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Re: [3DSMAX] Free form Splines (keep snapping to grid)
Max2017 has an 'orbit around mouse' feature. Pre-2017 Miauu has a script for same. Yes, Max scripting community is amazing. Probably the greatest strength Max has. I suppose I just come across them sometimes because I need something that does what I need, and other times it's random whilst searching, other times by… -
Re: [3DSMAX] Free form Splines (keep snapping to grid)
You know a lot of useful maxscripts. I use many script (RappidTools, Rappa Tools, Polytools 3D Marius Silaghi etc). Do you maybe have a list of blogs/authors with useful script :smile: ? -
Re: [3DSMAX] Free form Splines (keep snapping to grid)
Thanks again! It's not really about the orbit though. It seems that the guide plane itself is not located at the last draw point but rather at the center of the object. So the last drawn vertex is not the center, which it should be for it to work properly. Have you tried using it yourself? Maybe I am doing something… -
Re: [3DSMAX] Free form Splines (keep snapping to grid)
The script does not work as good as I hoped. It should use the last spline point as the origin of the grid. I guess now it uses the whole spline object origin? -
Re: [3DSMAX] Free form Splines (keep snapping to grid)
No problem. Hope it helps. With it you will be able to replicate what Tor is doing in that vid. If you enable the spline as geo in the viewport and just draw out with the script active you will get the exact same result. -
Re: [3DSMAX] Free form Splines (keep snapping to grid)
@musashidan: I tried to contact Changsoo but I got no response. Have you had time to test this? It works better with the script. But the center of the working grid is placed at the center of the object. It should be repositioned each time you extend/draw the spline. -
Re: [3DSMAX] Free form Splines (keep snapping to grid)
Thanks! So basically there is no real solution. It seems such a simple thing. I hate creating free form splines in 3dsmax. Flat planar splines are no problem, even drawing splines on surfaces works better. Sometimes I just use topology and then convert it to a spline. There must be a better solution or script for this. Any… -
Re: [3DSMAX] Free form Splines (keep snapping to grid)
Sorry mate, forgot to check back. Check out this script: http://cganimator.com/csworkplane-1-0/ It's free, works exactly like Modo's workplane, is very easy to use, and best of all it will give you the exact results you are after :) It's a collection of macros. I just use the 'Lock workplane to View'. If you've never used… -
Re: [3DSMAX] Free form Splines (keep snapping to grid)
Yes, it is annoying as the point always snaps to the XY plane in screen space but, it has nothing to do with grid snaps. I think it's just the way it is(some of the Graphite tools behave the same if you use the screen space options)I generally avoid the behaviour (and I use spline modeling a lot) as I always just lay down… -
Re: [3DSMAX] Free form Splines (keep snapping to grid)
Crazy busy but I'll run some tests when I can. Thought you'd know scriptspot alright :) Changsoo is user Gandhics here and at cgtalk. Here's his profile page. You might try PM. https://polycount.com/profile/reactions/gandhics
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