Making a 'Selection Brackets' button in max2012

Hi,

I don't think you need a script for that. If you want to place button on toolbar or create shortcut:

Standard shortcut is "J"

From top Menu -> Customize -> Customize User Interface -> Toolbars or Keyboard -> Category: All Commands
Scroll to "Viewport Selection Show Selection Bracket Toggle" and just add button or shortcut.

Is it what do you need ? ('Selection Brackets' toolbar button)

But if you want to add button to your scripted rollout then:

actionMan.executeAction 0 "370"

Best,
Pixamoon

Hey Pixamoon

Thanks a lot for your reply. I want to script it because I'm making a button that does a number of things when you click it. Although I had no idea there was already a shortcut for Brackets :P

That code does turn off brackets but it doesn't turn the tick off in the viewport configuration window which really annoys me for some reason. I have worked out a goofy way to turn it off as well as untick the box though:

disp = NitrousGraphicsManager.GetActiveViewportSetting()

disp.ShowSelectionBracketsEnabled = false
actionMan.executeAction 0 "370"

ha, nice nice

there is also other post I found recently:
http://www.scriptspot.com/forums/3ds-max/general-scripting/kill-selectio…

So it looks that:

disp.ShowSelectionBracketsEnabled = false

+ 2 times:

 max wire smooth

should make a job.

Best,
Pixamoon

Cheers