Q:Poly count

[fleedawg]

The best information I found is here:
http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/kelbeau/max2ued/html/1.html

Basically, it tells how to add a polycounter button to the utilities menu. In short, it says to go to the configure option under the Util menu and increase the total number of buttons by one. Then from the list on the left, drag Polygon Counter to the empty button on the right. Then you have a pretty easy button to get to that pops up a poly counter.

[jadedchron]

thanks duders.. gonna give it a whirl.


ah perfect.. thanks! :thumbsup:

[Leo73]

Or you can just hit the number 7 key on the main keyboard and that will bring up a poly counter right in the viewport. Shortcut in Max 5

[fleedawg]

I like that one better. Hadn't heard of that one. That's what I get when I don't RTFM. :blush:

[jadedchron]

very nice, thanks

[LFShade]

Be aware that Editable Poly objects will report the number of polygons, while Editable Mesh will report the number of triangles. If you're looking to export your models for (most) games, you'll want to keep an eye on the triangle count, so if you're working in EPoly just be aware that you'll need to convert to EMesh every once in a while for the triangle count.

Alternatively, you can add the following macroScript to your favorite shortcut, button, or quad. It'll report the number of triangles in the selected object, be it Epoly, Emesh, NURBS, or primitive. It displays the results on the status line rather than the viewport.


macroScript getTriCount
category:"MAX Script Tools"
toolTip:"Triangle Counter"
buttonText:"TriCount"
(
if selection.count == 1 and superClassOf selection[1] == geometryClass do
pushPrompt(($.mesh.numFaces as string) + " Triangles")
)

[jadedchron]

even better. ..hey i grew up in portland ;)

[LFShade]

Whereabouts? I've been here just a few years, in Clackamas.

[jadedchron]

i grew up around gresham and burnside

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