Maxscript - how to refresh UI?

pxgeek

I have a maxscript bound to a hotkey that lets me toggle the visibility of my currently selected modifier in the stack...but it won't update the eyeball icon unless I interact with the command panel in some way.

I did find this little snippet:  colorMan.reinitIcons() 

that does the job, except it also automatically reselects to the top of the stack, which makes the toggle kind of useless.

Is there another way to do this?

I may as well post said script here since I'm pretty sure I found it on cgsociety

(
    CurrentMod = modpanel.getCurrentObject()
    theModifier_ID = modPanel.getModifierIndex $ CurrentMod
        ($.modifiers[theModifier_ID].enabled = NOT $.modifiers[theModifier_ID].enabled)
     )

PolyHertz

You have to set the selected modifier again for the icon to refresh. Here's some simple changes to fix the icon issue and prevent some potential errors:

if classof subobjectlevel != Integer do setCommandPanelTaskMode #modify

theObjs = selection as array

if theObjs.count > 0 do (

    CurrentMod = modpanel.getCurrentObject()

    if superclassof CurrentMod == modifier do (

        theObj = theObjs[1]

        theModifier_ID = modPanel.getModifierIndex theObj CurrentMod

        theObj.modifiers[theModifier_ID].enabled = NOT theObj.modifiers[theModifier_ID].enabled

        modPanel.setCurrentObject theObj.modifiers[theModifier_ID]

    )

)

pxgeek

You're awesome PolyHertz, Thank you!!

Klunk

I know polyhertz has provided the best solution... I found an interesting solution while trying to force another part of a modifier ui to update (when pressing a toolbar button)

(

    CurrentMod = modpanel.getCurrentObject()

    theModifier_ID = modPanel.getModifierIndex $ CurrentMod

    ($.modifiers[theModifier_ID].enabled = NOT $.modifiers[theModifier_ID].enabled)

    notifyDependents (refs.dependents $)[1] 

    modPanel.setCurrentObject $.modifiers[theModifier_ID]

)

should force the whole mod panel to redraw, I've absolutely no idea why it works

denisT

(

<modifier>.enabled = <enabled>

notifydependents <modifier> partid:0 msg:0x0211

)