Maxscript: Check If Auto Key Is Turned On

Need to query if auto key is turned on or off using maxscript? Use the animButtonState command. It returns true or false, so using this info you can check it's current state and then setup a toggle for it, or use it make sure Max is in the correct mode before running a script.

Simple, yet extremely useful!

Blur Gives Us Python And PyQT In 3DSMax

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=98&t=816475

Developed by Blur, these plugins have the potential to replace Maxscript and finally let us use Python properly in 3DS Max.

I'm just starting to dig into it, fingers crossed...

MAXScript: Removing Spaces From Names

Here is a quick snippet of code that will remove all the spaces in your object names and replace them with underscores. Simple yet elegant.

for s in selection do
(
 oldname = filterString s.name " "
 temp = oldname[1]
 for i = 2 to oldname.count do
 (
  temp = temp + "_" + oldname[i]
 )

 s.name = temp
)

Select all the objects first, and run this script.

MAXScript: Floating Slider Time

This is something we whipped up at work a few months ago for using in Max. I've never been a fan of the default Max time configuration setup so we made this one. It lets you set the current frame, and move the start and end frames with the spinners or by typing them in.

fn floatingTime =
(

if (theTimeRollout != undefined)
then (destroydialog theTimeRollout)

rollout theTimeRollout "Floating Slider Time" width:258 height:25
(
    spinner theStartFrame "Start: " pos:[22,4] width:60 range:[-100,50000,1] type:#integer
    edittext theTimeInput "Go To:" pos:[89,4] width:80
    spinner theEndFrame "End: " pos:[193,4] width:60 range:[-100,50000,1] type:#integer



    on theTimeRollout open do
    (
        theTimeInput.text = ((sliderTime as integer) / ticksperframe) as string
        theStartFrame.value = (animationRange.start as integer / ticksperframe)
        theEndFrame.value = (animationRange.end as integer / ticksperframe)
    )
    on theTimeInput entered x do
    (
        slidertime = x as integer
    )
    on theStartFrame changed x do
    (
        if (x < animationrange =" interval" value =" (animationRange.end" animationrange =" interval"> animationrange.start)
        then
        (
        animationRange = interval animationrange.start x
        )
        else
        (
            theEndFrame.value = (animationRange.start as integer / ticksperframe) + 1
            animationRange = interval animationrange.start theEndFrame.value
        )
    )

)createDialog theTimeRollout style:#(#style_toolwindow, #style_sysmenu)

)

This will create your function, then you can call it either with a button, or by typing "floatingTime()"