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floyd1510
03-09-2007, 12:34 PM
Hi,

I'm develpoing a script where in I need to pick an object which I can manage with the pick button. The problem is that :

1. The object has to be picked from either the same scene or merged from another. These options are specified using a radio button on top of the pick button. If the object has to be merged fom another file, on clicking the pick button it should open the open file menu, wherein I can selecet the desired max file which contains my desired object.

2. Upon Selecting the maxfile it should open a new lsitbox containing a list of objects in that particular file.

When a pick button is active (pressed) it is somehow mandatory to select an object. If I use a normal button, it's not interactive for the user if the object is the same scene.

Any help will be appretiated,

Thanks,
Vikram
Zbuffer
03-09-2007, 02:06 PM
Hi,

not with max atm, but maybe something like:

....
local obj
...

on Mybutton pressed do
(
if MyRadio.state==2 then
(
f=getopenfileName caption "Merge File" types:"3ds Max (*.max)|*.max|" filename:((getdir #scene)+"\\")
if f != undefined do (mergeMAXFile f #prompt #select) -- choose obj to merge
obj=selection[1]
)
else obj=pickobject()
)
floyd1510
03-09-2007, 02:17 PM
Hey Thanks,


Not at Max right now either, but I will get back to you with this. But can we define pickobject as a function???
mbousquet
03-09-2007, 04:10 PM
pickObject() is a pre-defined MAXScript function. If used with no arguments, the user has to pick by "hit" on scene objects. It returns the object picked.

- Michele
Moosley
03-10-2007, 12:00 AM
Alternativley, create 2 rollout objects: one pick button and one normal button on top of each other then simply hide or unhide each one depending on the radio button selection...


rollout buttonExample "Buttons" width:120 height:120
(
radioButtons buttonType "Button Type:" pos:[16,16] width:90 height:46 labels:#("Pick Button", "Normal Button")
button normal "Normal Button" pos:[16,72] width:88 height:40 visible:false
pickButton pick "Pick Button" pos:[16,72] width:88 height:40

on buttonType changed sel do
(
case sel of
(
1: (
normal.visible = false
pick.visible = true
)
2: (
normal.visible = true
pick.visible = false
)
)
)
)

createdialog buttonExample
floyd1510
03-10-2007, 08:46 AM
Thanks Moosley,


I didnt know you could interactively hide/unhide user interface items. Thanks a lot for this,

Vikram
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