy from a base object and Acquire Position Rotation Scale and Material from the targets.

Find identical objects (to chosen one) and instance them.

What's new in version 2.0 :

• process multiple (selected) objects at once
• rollout (with pick button) removed
• the script rewritten as macros

I wrote this script for a CGI animation short film I'm working on, for which I needed a fast and simple way to build a very modular environment, while still retaining control over everything.

This script gives you that control:

pick your source geometry, increase/decrease the slider values after selecting whether you want copies or instances, and either collapse or create controllers, or both.
you can create one parent controller and a child controller for each instance, or just one parent, or just only children.

compatible only with editable poly objects.

-- Copy by Click
-- V1.0

-- How it works?
-- 1. Select objects
-- 2. Execute CopybyClick
-- 3. Click to make a instance of selection
-- 4. ESC or rightclick to cancel

------------------------ THE CODE ------------------------

macroScript CopybyClick
category:"AGGTools"
buttonText:"CopybyClick"
tooltip:"Copy by Click"

(

fn CopyClick =
try
(
maxOps.cloneNodes $ cloneType:#instance newNodes:&nnl
select nnl
Sel=selection
p = point pos:Sel.center
p.pos.z = 0
ClickPos = pickPoint snap:#2D ()
ArrayFiltroGroupHead = #()