Setting a hotkey for Bridge (Max 2009)

PredatorGSR

In the editable poly modifier, there is a bridge command that creates a face between 2 edges. If you select 2 edges and click 'bridge', it creates the face between 2 edges. However, if you set a hotkey for 'bridge', pushing the hotkey only turns on the bridge tool, but does not actually create the face when edges are selected.

Does anyone know how I would achieve the button press effect with a hotkey?

pior

Hello, this is what I use :

macroScript Bridge
	category:"_piorscripts"
	toolTip:""
(
	$.bridgeSelected = 1
	$.EditablePoly.Bridge ()
)

I have it saved as a .mcr in UI>macroscripts
The underscore should make it appear at the top of the keyboard assign list
I have it set to alt-b, works great!

PredatorGSR

Works great, thanks.

r_fletch_r

If you open the maxscript listener f11, go to macrorecorder and enable it you will see script output every time you do something in max.

If you surround this in the

macroscript name
category:"category"
tooltip:"description"
(
)

you can automate things really easily and add pretty much anything to a hotkey

yiannisk

or if you simply drag and drop it on a toolbar

PredatorGSR

I'm trying to set a hotkey for rotate uvs +- 90 degrees in the UV editor, but the output doesn't show up in the macro recorder when recording is enabled. Any suggestions?

Or where is the CUI entry for that command located?

r_fletch_r

open the max script reference and search for unwrap_uvw it should be in there somewhere.

you might want to look at textools. i think this is covered allready. its definately in chuggnuts uv tools. both are excellent downloads