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This is a collection of maxScripts

• rdg::toggleSoundMute
• rdg::envColorHelper
• rdg::dashed [2]
• toggle modifiers
• random string custom attribute
• rdg::quickRenameSelected
• rdg::bitmap2planes
• rdg::quickHideReveal

This tool generates a MultiSubMaterial with a random colored standard material for every materialID of the selected object.

Select a object and press ‘generate material’ to generate the MultiSubMaterial.
’shuffle colors’ reassigns new random colors to the MultiSubMaterial of the selected object.

You will find it in the ‘rdg::preset’ category of Customize -> Customize User Interface …

Tested in: Autodesk 3DS MAX 8 SP3
Download: rdg::multiSubTools

This Macroscript generates a box in your scene that gives you visual feedback for the environment color.

After executing the script you will find the Helper in the ‘rdg::preset’ category of Customize -> Customize User Interface. Assign it to a toolbar or menue …

Download it here: rdg::envColorHelper

This tool generates dashed lines out of arbitrary splines.

Select a spline and press ‘generate’.
If the Spline is consisting of mupltiple sub-splines, a dashed line for every spline is generated.
The length field displays the length of the first spline.
Rotation changes the alignment to the path from 0 to 90 degrees.
CAUTION: ‘Segements’ will slice your dashes to fit the spline curvature. Small values can generate complex geometry!

Normalise your spline with the ‘Normalize Spline’ modifier to get best results.

You will find it in the ‘rdg::preset’ category of Customize -> Customize User Interface …

Tested in: Autodesk 3DS MAX 8 SP3
Download: rdg::dashed[2]

macroScript rdg_toggle_modifiers
	category:"rdg:preset"
	toolTip:"toggle modifiers enabled"
	(
	try(
		for obj in selection as array do (
			if obj.modifiers.count > 0 then (
				for mod in obj.modifiers do (
					mod.enabled = not mod.enabled
				)
			)
		)
	)catch()
	
)

maxscript
creates a box, adds a custom attribute and “random string” generator to it.

(
	myBox = box()
	select myBox

	-- add custom attribute name
	myCustomAttribute = attributes myCustAttr (
		parameters main rollout:params (
			theName type:#string ui:name_ui default:"rdg"
		)
		rollout params "the random string" (
			edittext name_ui "theString"
		)
	)

	CustAttributes.add myBox myCustomAttribute

	-- add script controller
	theScript = "me = $"+myBox.name+"\n"
	theScript += "seed T \n"
	theScript += "dependsOn me \n"
	theScript += "me.theName = \"foo-\" + (random 0 1000) as string \n"
	theScript += "[1,1,1] \n"

	myBox.scale.controller = scale_script()
	myBox.scale.controller.script = theScript

) 

This macroscript lets rename the selected object without switching to Modify-Panel. Handy, if you have to rename a lot of objects without a common name-structure or don’t want a overloaded interface.

To use it, go to Maxscript / Run Script and pick this file. You will find it in the ‘rdg::preset’ category of Customize -> Customize User Interface … and you’ll be able to assign the script to a quadmenu, shortcut key, etc.
Look for the script titled ‘quickrename selected object’.
Assign a shortcut and voila, you’re done!

Tested in: Autodesk 3DS MAX 7, 7.5, 8

rdg::tools::quickRenameSelected

This macroscript lets you select a spline and generate one or more splines with a specified offset.
Unlike the 3DS MAX offset function in ‘Editable Spline’, this offset spline detached from the original spline.

Check the ‘consecutive’ checkbox to keep the result selected.

To use it, go to Maxscript / Run Script and pick this file. You will find it in the ‘rdg::preset’ category of Customize -> Customize User Interface … and you’ll be able to assign the script to a quadmenu, shortcut key, etc.
Look for the script titled ‘generates a new offset spline’.
Assign a shortcut and voila, you’re done!

Tested in: Autodesk 3DS MAX 7, 7.5, 8

rdg::spline::offsetSpline

This is my entry for the cgSociety MAXscript Challenge #008: “BACK TO BASICS: Bitmap to Planes“

This utility converts a bitmap to grayscale and displays its pixels as planes. The planes are rotated depending on their grayscale value. There is a option to animate the rotation to fade in the image.

You will find it in the ‘rdg::preset’ category of Customize -> Customize User Interface …

Tested in: Autodesk 3DS MAX 7, 7.5, 8

Download: rdg::bitmap2planes

rdg::quickHideReveal