I'm primary a 3dmax user, but I've been using Modo recently and found the Action centre, Element to be invaluable when creating complex hardsurfaces. Is there any script or method I'm missing , for 3dsmax, that would allow me to quickly select subobject elements and then tranform them using another subobjects alignment?…
I do not use modo so I am not sure if this is what you are asking but I will toss it out there... If you want an object to share the local axis of a different object you can always go into the hierarchy panel and click the "affect pivot only" button and then use the align tool to match objectA's pivot and rotation to…
Thanks a lot, Bryan! I am so glad I accidentally stumbled across this thread. I have been griping about this for a long time, and although the edit working pivot is ok, it is a poor replacement for Modo's element action center. This script works really well.
Bryan, I'm using it for all elements in modo. And I'm really using it a hell-of-a-lot right now more than any other transfrom tool. Going back to Max Ah, thats a real shame, it's gonna be alot harder to go back to Max now. I won't give up tho and keep looking...
--DS-: Ye, I am aware of these methods. What I am looking for, is the same kind of methods, though done is all of 2 seconds, i.e. Modo's Element Action Centre. Because the time taken to excute this kind of operation in Modo is so quik, my workflow for modeling hardsurfaces has dramatically changed to encompass this…
Ok I've got this script working now (with much help from SyncViewS). Basically it uses the normals of your subobject selection to align the working pivot. It doesn't have fancy selection highlighting like modos and you have to drop your current selection to set the working pivot but it helps with quickly aligning the…