max script - select bitmap in displace modifier

[brunomartelli]

Hi

- how do i make a script to let me

1. pick an object

2. set its displace modifiers bitmap letting me choose the bitmap

3. apply a ProOptimser?

4. repeat for 3 objects

5. Export, letting me choose what name?

- the macrorecorder won't register button click on the Displace /Bitmap Button

regards

Bruno

[Swordslayer]

Quite a few things at once, I will give you some pointers (links to maxscript reference, be sure to click and read through all of them):

1. have a look at PickObject function

2. obj.displace.bitmap = getOpenFilename ...

3. addModifier obj (ProOptimizer())

4. do the whole process in for or while loop

5. exportFile function together with the aforementioned getOpenFilename function

[Steve_Curley]

I think I'd avoid trying to use the Modify panel for this. Create a small Dialog, with a PickButton (to pick the object), a MapButton to open the Material/Map browser (which will let you pick a bitmap (file) in the usual way, and maybe a normal button to apply the chosen bitmap to the Displace Modifier's Bitmap property and add the ProOptimise. That's for 1 object - if you want to do it for 3 objects then either select all three at the same time, or call the dialog 3 times. Remember the 3 objects so you can export them at the end.

[Edit]Beaten to it again, with a better suggestion 😉[/Edit]

[brunomartelli]

thanks, but

-  i dont understand and 

$LOD001.obj.displace.bitmap = getOpenFilename

 doesnt work or this either

obj.displace.bitmap = getOpenFilename

[Swordslayer]

No, I'm not giving you anything finished, just some pointers - that's why there's ellipsis at the end of the line and that's why it's a link so that you click on it and see the syntax, so for example one way would be:

objectsPicked = 0

while objectsPicked < 3 do
(
	messageBox "Pick Object"
	local obj = pickObject()
	if obj != undefined do
	(
		objectsPicked += 1
		obj.displace.bitmap = getOpenFileName types:"JPEG (*.jpg)|*.jpg|Portable Network Graphics (*.png)|*.png|All files (*.*)|*.*|"
		addModifier obj (ProOptimizer())
	)
)
exportFilename = getOpenFileName types:"Wavefront Object (*.obj)|*.obj"
if exportFilename != undefined do exportFile exportFilename #noPrompt selectedOnly:true