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steev
08-19-2008, 01:14 AM
...well it works in some cases.

i'm adding an emptyModifier() & putting some custom attributes on it via script. if i run the script directly the modifier & ca's goes on the object fine. however, if i run it as a macroscript, or call it with a fileIn, the add modifer (&therefore the ca's) gets skipped.

i've run into this before & i believe it due to something about the stack needs to be evaluated after the command to actually work. for the life of me, i can't remember how to do that.

anyone know a workaround for the skipping or how to force max to evaluate the stack?

thx!
floopyb
08-19-2008, 01:26 AM
Sometimes making sure you are in Max Modify Mode will help with modifiers. Also selecting the object can halp (it does with point cache)
steev
08-19-2008, 01:38 AM
thanks!

select $myObject works & i'll go with it since it's just a couple objects to work on. but it just seems super inefficient especially if it were a lot of objects to add modifiers to. i'm curious if there's a technical explanation for this.
Bobo
08-19-2008, 05:11 AM
o something about the stack needs to be evaluated after the command to actually work. for the life of me, i can't remember how to do that.

anyone know a workaround for the skipping or how to force max to evaluate the stack?

thx!

Calling CLASSOF() on the object updates the stack and is MUCH faster than selecting the object.
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