Maxscript filename into save field

pointcache

Hey guys i wrote some scripts that help to speed up exporting and i want one more addition.

--Fast save overwrite 2 step script
	--STEP 1 - export file with this script, it will store location of the file 
	--Filename should be equal to the name of the object
 
	
		if selection.count != 0 do
		(
			actionMan.executeAction 0 "40373"
			::path1 = sysInfo.currentdir + "//" + $.name
		)

you select object and press shift+ctrl+1 and you get straight to this window






now i want the name field of the export dialog to be already filled with object name. Im digging into it myself, but maybe someone already knows that. thank you guys.

haiddasalami

Use exportFile command.

exportFile "Path" #noPrompt selectedOnly:true using:FBXEXP

You can set the settings by loading class like

pluginManager.loadClass FBXExporter
FBXExporterSetParam "SmoothingGroups" true
....

if you are deadset on using the UI, look into UIAccessor but seems redundant

pointcache

thanks i was considering that, but came up with simple solution,

if selection.count != 0 do
		(
			local Clipboard = dotNetClass "Clipboard"
			Clipboard.Clear()
			Clipboard.SetText selection[1].name
			
			actionMan.executeAction 0 "40373"
			::path1 = sysInfo.currentdir + "//" + $.name
			
		)

i just have to press ctrl+v after window appears to paste object name
i will probably make a macro with MacroGamer for that.

Swordslayer

UIAccessor way isn't hard either:

fn pasteSelName =
(
    local hwnd = dialogMonitorOps.getWindowHandle()
 
    if UIAccessor.GetWindowText hwnd == "Select File to Export" then
    (
        for ctrl in (windows.getChildrenHWND hwnd)
            where ctrl[4] == "ComboBoxEx32" do UIAccessor.SetWindowText ctrl[1] selection[1].name
        true
    )
    else false
)
 
if selection.count != 0 do
(
    dialogMonitorOps.enabled = true
    dialogMonitorOps.interactive = false
    dialogMonitorOps.registerNotification pasteSelName id:#export_name
    actionMan.executeAction 0 "40373"
    dialogMonitorOps.unRegisterNotification id:#export_name
    dialogMonitorOps.enabled = false
 
    ::path1 = sysInfo.currentdir + "//" + selection[1].name
)

monster

Maybe I' m not understanding something, but you just use the filename parameter of the save dialog.

--Make the path
fName = (sysInfo.currentdir + "/filename.fbx")
 
--Update the path with a save dialog
fName = getSaveFileName filename:fName
 
--Export the file, if the user didn't press cancel
if fName != undefined do exportFile fName #noPrompt selectedOnly:true