How to tell in MaxScript if Max is rendering.

[hblan]

maybe not possible. i think .

[Aearon]

try this:

look in the reference under "general event callback mechanism"

there are callbacks for the start and finishing of rendering i think (not sure about finishing)

in this callback you could set a global variable (global isRendering = true)

then get the value of this variable in your controller

[mustan9]

Thanks that will work.

So it's safe to assume that there is no system varaible to check then. To bad.

[Aearon]

"too bad."

well, at this point i disagree - think about it like this:

there is no specialized system to check from within a script controller if the scene is currently rendering, but there is a more generic system that is easy to use, and that can accomplish the same thing - but also can also be used for an endless amount of other purposes.

in my opinion this is always the more flexible approach.

[mustan9]

I understand what your saying, but I'm lazy :shrug:

Having a little variable to check would be really handy.

I solved my problem a different way in the end. I wrote a three line pre-render script that goes over my Script controllers and switches them on.

[Aearon]

i understand ;)

well cool, you found an even better way for doing this

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