Upgrade To The Placement Tool

[hovercrafter]

I have decided to warp my mind even more by learning yet another programming language - this time MaxScript.

While playing with Cris' Dropship tutorial, I decided I wanted different size rivets, bolts, etc. The problem was I wanted to use a few that were one size, then a few that were another. This is a pain using the uniform scale option, as getting the same size is always a hit or miss endeavor. So I decided to add a new scale option to the placement tool where you could use a spinner to set the scale value and re-use that value. If you choose the uniform scale option, then the spinner value will change to reflect the scale value used also.

The spinner is set to a percentage value so 100.00 = original scale (100%). This makes it nice to quickly add some of the same parts in different scales, while keeping the scale the same throughout. (Perhaps Cris could enable .ms extensions for the attachment to make life a little easier )



The modified script is attached as a txt file, just change the extension to .ms and you will be ready to go.

[edge_666]

Thanks for that

[hovercrafter]

Originally Posted by edge_666

Thanks for that

No problem. It was a good first jump into Maxscript.

__________________
"In a world gone mad, we will not spank the monkey, but the monkey will spank us. "

[jackobeast]

that rocks! with Cris' placement tool script, I made the rivets I wanted in two different sizes. This would have saved me lots of time.
-j

[littledavie]

Hi there,

thanks for the addition to the placement tool....I'll try it this evening....(should have found this one earlier)
I'll comment some more once I've actually used it but looks like a great addition.


dave

[littledavie]

a little update on the placement tool...
I've used the scaleable upgrade and it works like a well I don't know. like a good upgrade!

dave

PS: thanks again

[hovercrafter]

Glad to hear that and your welcome

Sometime I will have to fire Max back up and play with it more. I spend too much time in Maya now hehe.

[macworm]

I should have looked for this sooner I had to make five different bolts and rivets of different sizes this will save me a lot of time.

thanks for all your work with the upgrade and cris of course

[Carnage]

Great addon to an already great tool!!

[joerka]

Hm, the possibilities of this are great, but there are problems using it here at my machine. If I take the scaleoptions to "UserScale" and try to place anything, the painter turns red and the object is placed directly over his distribution.

EDIT: Tried it again and now it's all ok, don't know what the problem was but now it's away.


Is there a chance to suggest more features and you'll try to implement them?
I would have some ideas for more comfort and more speed!