alt+click! =)

zOffTy · May 2010

Hi all

In ZBrush you can do alt+click for changing the subtool selection

Is there a way to do the same in Max with objects? Even you are in subobject Level $:\$

ideas?

thx!

elte · May 2010

Yeah I have this annoyance as well especially dealing with multiple objects where you have to go out from subObject mode by pressing '6' or click the 'editable poly'. I wonder if there's any shorter way to do that.

BeatKitano · May 2010

One way would be to make a macroscript with exit from subcomponent mode, and simulate click under the mouse cursor, assign that script to a hotkey.

That way you would have to put your cursor on the other object you wanna select push the key and voil

zOffTy · May 2010

Yeah, perhaps with maxscript, I will look it

zOffTy · May 2010

Finally I Override 1/2/3/4/5 standard editpoly hotkeys with new macros

Now
hit 1 or 2/3/4/5 ==> go in vertex/edge/..() mode
re-hit 1 or 2/3/4/5 ==> go in object mode and you can select another object!
I have added a line, with "Max modify mode", like this, if your are not in "modify panel" when you select an object and hit 1 to set vertex mode, the script go automatically in the panel "modify"

Download script V1.2 here

Works fine on max 2009 and 2010
Sometimes 1 2 3 4 5 from "Editable poly" Group are not remplaced automaticaly, so you have to remove them manually

works fine with ActivateBaseObject script!

Peris · May 2010

That's a really useful script, thanks for sharing!

Piflik · May 2010

If you deactivate Shortcut Override, Max works by default as in zOffTy's script...

zOffTy · May 2010

arf, I had didn't noticed it! Thanks for the tip!
But I prefer keep the shortcut override ON, for other shortcut

v1.1
Fix bug when you works with "show end result on/off toggle"

zOffTy · Jun 2010

v1.3 - 06/06/2010
Add Shortcut for Converting subobject selection to an another in EditablePoly and Unwrap

Download V1.3 Here !

Shortcut for Converting subobject selection to an another in EditablePoly and Unwrap:
CTRL+1 for epoly_convert_to_vertex
CTRL+2 for epoly_convert_to_edge
CTRL+3 for epoly_convert_to_border
CTRL+4 for epoly_convert_to_face
CTRL+5 for epoly_convert_to_element

no way to change the thread name??
=> Override -Selection Mode- & -Convert Selection- in EditablePoly/UnwrapUVW

alt+click! =)

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