Maxscript - Display rollout

[BrandonD]

One way of doing that is to load the object's properties into variables then assign new values to the properties. For example:

global vTicksOld, vTicksNew

vTicksOld = $.vertexTicks
--this stores the current selection's vertexticks property

on vTicks_Checkbox changed state do
(
vTicksNew = state
)
-- this assigns the vertexTicks parameter in your script to a variable


on ApplyButton pressed do $.vertexTicks = vTicksNew
-- this assigns the new vertexTicks value to the object


In a nutshell, if you connect the UI controls to old/new variables, then when you're ready to change the object's properties, all you have to do is assign the values of the new variables to the object. If nothing has changed then it won't do anything.

[Transform Gizmo]

oh man.....this was a long time ago. but i forgot to say thanks!

[Bobo]

(
local current_obj = undefined
rollout disprop "Display"
(
group "Display Properties"(
checkbox hde "Hide"
checkbox frz "Freeze"
checkbox disbox "Display as Box"
checkbox edgonly "Edges Only"
checkbox vertix "Vertex Ticks"
checkbox trajec "Trajectory"
checkbox sthrough "See-Through"
checkbox igtense "Ignore Extense"
checkbox sfreeze "Show Frozen in Gray"
button selname "Select By Name" pos: [10,205]
)
on selname pressed do
(
hitByNameDlg()
if selection.count > 0 then
(
current_obj = selection[1]
hde.checked = current_obj.isHidden
frz .checked = current_obj.isFrozen
disbox.checked = current_obj.boxMode
--and so on for all properties...
)
)
on hde changed state do if current_obj != undefined then current_obj.isHidden = state
on frz changed state do if current_obj != undefined then current_obj.isFrozen = state
on disbox changed state do if current_obj != undefined then current_obj.boxMode = state
--and so on for all properties
)
createDialog disprop width:175 height:235

)


You should note that this works with only a single object - the first in the selection.
BUT hitByNameDlg() allows you to select multiple objects!
You could get the whole selection as array of objects, and in Max 5 you can have a greyed-out checkbox for the cases multiple objects have different values for the same property. (see .triState property for "indeterminate" value)

But this is the next level... ;)

[Transform Gizmo]

thanks some more :)
ill study this a bit after school today.

[Equinoxx]

what about just using the display floater that's under the tools menu :shrug:

[Bobo]

Originally posted by Equinoxx
what about just using the display floater that's under the tools menu :shrug:


I assume this thread is about learning MAXScript, not about using the existing tool. After 5 releases of MAX and with the thousands of scripts and plug-ins out there, there is a tool for about anything (mostly from Blur ;)).
Still, people need to write basic scripts to solve simple tasks in order to learn how to write more complex ones. IMHO, the hardest part of learning MAXScript is finding a cool idea to try and flesh out in code.

[Equinoxx]

ah yeah i thought as much, just wanted to be sure ;) . . .
and it's actually a good idea to learn script by writing things that
allready exist, so you can check if the script functions correctly.

cheers.

[Transform Gizmo]

it's actually a good idea to learn script by writing things that already exits.
yup, this thread actually started out quite a while ago when i started scripting. i didnt really have any idea how to create a ui for a script so i figured i'd just try and do something simple that im more familiar with. seems to be a pretty good method of learning.

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