WorkPlane script for 3ds Max!

gandhics

Modo's workplane in 3ds Max and more!
As always, it is free.

http://cganimator.com/csworkplane-1-0/

Synaesthesia

That looks really neat. Thank you for sharing this with us!

demilich

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this script.

SergioSantos

Awesome Changsoo,
one of my favourites with your Quad Scatter
and Dave Wortley Object Properties 2.0

LaurentiuN

Does this work on 3ds max 2012 ?

gandhics

I have not tested, but it should. I did not use newer functions.
Try it and let me know.

LaurentiuN

I just tested in 3ds max 2012,
- Align Workplane to face selection is not working - gives error check screen.
- Auto grid - works
- Lock work plane to origin - works
- Remove work place - works

Thanks,

gandhics

Hmm... how did you select face?
I just tested with 2012. It is working.

Uknown system exception happens usually max or model is unhealthy(?).

LaurentiuN

What do you mean by ( how i selected the face ? ) i press converte to editeable poly and select the polygon !!

cptSwing

Just leaving this here: miauu's Work Plane

gandhics

s1dK said:

What do you mean by ( how i selected the face ? ) i press converte to editeable poly and select the polygon !!

You can also select with Edit Mesh/Edie Poly/MeshSelect/PolySelect.
It works for all cases.

gandhics

Updated to 1.52
- New Floating UI
- LockWorkPlaneToView

Get from same page download link has been updated.

Deadly Nightshade

Looks good!

Br0ken

I pm'ed my feedback to gandhics and duplicated it here too.

1) Default user grid spacing is 10 units. I can change it before creation when use autoAutoGrid, but it reset with every new grid. In Align2FaceSel. only way to change grid spacing before creation is script editing. 
It would be nice to have an option to change user grid spacing and don't reset it every time.

2) If selected face have a smoothing group, then created grid will be incorrectly positioned. I temporarily workarounded it by applying Poly Select and Smooth modifiers on stack before grid creation.

Br0ken

Incorrect position issue can be fixed, if replace meshop.getFaceRNormals (it gives averaged normal on smoothed mesh, so grid's placement is not exactly on selected face) to getFaceNormal.
Works only for "Align 2 FaceSel."

Is there a way to adjust this script to work with vertex or edge selection (as in SuperGrid script)? 

rusthamov

This script only works on Mesh Faces. How to add Poly Faces? Unfortunately, I don’t know coding, I will be grateful if you could help me. Thank you!