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DerPapa
07-18-2009, 08:44 PM
since max 2009 the Trajectory Toggle is not longer connected to the Object properties.
I usually use shift+T to turn trajectories off and on. If I customize Trajectory Toggle to those keys in max2010 and hit it, max opens the motion tab in the command panel and turns on that Trajectories button. Of course it gives me visible trajectories this way, but it's not what I want. I want to turn on/off the object property "trajectory" via hotkey.

I'm not a scripter, but this must be easy to fix in an own script, no?

Another thing that bugs me is the zoom selected feature, that always takes the trajectoriesinto account. If I have a tiny butterfly flying through the whole scene, I can hardly zoom it.

I'm not a scripter, but this must be easy to fix in an own script, no? ;)

any help appreciated
Michael
denisT
07-18-2009, 09:23 PM
for obj in (selection as array) do obj.showtrajectory = not obj.showtrajectory

selected nodes "Show trajectory" property Toggle





for obj in (selection as array) do obj.ignoreextents = not obj.ignoreextents

selected nodes "Ignore Extents" property Toggle
if "ignoreextents" is on the extents of the node is ignored when performing a zoom extents.
DerPapa
07-18-2009, 09:36 PM
Many thanks Denis! you made my day just with the first codeline :)

the second thing is actually "zoom extents all selected" so I want to zoom into the selected object that has its trajectory on, but i want the zoom to ignore the trajectory. And only zoom the object! You script excludes the selected object from the zoom, which is not what I want :)

cheers
Michael
denisT
07-18-2009, 09:43 PM
Many thanks Denis! you made my day just with the first codeline :)

the second thing is actually "zoom extents all selected" so I want to zoom into the selected object that has its trajectory on, but i want the zoom to ignore the trajectory. And only zoom the object! You script excludes the selected object from the zoom, which is not what I want :)

cheers
Michael



with undo off
(
nodes = for obj in (selection as array) where obj.showtrajectory collect (obj.showtrajectory = off; obj)
max zoomext sel /* or max zoomext sel all */
for obj in nodes do obj.showtrajectory = on
)


is it what you want for ZOOM with trajectories?
DerPapa
07-18-2009, 10:03 PM
DUDE! I owe you a beer! many thanks!!!

Michael
DerPapa
07-18-2009, 10:12 PM
so freakin' cool! yeah!
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