GizmoUnify modifier wanted

now it works great, there are some issues, but slight ones!
thank you

I removed the gizmo and center subobjects from the GizmoUnify modifier, so now it's cleaner.

well done!

I have two small tips to optimize the workflow :
1- It will be faster by applying the UnifyGizmo mod at the higher level in the modifier stack (as modifier n°1).
In this way, each time you select an object, the UnifyGizmo mod will be activated and updated.

2- If you really have a lot of objects to update with the UnifyGizmo mod as first modifier, select all the objects you want to update and execute this two lines in the Maxscript Listener:
sel = selection as array
for i in sel do select i

--(It will select each object individually and update it.)

In this last version 1.3, now it works for every modifiers type.
Some modifiers will not update dynamically (in Max 2012), so you just have to go in sub-object mode to update the gizmo.
It can happen especially if you copy / paste-instance a group of modifiers, otherwise it updates normally.

Now, when you apply the modifier "GizmoUnify", it automatically aligns the instanced modifiers of the current object with the others.
Of course, all the settings and the order of the modifier stack are preserved.
It only works with instanced modifiers.

If later you apply another instanced modifier, you don't need to add a new "GizmoUnify" modifier, it's possible to update it just by clicking on it.

I hope that my contribution will help...

Sorry, but it doesn't seem to work with every modifiers type,
for example : symmetry and uvwmap modifiers have no boundingbox context.
It works with modifiers like bend, noise, melt...
It must have a gizmo with bounding box.

I will see if it's possible to do it with all the types of gizmos.

Best regards.

besides just couple issues it works fine:

1/ unfortunately gizmo resets when script applied. would be great if gizmo position taken from selected object
2/ please add support of Symmetry modifier (gismo has different name - 'Mirror')

"gizmo resets when script applied"
- is not that the aim?

[EDIT] woops, why i thought about Mirror modifier then i reply about Symmetry ? :)

- so you want to include that to the "filtering" i made to can the script affect Symmetry modifier as well? if so no problem.

..but here is something from me anyway :)
(read the notes as well)

* now affect only instanced modifiers that has gizmo, as it useful just for this modifiers
* the rest limitations still remains (read notes inside for details)

thank you! what a surprise/
it works, but average out two gizmos so result as on screenshot attached.
is it possible to apply source gizmo to new objects if GizmoUnify modifier copied instanced from source objects to new ones - so no need UpdateGizmo button

thanks a lot for your efforts

http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/match-transform

I does exactly that - adds modifier so that mapping and all other modifiers with gizmo will match target object.

Try the attached script.
I wrote it in version 2010, two years ago, but I tested it in version 2012 and it still works well. I just renamed it as you suggested in the title.
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How to use it :
if you have a set of objects with an instanced modifier,
then copy and paste as instance this modifier to one new object or new set of objects.
Finally, just apply one times on a single object your "GizmoUnify modifier" and click the button "Update Unify" and all the instanced modifier will be unified with the others.
After that, it's not possible to desactivate the result.