Coding, Scripting, Shaders

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(Photoshop) Save action scripting Hi,I'm looking for a way to overwrite a specific file on my filesystem, saving as a copy when necessary even if the file is open and the active document - but without any user intervention. This is s…	4 Last	thomasp Apr 2019
Maya: Possible to get MEL script for pivot reset button so I can set hotkey to it? EDIT : Maya initial idea isn't really necessary after I've discovered pivot marking menu. When pivot edit mode is toggled (press "d"), you can right click to open common options for pivot. So no need…	2 Last	Alex_J Apr 2019
Moved: [Maya] [ShaderFX] Norrsken realtime PBR This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2019
[MAXSCRIPT] Detect if create is active Hi all,Is it possible to detect whether “create” is active. for example, creating a box, camera, light, line,bone, etc… literally anything.Im working on a script that changes from move/rotate/scale t…	1 Last	Swordslayer Apr 2019
Maxscript: why storing frequently used function in variable doesn't make access to function faster? There is a nice advice in MAXScript FAQ: Cache frequently used functions and objects but it doesn't work for me (at all).Why?Script example:(16000 iteration in for loop) …	5 Last	PolyHertz Apr 2019
copy/paste string as a filename save scene HiI'm using the X-ray tools for s.t.a.l.k.e.rI would like to save the individual animation sequences.The rollout has a list of animation names, a load animation and reset pose button.I inserted setcl…	1 Last	UE4VR Apr 2019
(Python) Question on replace and add things hello, very noob in codingIm working in my spear time on a program to help me work in maya and those are the 3 more important question i have so farquestion 1: how do i take the 63 and put it at the …	4 Last	poopipe Apr 2019
need help to write changing name script ok... I have 0 background in coding Im starting fresh, i want a script to create a random number and taking this random number and putting it in between the two _ like Name_RandNum_High /…	3 Last	ProperSquid Apr 2019
Unskilled coder trying to find out if something is even possible So... I'm sitting here, with almost 200 files to repair for 3D printing (99.9% of the issues are solved by 'cap holes'), and need to have both obj and stl versions.Is there any way to create a script…	3 Last	Klunk Apr 2019
3dsmax script multiple use for "c" i do get mad! i cant find the script anymore where there is shortkey for connect cut bridge etc on shortcut "c" content aware depending on edit mode and or selection of 1 edge or two edges or to vert…	3 Last	nbac Apr 2019
Want to learn Mel or Python for creating hotkeys to speed up my workflow in Maya Are there some good tutorials you know of for beginners of Maya and 3D software scripting (3ds Max for 3 years and Modo for 4). I just want to be able to create hotkeys for simple things like t…	4 Last	poopipe Mar 2019
[MEL Script] Getting the new component IDs after editing a geometry. Is there a simple way of getting the new component IDs after performing any poly-edit action on a mesh via MEL?For example, after performing a "polyExtrudeFacet" on a specified mesh, how would you go…	3 Last	onionhead_o Mar 2019
FBX Export Maxscript Error "no "+" function for undefined" Hi Guys,I've just reopened a script i made a while ago, however I know it was working last time I used it, it's now not working.When going through the export part of code it gives the error no ""+"" …	2 Last	monster Mar 2019
Maya MEL how to reduce width of textFieldButtonGrp? I just started using textFieldButtonGrp and I can't figure out how to reduce its width, the text field is always the same width making my UI super wide. What is the trick to specifying a width? Here'…	2 Last	malcolm Mar 2019
[maxscript] resizing rollout floater Hi.In every version before 2019.3 this line of script is working:on _rollout resized size do ( print ( size as string) )when I resize vertically rollout floater window I got point2 value with cur…	4 Last	scgstudio Mar 2019
Better Script Editor For Maya LT ?? I'm just looking for a better script editor for Maya LT .some of the scripts I have messed around with have got a little long especially when doing things like UI and I could do with some extra featu…	2 Last	sprunghunt Mar 2019
Mel script having a hard time querying if face or object is selected. I have an if statement that I want to use to see if the object is selected or the polygon face is selected, when I use the right click menu to switch to face mode it appears to mess up the -q -polyme…	4 Last	sprunghunt Mar 2019
[Maxscript] Script not functioning with macroscript. So I have a basic maxscript or command that I am building out a context sensitive script with later on which is here: if selection.count >= 1 do collapsestack selectionWhich works as intended wh…	4 Last	zachagreg Feb 2019
Maya script: extract faces to single object Hi,I am looking for script, which would allow me to extract faces to new object (separate on) WITHOUT splitting/detaching those faces into multiple objects, just keep it as one.Then, ideally, keep th…	2 Last	TTools Feb 2019
'Writing and Reading 3ds Max (2019) Scene “Sidecar” Data in Python' tutorial by Drew Avis https://area.autodesk.com/tutorials/writing-and-reading-3ds-max-scene-sidecar-data-in-python/?fbclid=IwAR0LdFBKdCkdy-CnznK8_W2nvmVNztlcJVVmXYLHHW83gRXsy5AIZbbNIjw"In 3ds Max 2019 custom file streams …	0 Last	CompanionCube Feb 2019
Mel script, any way to suppress an error I don't care about? I'm getting an error in my script that has no affect on the way it functions, I want to stop errors so I can print the message I care about. Is there a way to do this?	4 Last	malcolm Feb 2019
Programming Array Animation? Hi there,For one of my projects, I have a bunch of independent cubes arranged in a grid in my environment. During my animation, I'd like the cubes to randomly switch between 2 shaders independently e…	2 Last	RN Feb 2019
Any recent (2018) Maxscript books released? It seems the last hardcopy book on Maxscript was released for version 9, over ten years ago.Surely someone's released something recently, even five years ago?I know there are lessons online, I like u…	2 Last	monster Feb 2019
3DsMax - How to edit evaluated script on my controller Hello. I have question. I used script on my IK controller and now I want to delete or edit already existing button that I added by that script. How I can do that?	1 Last	monster Feb 2019
Maya MEL how to put name into fileDialog2 options box when the window opens. I'm trying to launch a export selection dialog box, but I'd like to grab my selected objects name and store that in a variable and then have that auto pasted when the dialog appears. I can't find thi…	4 Last	malcolm Feb 2019
Maxscripts - Stuffs I use and whatnot Gonna post some scripts I use regularly. Super Smart Create. Based on a script by Perna, and with help from Miauu. I use it assigned to letter C (because create :D) and depending on the subobject I…	74 Last	cptSwing Jan 2019
multi threading with python in 3ds Max HiI m researching multi threading in maxGot the following python scriptbut multithreading is slower than creating the objects the default way.I know there is a overhead but atm I'm trying to understa…	5 Last	monster Jan 2019
ShaderFX 3dsMax : LightDir seems to be inverted this is in 2019i was porting one of my maya shaders over and noticed some weird shit so i built a simple example.as you can see, the light is lighting going in the wrong direction .. as f…	5 Last	Klunk Jan 2019
Script to create a spline along every vertex normal? Hey guys, I'm trying to get into Nvidia Hairworks and for that it was recommended to use a script that creates a spline on every vertex normal. Shave and Haircut innately has that and was recomm…	1 Last	Klunk Jan 2019
Mel script - Repeat current poly reduce function on all selected objects? I'm looping through multiple objects, but the loop stops before going to the next object.Created a loop with condition. If condition is met, it calls a ReduceEdge() function. Problem is it will only …	3 Last	Panupat Jan 2019
[Max] Need help moving Multi-Object UV Islands/Sets Hey currently I'm trying to sort through this piece of code that I've edited from one of @Ojah 's old posts. fn F_moveUV movePos = ( if selection.count >= 1 do ( SEL = selection as arr…	3 Last	zachagreg Jan 2019
Extract bone rotation from keyframes 3dsmax Does anyone know of a plugin or script that could write bone rotation from every key-frame of an animation into a .txt file? If not does anyone know how hard it would be? I'm not great at scripting s…	1 Last	poopipe Dec 2018
(MEL) unable to group uvs based on Area(Size) trying to write a procedure thats groups the uvs shells into 3 seperate categories (Small, Medium, Large). but running into an issue where small uv shells doesnt get cast to the correct array $uvShel…	9 Last	onionhead_o Dec 2018
[MEL] scriptJob for component pivot: how to? Hi! I need to start some proc when pivot position (object or component) is changed. I wrote a script for object pivot and it works as needed, but how to modify it for component pivot? scriptJob -…	0 Last	Br0ken Dec 2018
Pro BlendShape Tools, needs codding, Concept and UI giveaway - 3DSMAX Hello,i was thinking about create a script named PBST which user could create realtime face animation in 3dsmax with just a audio voice clip or from a I/O audio.It simply is that you can assign main …	0 Last	AFsoft Dec 2018
MEL is it possible to select face ring based on one user selected face? I thought this would be easy, but I was totally wrong. Is there a way to get a ring of faces in mel, I figured out how to get an edge ring, but not a face ring. Pickwalk can do it, but that requires …	2 Last	malcolm Dec 2018
[MEL] scriptJob for axis orientation change? Hi!How can I use scriptJob command to track the Move Tool axis orientation change (World, Object, Custom)?I need to trigger "something" every time when axis orientation is changed. Or maybe…	0 Last	Br0ken Dec 2018
[Maya MEL] Can you create a window with a UV editor view? As far as I'm aware, most UI elements in Maya can be added in custom UI windows.For example, you can create windows with a scene's viewport ("modelEditor"), blend shape editor ("blendShapeEditor") an…	1 Last	Falxo Nov 2018
Substance Maya Toolset script filename issue I decided to do some experimenting with the Substance Maya Toolset Mel script written by @Froyok and I've run into a problem I can't think of an easy solution for. When I try to run the template…	3 Last	poopipe Nov 2018
Learn C# for unity or learn Unreal Visual Scripting? hey guys,so I was kinda looking for something new to learn and perhaps build a game as a hobby project. I am mainly a 3D artist and wanted to be a little bit more independent from coders regarding ma…	4 Last	Bumblebee Nov 2018
[MEL] dollyTowardsCenter: how does it work? Hi!I want to move my camera 5 units forward with Dolly Towards Center = off, but it moves to center of viewport, not to mouse cursor. My command is:dolly -d -5 -dtc 0 persp;Quote from docum…	0 Last	Br0ken Nov 2018
(MEL) question about condition statement So im writing this code that reads if User has partial uvs selectedglobal proc string getNormalizeType(){ string $objSel[] = `ls -sl -o`; //get objects only float $UVBBox[] = `polyEvaluate …	1 Last	onionhead_o Nov 2018
[MAXScript] UVW Mapping Paste on Mesh Instances Guys I've tried to copy paste a UV from one object to the other using maxscript, it worked but when it come to instanced object, it somewhat didn't paste it across all instance, but instead it paste …	11 Last	monster Nov 2018
Maya is it possible to repeat last command from a custom toolbox window by pressing G? Hi there, so I've created a mel custom toolbox with some buttons on it, but when I press the button in the mel GUI and then press G on the keyboard to repeat last command it launches the window again…	5 Last	sprunghunt Nov 2018
Zbrush Zscript to deform Mesh on an axis based on height value Hello, I could really use some help with Zscripts if anyone has the time and would be kind to help me. It would be a great help even if you could only tell me if it's doable, thanks in advance. I wan…	0 Last	Shadespirit Nov 2018
[3ds Max] - viewport status display Maxscript Help! I need help, I can not draw behind each text a black rectangle and that this rectangle when maximizing or adjusting the screen is kept next to the text.I don't understand how to use Viewport Drawing …	6 Last	dg3duy Oct 2018
(MXS) use pattern with specific string I'm trying to search through files but I can't manage to put file extension from pattern. here's my code: fn FindAndReplace str fnd rpl = ( addpos = findString str fnd if (addpos != undefine…	3 Last	Tekoppar Oct 2018
Creating images with Python in Blender This is a template script for Blender, it creates a new image and plots its pixels using Python.This is useful if you need to create any kind of data-texture to use with a real-time shader, among oth…	0 Last	RN Oct 2018
Applying material settings from external file ruins my code sequence Hello,this is going to be tough 'cause I came here with issues I can't resolve by myself.In order to train my skils I'm creating an import script (3ds max 2009 32bit) for folder of FBX format.Everyth…	1 Last	Tosyk Oct 2018
[3Ds Max] vertex colors by objcets position? Hey guys, need your help.How can I edit an object?s vertex colors based on its position?I basicaly want a position gradient as vertex colors (without having to paint them by hand).(3Ds Max and UE4)	4 Last	gandhics Oct 2018