Bend Of Brothers Discussion (3DsMaxTool)

Lextripper

Plans for future update:

- Group support
- Plane orientation detection
- Spacing Between Planes
- Naming Conventions
- usable undo history with Callback implementation
- Attaching instances and vertex welding
- ...




Releasing the Bend Of Brothers script!
Quick and easy to use Tool that allows you to Quickly generate instances and add bending properties to your selection.

Only for Max 2009 and Higher

Download: https://gumroad.com/l/TqTzB

Tutorial:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4XzyJOICLE&feature=youtu.be

Feel free To ask your questions here.

User Work
(feel free to send me more):

by: Jean-Sebastian Rolhon


by: Suman Bag


by: Jean-Sebastian Rolhon

MooseCommander

Beautiful

Kobalt Kiwii

Awesome stuff! will be using it this week

Rob Macko

Awesome, I'm going to try it out

jmiles

that's beautiful man.. can't wait to work w/ it

MeshMagnet

Brilliant.

Dan Powell

Definitely going to have a play around with this, absolutely brilliant work mate!

Aboulicious

Is there a way to donate without kreditcard?

Bruno Afonseca

Aboulicious wrote: »

Is there a way to donate without kreditcard?

Paypal perhaps? I'm feeling bad for getting it for free

Lextripper

Thanks guys!
Glad this tool is so well received.
Cant wait to see what people do with it, feel free to share your creations in the discussion.

Thank you all for the generous donations.
If you use paypal you can donate to my email: alexander.delagrange@gmail.com
Very much obliged

cptSwing

I don't have a CC.. anyway I could dl this without? (damn you gumroad, damn you!)

Lextripper

If you give in 0 as a price you can go ahead and download it without any credit card information

Revel

Hey man, been playing around with it for a while, neat tools no doubt!
But things that I notice right off the bat (read: nah, I'm just picky I know ha!) is the script messes up the object name. One solution that I can think off is by not do the bend operation on the original object but instead on the copy of it. Currently it's instance original object A become A_002 > hide A_002 for a revert function > instance A become A_003 become the non-bend instance > instance A become A_004 and bend it together with A, so A and A_004 forming the bended object. I can't see where is the A_001 went missing though.

It'll be nice if we can have the original A for the revert function (and hide it like it did now), instance it and add a suffix _unbend, then after that only instance it again for the bend object component and add a suffix _bend_001, _bend_002, etc.

[HP]

Sweet, thanks so much!

cptSwing

Lextripper wrote: »

If you give in 0 as a price you can go ahead and download it without any credit card information

and so it does work. awesome, thanks for the info and script

waydorr

Outstanding script you have.

Please can you make a bend along a given path?

Lextripper

Revel: you are right about the script messing up the naming conventions. this was me being bit sloppy with the script figuring i dont really use naming conventions until the model is 90% done assuming everybody works the same way I do :'D.
But indeed, you are 100% right, this will be fixed in a future release,
thank you for the input.

Waydor: this would turn my BOB into the already much used loft modifier.
I would be adding something to max that already exists.
But either way thank you for the input

Cheers

hannes d

check out Change Handlers and Callbacks for maxscript
enables you to drop the revert button and get realtime updates
dont know if its worth it though since it ll introduce a lot of codework

instg8r

I've got something in the works that I could definitely put this to use on. Watched the tutorial and think this thing is pretty slick! Thanks for sharing!!

Axi5

Hey, fantastic tool!

I saw this showcased on Reddit over a month ago and spent a week looking for it, glad I was browsing polycount today.

Donated and enjoying the tool

POFFINGTON

Fantastic work!!

LaurentiuN

hi man, awesome tool but i have a problem, everytime i open max i need to open the script and do the evaluate/all thing to make the script work again, i`m using max 2012 x64. How can i fix this ?

Thaiauxn

*sustained gasp* *fetches wallet*

My only question is: does it preserve UV layout in the created geometry?

I'm going to download this and send you a paypal note regardless of the answer. This is going to make work on this reactor room 5x faster and my modular approach far more efficient. Thanks man.

Lextripper

Thanks guys for all the downloads, comments, support, art and a BIG thank you to everyone who has contributed generously.
You guys are the best!

Feel free to share your awesome creations and be featured in the top post.

Hannes d: thank you for the info, I wasn't aware that this was possible.
This adds the advantage of not losing your undo history when using the script as well.
Will definitely implement this.
thank you

Axi5: on reddit of all places o_O.
Thats crazy, could you perhaps PM me the link
Cheers!

s1dK: Did you make sure you dragged the script in a new custom toolbar like its explained in the readme? If the script is dragged into the standard max Ui max forgets about the script for some reason.
I haven't tried the installation with 2012 out though. I just know it works when running it.
Cheers

Thaiauxn: Thanks mate really appreciate the gesture!
And yes every object is instanced and will keep your UV's.
If you change one object its UV's than this change will be applied on all your other models unless you make it unique again.
Cheers!

LaurentiuN

hi lex, thanks for reply, yes i made a new folder in 3ds max scripts folder and in the toolbar tab i made a new toolbar and dragged the script there from the list and it gives me this when i click the button. If i open the script and do again the evaluate all the script works, but i have to do this all the time i open max.

airbrush

Nice script, thx.
Would be nice if it welded the edges together. A toggle to weld edges.

portalsurfer

good stuff! ty

snake85027

really cool tool, I watched the video that you have at the beginning of the thread. When you press bend and create these new shapes, is there a way to make these instances that generate into new individual pieces for lets say modular design? Like for instance making road pieces and you use the U shape bend modifier thing to generate it, it would be nice to be able to take those pieces and make them their own piece....hope this makes sense. thanks

tynew

Awesome script, thanks. I probably will just try it out since currently I don't need it for the projects I'm currently working on.

LaurentiuN

Any news about the issue above ?

Lextripper

s1dK: Sorry for the delay but I ran into trouble trying to reactivate my max 2012 license.
apparently the 2012 version removes the script from your local folder giving it the error when launched.
Go to C: \Users\"your user name"\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\2012 - 64bit\enu\UI\usermacros
and drop the BendOfBrothers.mse and OUL.bmp from the rar in that folder.
Seems to be working fine for me when i close and reopen max.
If you got any other issues let me know :thumbup:

Shinigami: Hope this solves your problem 2

airbrush: I roughly scripted this in originally but ended up tossing it away as it doesnt keep your instances when they all become 1 editable poly.
Not sure about adding it back in the future as the old version would weld certain unwanted edges. But yeah perhaps it is not impossible.
I'l add it to the to do list.

snake85027: do you mean making them attached 1 editable poly?
Not sure what you mean.


Cheers everyone

LaurentiuN

Hi Lex, no problem and thanks for the answer, i did what you say`d and now it works, thanks again.

Lextripper

s1dK wrote: »

Hi Lex, no problem and thanks for the answer, i did what you say`d and now it works, thanks again.

Great!

Cheers

Axenst

Workaround Do as I tried.

EricHall

nvm, it works now. ignore this

BlvdNights

You would literally print money if you made this tool work with Maya. Seriously. I would throw mine at you.

Moosebish

Here, BlvdNights:

http://shonmitchell.blogspot.com/2014/12/updated-script-now-available-for.html

BlvdNights

That one is good for modular pieces, but not for things like wires or things that have a bit more of an organic flow, hang, etc

TorQue[MoD]

Lextripper wrote: »

If you give in 0 as a price you can go ahead and download it without any credit card information

Not that I mind paying for good tools but it won't allow you to specify a $0 price.

Lextripper

TorQue[MoD] wrote: »

Not that I mind paying for good tools but it won't allow you to specify a $0 price.

Press "I want this!" button.
"Name a fair price:" Fill in 0 and press Get

Today 15 people bought it for $0, I doubt that you cant...

HAWK12HT

wondering if new update is coming 

Lextripper

HAWK12HT said:

wondering if new update is coming 

Next week I am releasing a new script that creates molds for 3D printing.
This is an old wip gif (It does so much more now):


After I have finished this one I will revisit the BOB script and release V2.0!
Happy to see people are still interested