Scripting issue with Screen coordinates and dialog

[decon]

If someone knows why 'screen' doesn't work, I would be happy to learn the theory behind that :) . Try 'grid' : in coordsys grid move $ [xxx,0,0]

[ZeBoxx2]

not sure why 'screen' behaves the way it does... this should get you what you want, at least...

in coordsys (inverse (getViewTM())) ( move $ [00,00,10] )

[alteredgene]

Thank you so much! i am lying in bed atm, getting ready to sleep~ but will test it out first thing tomorrow.

so basically, the "in coordsys screen" isn't functioning like it should right?

if i may bother you a bit more, would you happen to know the issue with dialogue boxes?

basically i want to open up consecutive dialog boxes with script, but when i run a script, dialog box comes up, i input a number, i made it automatically close the dialog box.
then my 3ds max windows is still active but i can't input any keyboard shortcuts, untill i click on the viewport once to "activate it".

was wondering if this is just limits of scripts, or i have to find a script to "focus" 3ds max into the current viewport?

THank you so much in advance!

[ZeBoxx2]

what keyboard shortcuts are you using, exactly?

I tested with, e.g.

macroScript Macro4
category:"DragAndDrop"
toolTip:""
(
rollout roll_test "test" (
button btn_test "test"
on btn_test pressed do ( destroydialog roll_test )
)
createDialog roll_test
)

and an editable poly to see if, after pressing the button (which closes the dialog), I can still use Alt+C (Cut mode); and tha seems to be fine

[alteredgene]

Thank you guys! you guys really helped me sleep better at night!
i hate not understanding why things don't work >..<

decon, thank you for your suggestion, it worked really good with elevation views such as front, side. haha don't know why i didn't think of this earlier, guess i was so hung up about "coorsys screen" not working as it should, wanted to get to bottom of it.

Zeboxx2, thank you so much for your help, really helped me solve my problems! and yours work even on iso+perspective views! (in fact your script works like "screen" coordinates)
and the dialog box seems to work fine, my original script is at work, so will look further into it.

in following up on your script using "getviewTM", to understand the mechanics, read into the help. however, onthe maxscript help file, it states it only works on perspective views (for non-orthographic as stated on help file)?

though the script works fine after testing, will appreciate greatly if you could eleborate on "getviewTM".

I guess my next step on furthering my script understanding is understanding matrix3, was reading into it thinking this might help me simulate "screen" coordinates.

Again thank you guys so much for your help !!^^!!

[ZeBoxx2]

The help file states:

Get or set the active view screen-to-world transform matrix for non-orthographic (perspective and isometric user views) viewports.
Though I'm not too sure about the verbiage used there; max doesn't have built-in isometric views and setting one manually (beyond annoying) wouldn't result in anything special different from an orthographic view as far as I can figure.
But suffice to say that it does work for the purposes here %)

[alteredgene]

You are definitely right, the scripts of moving on screen coordinate is working just perfectly!
Thank you very much for the help.

Regarding the dialog issue, i will quickly post the shorthand version of the script.

macroScript Macro4
category:"DragAndDrop"
toolTip:""
(
rollout roll_test "test" (
edittext test_text "test"
on test_text entered testtext do
(
print testtext
destroydialog roll_test
)
)
createDialog roll_test
setfocus roll_test.test_text
)

basically, when i bind this macroscript, when i press a key, dialog pops up with the edittext box in focus, input a number, then the script will do some action, close it self.

however, when i try this script, problem i have mentioned before happens, as if current viewport looses focus? like ALT works to access 3ds max's main menu, but nothing else.
odd...

i am thinking quick workaround is to include a line in script to "focus" previous active viewport? or something like that to reactivate 3ds max?

If you could help me get aroudn this problem is well, i would be so appreciated!

Thanks for all the help so far!

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