import-merge a 3d file from a web address to 3Ds max

mturner2023

does anyone know whether it is possible to import/merge/open a 3d model file from a web address via maxscript? The script here would work if the address is local but not for a web address:

rollout Lib "Library" width:412 height:362
(   

button 'generate' "model Library" pos:[117,243] width:171 height:38 align:#left

    on generate pressed do
    
        (
            fobj_names = getmaxfileobjectnames "mergetest.max" 
            mergemaxfile "https://webaddress.com/mergetest.max" fobj_names #select
        )       
       )
   CreateDialog Lib

Klunk

you could try this....

rollout Lib "Library" width:412 height:362

(  
button 'generate' "model Library" pos:[117,243] width:171 height:38 align:#left

  on generate pressed do
  (
	client = dotnetobject "System.Net.webclient" 
        if client != undefined then 
             client.DownloadFile "https://webaddress.com/mergetest.max" "mergetest.max" 
	fobj_names = getmaxfileobjectnames "mergetest.max" 
	mergemaxfile "mergetest.max" fobj_names #select
    )    
)
CreateDialog Lib

mturner2023

thanks so much for this! I still have an error message when I run it though.. any ideas?

Klunk

yeah I think that's a windows security thang

change every "mergetest.max"

to somewhere else eg "C:/mydata/mergetest.max" where you have access

mturner2023

thank you .. works great! where did you learn this kind of stuff if you don't mind me asking? so few people know about it :)

Klunk

experience mostly (doing it for a long time means I know where to look or have an example knocking around) mixed with trial and error :)

mturner2023

sorry to be a pest. I was wondering if you have any ideas on how to get the bitmap in the ui to display an image from a web url too?

Klunk

think you'd have to do the same as the max file and download the image with the dotnet client

you could put the download code in an

on open event for the rollout

then use

<bitmap>.filename String

to update the control

mturner2023

thank you .. works :)

Klunk

cool, i don't do that much maxscript rollout coding these days