XFormer for Max

Eric Chadwick

This is one of those "I can't believe Max doesn't have this already" kind of tools.

Reset Xform is an oft-used tool, but it destroys the original axes, bad for animation, bad for modeling too. Xformer 2.0 looks to bring it back with a minimum of hassle. Yisssssssss.

We're talking about it here.

s6

AWESOME!

This will be a HUGE help. Thanks for sharing.

garriola83

This will be very helpful!

roosterMAP

do you have to align to an axis to apply? why? id rather just set my z and x, then apply. Seems like an unnecessary extra step...

PolyTools3D

@roosterMAP,

It could be done the way you say, just click Apply and the changes are applied. It would in fact be much easier to develop the tool that way and avoid the previewing step.

However, some times the topology of the object or its rotation makes it very hard for the artist to correctly visualize the alignment, and that is the reason why the object goes first into previewing mode, keeping the axis you have defined.

While previewing, you can redefine the axis as needed until you find the correct alignment. You can also try the Z or X alignment.

I understand that in most cases, the artist would identify the correct axis very quick, but when there are no faces pointing straight to the correct axis, and you have to use either a group of faces or edges to define them, then the previewing step comes in help.

Soldeus

Just bought it, can't wait to get the email and start using it, will save me A LOT of tweak-guessing pivots and eye-aligning things. Thanks for this awesome tool!.

William3DArtist

I don't see anything different than what you can already do with Max.

Macrow

Did you read the caption below, william21984?

"Reset Xform is an oft-used tool, but it destroys the original axes, bad for animation, bad for modeling too. Xformer 2.0 looks to bring it back WITH A MINIMUM OF HASSLE."

William3DArtist

Macrow, I agree it is a cool tool to have. Sorry to get you mad or upset somehow. A quick little answer to what I was saying is... you have to use angle snap to get the translation to get back to its original axis. If not it throws the translation off. Every gamer or animator should use grid and snap settings for precision anyways. Its a good way to work. Check out this vid. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHzPDL0LdM&feature=youtu.be"]Reset X Form while holding onto local translation.YouTube[/url]http://youtu.be/EkHzPDL0LdM

Eric Chadwick

william21984, your video doesn't show the problems that Xformer solves. Not everything is on the grid, especially when you inherit other peoples' assets. Xformer aligns the local transform too, which you can certainly do using default tools, it just takes a lot more time.

William3DArtist

What are you talking about Eric? I just made a box. The video does not inherit other peoples assets. Not that much time at all it takes to adjust the pivot. I give up, nevermind.

William3DArtist

@ Eric I get what you are saying. I know what you mean by other peeps assets now. Sorry about that. Cool tool all in all now I can understand the video better.

K-PAX

great tools~

Eric Chadwick

No problem william. I'm personally working these days with a lot of files from other people. In game studios I've worked with, many artists touch the same models, and often you get outsourcer models in the mix too. Things can get real messy real quick!