Center Pivot point with macro recorder

[JHN]

-- Change to create panel to speed up the script, less redraw
max create mode

-- loop over the selection setting the pivot to the center value
for o in selection do o.pivot = o.center

-- or
-- for o in selection do o.pivot = ( o.min + o.max ) / 2

-- to the modpanel!
max modify mode


Unfortunately as you noticed the listener doesn't return everything you do in max as scripted code. Unlike maya where mel shows almost everything, maxscript is a plugin for max that only exposes so much to the listener, that doesn't mean it can't be done, it means you'd be reading the manual a bit more :) maxscript itself is quite powerfull!

-Johan

[Gravey]

fastest and easiest way to center the pivot of selected objects is: CenterPivot selection and as Johan has already said, the following will switch to the modify panel: max modify mode

[LosPescados]

Thanks a lot!
I was quite sure that it was possible but it quite huge to start with :)

what do you mean with the 'change to create panel for 'less redraw''?

and where do you find the script to put it into a button ?
Ive googled it and found this link (http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/tutorials/script-installation-in-3ds-max) with movie and all but I have no idea where to look.
Sorry for the noob questions :/

-Tom

[JHN]

The modify panel tends to update when iterating over a collection of nodes, like adding modifiers etc. This can slow the script down considerably, so switching to create panel can help there, there are a some other statements too that can help, you can look them up in the help, disableSceneRedraw, with redraw off etc.

If you want to make a button, but don't know how to create a macroscript, just select the all the code and drag it to a toolbar, it will create a macroscript and button for you. The macroscript gets placed in the dragdrop category in the customize UI tool. Right click the script there and choose edit script there you can see what max automagicly did for you :)

@Joel, didn't know that one, thanks!!

-Johan

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