MaxScript: Controller value access

[istan]

Maybe I am missing something, but is it really not possible to access a certain key value without moving the timeslider to a certain time first?

There exists

node.controller.value

but without any time parameter..

I am looking for someting like this:

getvalue node.controller time

[Steve_Curley · Accepted solution]

The value of a key at a specific time or the value of a controller at a specific time whether there's a key at that time or not?

For the former you'd have deal with the Keys arrays and determine if there's one at the specificed time.

For the latter "at time" appears to work.
For example, a simple box moving from a -X postion to a +X position over the default 100 frames (keys at frame 0 and 100 only):-

at time 50F $Box001.position.controller.x_position.controller.value

will return the X position of the Box at frame 50, regardless of the position of the time slider. Note - only tested in the Maxscript Listener, not in an actual script.

[istan]

Hi Steve,
thanks. Should be part of the mxs doc..
Istan

[Steve_Curley]

It sort of is, albeit implied rather than stated explicitly. Actually it was an inspired guess (or a wild stab in the dark) 😉

[istan]

works - thanks!

[Steve_Curley]

You're welcome 🙂