topic Re: Slate Material Editor - Notes Node? in 3ds Max Forum

Slate Material Editor - Notes Node?

darawork — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:26:56 GMT

Hi all,

I was just wonder if there was anything available to write notes onto in the Slate Material Editor?
Some times it would be handy to attach notes, explaining what certian parameters do in a long chain of a procedural texture for instance.

It seems it was asked about over in the Chaos forum a few years ago:
https://forums.chaos.com/forum/v-ray-for-3ds-max-forums/v-ray-for-3ds-max-wishlist/63253-vray-note-node-slate-material-editor

Does anything like this exist? I have vRay and Corona renders installed here.
Thanks 🙂

Re: Slate Material Editor - Notes Node?

10DSpace — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:14:31 GMT

@darawork

No notepad script that I could find that is associated specifically with the SME. But I have been using an old script called Notepad that operates at the scene level (see below).

What I like about it is that it is non-modal so (unlike the Max File > Summary Info dialog) you can keep it active while working in the scene to check names of objects and so forth and the notes you write are stored with the scene. What I don't like about it is that it's dialog box is not expandable. No text gets lost but the text doesn't wrap automatically so you have to introduce carriage returns to keep the text within the visible area. I am sure there is a way to change the type of dialog box via maxscript, but haven't had time to play with that and it's been doing the job for me.

The script can be downloaded here if you want to check it out:

http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/notepad

Download the .ms version as the download link to the .zip version seems to be broken. I dragged it to a custom toolbar and have been using the macro for about 2 years or so. Not exactly what you are looking for, but maybe will get the job done till something better is available.

Re: Slate Material Editor - Notes Node?

Swordslayer — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 06:45:03 GMT

Here's a script to add a 'Notes' rollout to the active material/texture:

( local noteCA = attributes note attribID:#(0x46e42c28, 0x39f62b12) ( parameters data rollout:ui (storedText type:#string ui:note) rollout ui "Notes" (editText note height:150 labelOnTop:on) ) local activeSlot = case matEditor.mode of ( #basic : mEdit.getCurMtl() #advanced : SME.getMtlinParamEditor() ) if isKindOf activeSlot Material do custAttributes.add activeSlot noteCA )