PickPont() to get pos.z

Submitted by remykonings on Tue, 2021-03-16 03:45

Hi all,

I'm stumbling on Pickpoint() to get the pos.z of my mouse cursor position in 3D space.

I'm not really sure how to use these arguments. Hoping for some help :)

https://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX/2018/ENU/?guid=__files_GUID_42CD05...

Thank you.

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Submitted by miauu on Tue, 2021-03-16 13:15.

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What is wrong with this:

(
	p = pickPOint snap:#3d
	format "p.z: % \n" p.z
)

Turn on Snap, run the code above and click on any vertex(for example) in your scene.

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Submitted by remykonings on Tue, 2021-03-16 15:35.

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Perhaps i should have been more clear.

I’m looking to place an already selected object with my mousepointer. So i was thinking that this already selected object should follow my mousecursor but also recognize heights. I want the object to move in pos.z too as i move in 3D space on the x/y axis.. So i can place it on top of a xref rooftop for example. Maybe pos.z can be found by using the normal?

Thanks in advance.

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Submitted by miauu on Wed, 2021-03-17 14:23.

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Use scripted mouse tool.

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