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1. 3DS Max (Change X-Ray Opacity)

   

   Topic by cromadbomber · Jan 2015 · Home› Technical Talk

   I can't seem to find an answer to this question. I looked up to other forums and people are just saying that the best way to do that is to assign a material with transparency but that is kinda annoying since you have to switch between materials constantly. Is it possible to write a script or something similar to alter…

2. Re: 3DS Max (Change X-Ray Opacity)

   

   Reply by Joost · Jan 2015 · Home› Technical Talk

   I'm a noob at maxscript but you could use this very basic script. Just assign it to 2 different hotkeys. It would be nice to make a toggle button that stores the old material, switches to 1 material and then goes back to the old material. But I have no idea how to do that. macroScript MaterialCycler1category:"…

3. Re: 3DS Max (Change X-Ray Opacity)

   

   Reply by monster · Jan 2015 · Home› Technical Talk

   There are a couple of benefits. 3ds Max will render the visibility using Scanline and Mental Ray renderers. And you can set the opacity value unlike See Through mode. And you don't need a material assigned. I guess it doesn't work with DX Shaders, but neither would a material. Here's a visibility toggle script I had…