we finally got around implementing an updater (think windows update) for our scripts, plugins and tools. It runs in the tray, is 0-install - just run it, it pops up notifications when software needs to be updated and can install everything automatically (e.g. maya scripts, 3ds max scripts). The updater can also update…
although I wrote already in seperate threads, some stuff I did recently: updated and released TexRipper a adobe AIR (mac, win, linux support) app that rips textures out of anything within your clipboard. release post: http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=54694&page=3#52 Fixing up a working script for TexTools that…
yeah you can do the same in max and even automate it using the volume select (or vol. select) modifier on a grid of vertex points in a mesh. Then apply cubes on all of the selected verts of that mesh - done! But what all of those examples fail to do is picking color values from the mesh texture - or it's uv space. Using…
Hey, thanks for the links. I ended up solving it differently and hope this is now somewhat appropriate to post. Today I did this script, after weeks of painful reworking a fractured platform by hand and not being able to properly reitterate on it: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA91BDeY4BU"]Merging Script -…
I'm surprised at how easy it is to write a custom exporter in Max Script. I guess that's partly just scripting languages for you. I don't like scripting languages because they can give you bad habits, but one can't help but like the ease of use. Apart from the obvious perks of a custom exporter, the flexibility, and being…
I'm not a technical artist but I do write scripts from time to time, mostly just to save myself from "death by momentous task". This time around I got tired of shuffling objects around renaming materials and triangulating meshes when I was exporting to UDK. So I wrote a quick, simple little script that handles that stuff…
Hm... Very good questions/ suggestions. 1. Yes, this would cause is to probably not zip. But when u load max the next time and close the UI, it zips them up. I don't think there is anyway to fix this really. Or at least, always zip them up before crashing. 2. Its not "Done" yet I guess, and I have 1-2 other new tools I've…
Okay so first time posting here. I've started to become more interested in MAXScript and other stuff like this. But I'm a total n00b so let's start off nice and simple. I created a joystick controller creator/manager. The creation is a pretty standard affair and doesn't stray too far from Rick Stirling's tutorial in terms…
There is always that tricky balance between noob and pro tool (i.e. poser / maya) or bloated vs. minimalistic (i.e. silo / max). But if you make a cut towards productivity (not functionality!) you should find a good middle path. Obviously as a developer your interests are more of a functionality nature (I have that too)…
thanks for all the reponse, really helpful tips. @renderHJS: I'll check out the possibilities of the listview. About the ChannelID, is it possible to check what Channels are used in the object? is it often just going from 1-4? If it is just 1-4 are people not going to be restricted? @perna: thanks, I looked it up and found…