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Sticky Tech Artist - What are you working on: FOREVER Edition!

Moderator note:if you want a higher chance for being front-paged, make a topic and include the link in your reply. I've seen a lot of cool threads around here recently, from LitSpheres to Snow ble…
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Klunk

Sticky Alpha Blend - Source/Destination matrix

I created this a few years back, when I was developing for the Wii. I'm finding it useful now when making shaders in Unity. Might be helpful for someone else.I think these modes are the same expense …
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Eric Chadwick

Select surface objects script(Maya)

Hi all! I want to make a script in Maya for switching Select surface objects command. Now i have two separate scripts for this:setObjectPianckMask "Surface" true;andsetObjectPickMask "Surface" false;…
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Kalugin89

max "element" selection cache

I've come across a strange issue with elements on meshes..... I was playing around with my own face detach routine as you do :) It all works fine and as expected but it seems max has "pre-cached" the…
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Klunk

Maxscript Help? - Simple script to export selected objects to separate files.

I've been working with Unreal more, and I'm getting annoyed at constantly having to manually move things to 0,0,0 and then export them one by one, so I threw together a quick script that I thought wo…
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Tumerboy

is it possible to get the highlighted component and its objects name?

I want to create a simple command, that will take the selected components and align them to a point under the users mouse, limiting the movement to a single axis. This can be done in default Maya bu…
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Ralf_Reddings

Grayscale to color in real time with small one row of pixels lut texture?

I wonder would it be calculative or memory expensive  to turn grayscale image to RGB  same way Gradient node in Substance designer works ?  or just by using  LUt image  like …
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gnoop

3DS MAX - Batch Material Library from multiple max files

Hi,I'm trying to create a .mat file from multiple .max files.Does anyone know a script or way to do this?I could merge all the models into one file and create the .mat file but I have a large amount …
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Eric Chadwick

Loop regulizer not work anymore

Hi, with Max 2025 this script seem not work, saying that menuman is undefinedhttp://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/loop-regularizer I have used since Max 2010… perhaphs there is no reason to use …
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sefiroths

Script like 3dsmax spacing tool that not clone objects

Hi, I want a script that align selected objects over a spline.let’s say I have 40 cards and Iwant to align on a circular path.there is in 3ds Max such a tool?thanks
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Klunk

I'm interested in learning how to create simple design sketches but don't know how to start.

Hello,I'm interested in starting a journey in game design through programming simple game systems and concepts. I'm currently working as a 3D Hard Surface Artist for video games, but I'd like to expa…
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Fabi_G

maya python - read from text file, iterate through lines per keyframe and display to screen

Here's a script that will read through a text file, use line breaks as a delimiter, and show each line associated with timeline frame, starting from 0. Useful for synching animations with dialog or n…
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poopipe

MEL - how to make on screen temporary message?

Does anybody know MEL command to do an onscreen message like this:print command only outputs to the command line, but I'd prefer to put something on screen to minimize user mistakes. 
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Alex_J

Maya: Parent a point from one object to another object?

I have two objects in my scene, a line called curve1 and a circle called nurbsCircle1. I want to attach one end of curve1 line to the nurbsCircle1 shape. So that when I move the circle, one end of …
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Alex_J

Currently going thru the Simon Fuch radio tutorial. Alternative to Zen Tools for Maya 2025?

Hello sorry if this post is in the wrong forum. I'm going thru the Simon Fuch tutorial and it seems like Zen tools hasn't been compatible with Maya since 2020. Does anyone know of any alternatives? I…
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PolyHertz

Maxscript - how to refresh UI?

I have a maxscript bound to a hotkey that lets me toggle the visibility of my currently selected modifier in the stack...but it won't update the eyeball icon unless I interact with the command panel …
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denisT

Hello, I have a question about UV manipulation using 3D max Python script.

The part that's the problem right now isAmong Python code functionsI want to gather all UVs at the origin through moveX and moveY.The rules areOpen the UV window, cut off the edgesAfter putting all s…
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Klunk

Edge Distance Detect in 3DS MAX

so I'm currently working on a project for my work and I'm trying to automate my low poly process a bit more (i use the boolean workflow). one of the ways that I'm doing that is through the "turn to p…
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Klunk

Pullout Objects infront SCRIPT "Maya"

Hi guys,Is there a way to pullout any type of objects like when we use the "Quad draw tool" in Maya? In the earlier versions of Maya was also a button to pullout more the pol-surfaces to see the…
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byxa

Application Color Changer?

Random question not really pertaining to 3D specifically but felt this might be the best place to ask.This application i am using has the most eye bleeding colors ever, i want to change it's theme/sc…
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iam717

3ds max show number of triangles macro

small macro script to display the number of tris in an editable mesh (I know there's shortcut 7 key but it defaults to a load of bolloxs, besides it's easily extended to show a range of values.)
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Klunk

Persp / Orthographic camera toggle script for Maya

Hello everyone!I was looking for a way to toggle the default camera from perspective to orthogonal view (not locked), similarly to what you would do in Zbrush or 3DS Max (which is very handy fo…
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r3Dmond

Unreal Python: How to access material expressions inside NamedReroute (and MaterialFunctions)

Hi ppl ,I would like to write a python tool that does something with all material expressions inside of a given material.I have some issues with two material expressions:Named ReroutesMaterial Functi…
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poopipe

Maxscript batch rendering question

Hello,I have a little script that generate batch renders with a serie of HDRI that are located in a directory.The script gets the first HDRI, does 8 renders by rotating the HDRI every 45 degrees, sav…
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PolyHertz

[MaxScript] Transfer stack selection to Unrawp UVW

Ok. You proabably aware about this problem in Max its very popular request, but for some reason almoust no one still haven't solved this issue and those who solved want you to pay them money for that…
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iam717

melScript - in loop / create shader - connect textures

Hello everybody,I'm modifying a script I've used in the past and am running into issues.The goal is to have a for loop that creates a StingrayPBS shader, then checks the "Use Color Map" attribute.The…
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poopipe

[MaxScript] Polygon to mesh projection

Hi. Does anyone know how to do it?Lets say I have a flat concave/convex polygon with N vertexes and I would like to project it on the surface of a mesh along some direction vector. Basically like a d…
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Klunk

Copying Alpha Value of Selected Vert (Maxscript)

Hi,I've been trying to copy the alpha value of a selected vert in 3dsmax (via a tool UI) and I'm almost there but something isn't working how I expected. It seems that I need to get the index of that…
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Klunk

Maya's interactive tool

Hey guys, so I spent my weekend to modify this little script I found over highend3d call interactive tool. The script was originally created by iconoklast. Basically what it does is makes (currently…
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Unleashed

Maya Tool - Align primitive to surface

**Update** Version 2.01
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Psychotic_Mike

[3DSMAX] Import and Export a USD file with Maxscript. Import does not work

I tried the normal import function (Export works but import does not work):ExportFile filePath FileFormat:#USD Lights:false Cameras:false contentSource:#selected   (V)ImportFile filePath Fi…
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Klunk

The largest archive of maxscript knowledge online is about to be lost forever!

So for those that haven't seen the thread in the general section, CGTalk/CGSociety is going to be shutting down in about a week, and with it the Maxscript forums. They contain over 18,000 threads wor…
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iam717

[3ds Max tool] Text highlighting for MAXScript Editor on 3ds Max 2023 and lower versions

In a lot of text/code editors when you select or double click a word all of its instances got highlighted. This feature exist in 3ds Max 2024, but does not exist in all previous versions of 3ds Max.…
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miauu

[3dsMax tool] miauu's Script Explorer

I am missing some tools which exist in other text/code editors, and which helps when writing code. So, with a help of Sergey Pantaleev(Serejah) and Denis Trofimov(denisT) I have created this litt…
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miauu

Research questions : benefits of HLSL

Hello fellow Tech Artist !I'm conducting a research about the benefits of HLSL and I would like you to answer a short questionnaire.That will take less than 10 minutes I promise !The only thing you n…
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Mortepoule

[MAYA] How to convert Python 2 script to Python 3 [CREASE+ As an example]

[{"insert":"Maya 2023 dont work with Python 2 scripts (when you try to run them, you have syntax error, it means this is Python 2 code), but we can convert them automatically using Windows command li…
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poopipe

update checkbox in my rollout

How can I make the checkbox created on the rollout panel appear and work separately for each selected object?rollout my "MyRollout"checkbox mycb "My Checkbox"createdialog myIf I create a panel and a …
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dimwalker

Replicating Team Fortress 2 Shader in Maya/ Arnold?

I'm currently working on a short animated project and I'm trying to go for the TF2 illustrative rendering style. I've looked at the white paper that was published but I'm finding it difficult to unde…
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Klunk

is there a list of scale factors for application and formats?

Example, exported from zbrush to max from max to blender back to max from max to substance painter?What is the size limit of an fbx file for substance painterThis is a multi-conditional question/conc…
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iam717

Needing some help with MEL Script~

Hello lovely peeps,  I'm very new to writing scripts but have always wanted to get more into it!I'm currently trying to write a MEL script that selects all objects with the suffix of hg in the m…
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ylke

Maya Midi Animation Script.

So for the longest time I have always wanted to get something to read in midi data into maya and use that to animate things along with music. So.. I searched and found this.. [URL="http://www.creativ…
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pnut

(3ds max) Spline Helpers

a macro script that adds helpers to a spline so it can be manipulated without entering suboject editing. It comes with 2 macros, one to add one to remove (without throwing a gazzillion errors). Anywa…
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pxgeek

Looking for a tool with api that I can use to generate pbr maps from diffuse

Hey polys,I am looking to create a software related to PBR materials. My goal is to generate the standard PBR maps from a diffuse map within my software. Do you know any good tool/repo that offers an…
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poopipe

Xgen

Please help me. I'm using Noise Modifer. Mask = paintmap Magnitude = rand(2,12)Please helm me to add this randomize expression to controll Magnitude. $percentStray=58; #0,100rand() <…
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AIM_alexandr

Help with mel script is not working with Maya 2024

I was using this Mel script to switching between different camera angles for years but when I updated to Maya 2024 it stopped working.Can you please help me to fix it?Thank you.global proc switchCam(…
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triton

Max Script for selecting viewport "camera + target"

This selects camera -  actionMan.executeAction 0 "40247" -- Views: Select Viewport NodeandThis selects camera target - actionMan.executeAction 0 "40248" -- Views: Select Viewport Node TargetHo…
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Klunk

Monte-Carlo/ the visibility of an object

hello everyone can you help me on how to use the monte-carlo method to study the visibility of an object
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Eric Chadwick

Maya to Unreal ISM export/import tool

Development of a tool to send static mesh and ISMs from Maya to Unreal.  Once it's complete I'll move the finished code up top for easy answer in future.Maya side python code so far (by the way,…
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Alex_J

What's a Good tool for a student to make

Attention tech artists! What is a good tool idea for a beginner-intermediate tech artist to put on their portfolio that will also be great for learning? :3I am a solid 3D artist who can also code, bu…
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Klunk

How do I create a shader that looks like the SkinShade4 from Zbrush in Unreal?

I'm creating an Anime looking character right now and I'm debating on keeping it unlit or allowing detailed lighting. I don't know why but SkinShade4 is so much better at making anime models look ple…
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pxgeek

I need help to get this style for my final degree project.

Hello guys I need some help for my final degree project and I can't find anything on how to get a style similar to Ashwalkers(the game).I would like to recreate a post-apocalyptic world where my char…
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poopipe

Tool for Creating Animated SVGs from SVG keyframes (proof of concept)

[{"insert":"Hi,\nfor an animation project i needed a tool so i can animate my svg keyframes , which i created in Affinity designedr.\nmy problem is: affinity designer doesnt support animation, and i …
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poopipe

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