[3dsMax script] miauu's Live Measure Pro
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miauu's Live Measure Pro provides several options for measuring various aspects of your scene - distances, areas, lengths, angles, sizes, axis difference, volumes, radius, diameter, slopes.
- Each measurement can be controlled separately.
- Export all measurements as a .txt file.
- Add custom notes to each measurement.
- Add custom notes to each measurement.
- Manual Update or update in real time.
- User defined colors and captions for the measurements.
- Color coded.
- The measurements are always facing the viewport/camera.
- Can keep track of your dimensions.
- Save and Load all measurements with your scene. This will saves you time and the time of your colleagues.
- Fully functional mini UI.
- Resizable UI
- Custom font size
Works best when the display driver is Nitrous(3dsMax 2012 +)
Known Issues:
- In 3dsMax 2009, 2010, 2011 the measurements in the viewport can flicker.
- In 3dsMax 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 the special signs as cubic meter, square meter, degree, angle may not be shown properly.
- In 3ds Max 2012 the Pixels on Screen measurements are not supported
- In 3ds Max 2017 the color of the text that shows measurements in the viewport can't be changed.
- In the .txt file with exported measurements some of the special signs as cubic meter, square meter, angle will not be shown properly.
The measurements, that are visible in the viewport can't be rendered.
This is a commersial script.
You can find more information here.
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfH444qAwVQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3uimoPcCA0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoXVfjIhTdw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFcjJ2scGGA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Eb8IpmpTuU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ki8vbET-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmyJS_Ly324
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfH444qAwVQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3uimoPcCA0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoXVfjIhTdwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFcjJ2scGGAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Eb8IpmpTuUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ki8vbET-Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmyJS_Ly324
Replies
Something like this in solidworks...
What you suggest is in my to do list for this script, along with some other ideas. I just have to find spare time to try to make it possible.
You just reminded me that I should mentoin that the measurements can't be rendered. Thank you.
Changelog - fixed a bug
Changelog:
- Added ability to hide the rollout from the screen. Press the RollUp/RollDown button with right mouse button and the dialog will dissapear. To show it again press the toolBar button or the hotkey that you use to run the script. While the dialog is hidden all measurements will be updated and will stay visible.
- Now you can measure angle between two selected faces that belongs to one object. To do that press the Angle button with middle mouse button.
Video demonstration
Changelog:
- Added Linear dimensions - measure distances between points but only on X, Y or Z axis.
- Added Decimal precision of the shown measurements - limits the number of digits after the decimal sign.
Changelog:
New measurements types - Radius and Diameter.
The radius/diameter can be measured by selecting 2 or more edges/segments or 3 verts/knots. Supported objects are Supported objects are Editable Poly, Editable Spline, Line and Edit Poly modifier.
miauu's Live Measure Pro is updated to version to version 1.5.
Changelog:
Added support for 3ds Max 2017
Added Export all measurements as a TXT fil:
Changelog:
- added ability to add custom notes to each measurement
Changelog:
- added ability to measure the size and the volume of many object at once.Select the objects, whose size(volume) you want to measure and press the appropriate button. For each object will be showed the values of its size(volume).
miauu's Live Measure Pro version 1.8 is available.
Changelog:
- Added:
- Measure the area and volume as mm2, cm2, m2 or mm3, cm3, m3. Measure the total area of the selected object in object level. To do it press the Length/Area button with Middle mouse button.
- Fixed:
- when the group is selected and the Size is measured the script will measure the size of the whole group. To measure the size of the objects - open the group and select the desired object. If the open group is selected the script will measure its size.
When the group is selected and the Volume is measured the script will measure the volume of each object individually, so be careful when the group contains hundreds of objects.
Video demonstration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SegYg1cJ2Nc
miauu's Live Measure Pro version 1.9 is available.
Changelog:
- Added:
- Display custom text for each measurement in the viewport.
Video demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X--DYT76Wq8
Changelog:
- added Write to User Defined Properties. Works this way:
1) click over the selected measurement with middle mouse button to add the text in the edit full info textbox in the User Defined Properties. The user can enter custom text if he wants.
2) click over the selected measurement with Ctrl+MMB to add the text in the Custom notes textbox and the text in the Full Info textbox.
- fixed the bug that erases all measurements when you press LiveMeasure button when there is already one opened.
miauu's Live Measure Pro is updated to version 2.3.
Changelog:
- in 3ds Max 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 the Area and Volume will be shown as "m2" for square meter and "m3" for cubic meter.
- added "copy to clipboard" - performing Ctrl+click over the measurement in the UI will copy only the numerical part of the measured value in the clipboard.
Changelog:
NEW:
- fixed error when the [Update] button is pressed and the length of spline have to be updated.
- error in 3ds max 2019.1 that prevents the script to run
Changelog:
FIX:
- the length of the selected spline segement is not updated in real time
Video demonstration:
miauu's Live Measure Pro version 2.6 is available.
Changelog:
NEW:
- New measurements added:
- distance between two selected vertices
- distance between the centers of the two selected edges
- distance between the centers of the two selected faces
miauu's Live Measure Pro version 2.7 is available.
Changelog:
NEW:
+ fixed an error when Angle between faces are updated
+ The UI can be resized.
miauu’s Live Measure Pro version 2.8 is available.
Changelog:
I will add it. I just have to find enough spare time.
miauu's Live Measure Pro version 2.9 is available.
Changelog:
+ added support for 3ds Max 2022
+ now you can change the font size of the measurements
miauu's Live Measure Pro version 2.9.01 is available.
Changelog:
+ added support for 3ds Max 2023
miauu's Live Measure Pro version 3.0 is available.
Changelog:
+ NEW: Added measure Slopes in degrees, gradient, and percentage.
miauu's Live Measure Pro version 3.3 is available.
Changelog:
+ NEW: Added measure distance between the object's center and its farthest vertice. Works with mesh objects only.
+ NEW: Added measure distance between the object's center and its closest vertice. Works with mesh objects only.
+ NEW: Added measure distance between farthest pair of vertices. Works with mesh objects only.
+ NEW: Added an option to set the position of the text relative to its opaque box. Allows you to set the horizontal and
vertical offset of the text, shown in the viewport, relative to its opaque box.
NEW: + The closest/farthest from object's center vertices and two most distance vertices will be displayed in the viewport.
NEW: + Added a Sidebar with buttons for faster access of measurements. The sidebar can be toggled via the Settings panel.
+ Added Measure shortest and longest edge of selected objects.
+ Added Measure smallest and largest face of selected objects.
+ Added Measure the knots position as percentage of the total spline length.
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