topic Re: Assign Display Vertex Colors to Hotkey in 3ds Max Forum

Assign Display Vertex Colors to Hotkey

bsaliga — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:07:19 GMT

Is there a way to assign the Vertex Colors check box under the display properties panel to a hotkey. I want to toggle the box on and off with a hotkey, or at least drag it into a custom toolbar and then assign that button to a hotkey. Oddly enough the "Vertex Ticks" toggle above that one is found in the Customize User interface window, but not "vertex colors".... (See image attached).

**I'm using 3ds Max 2024**

Re: Assign Display Vertex Colors to Hotkey

dmitriy.shpilevoy — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:34:41 GMT

( obj = selection[1] if obj != undefined and classof obj == Editable_Poly do ( if polyop.getMapSupport obj 0 do ( obj.vertexColorType = #color if obj.showVertexColors then ( obj.showVertexColors = off ) else ( obj.showVertexColors = on ) ) ) )

Re: Assign Display Vertex Colors to Hotkey

bsaliga — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:26:11 GMT

Thanks this works. Had to have the material on the mesh for it to work.

Re: Assign Display Vertex Colors to Hotkey

bsaliga — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:39:50 GMT

Is there any way to get it to work with multiple selected objects and also in editable mesh mode?

Re: Assign Display Vertex Colors to Hotkey

dmitriy.shpilevoy — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:41:16 GMT

Strange. I tested it on teapot with no material.

( function isValidObject obj = ( valid = false case classOf(obj) of ( Editable_Poly: ( if polyop.getMapSupport obj 0 do ( valid = true ) ) Editable_mesh: ( if meshop.getMapSupport obj 0 do ( valid = true ) ) ) valid ) for i in selection do ( obj = i if isValidObject obj then ( obj.vertexColorType = #color if obj.showVertexColors then ( obj.showVertexColors = off ) else ( obj.showVertexColors = on ) ) ) )

Re: Assign Display Vertex Colors to Hotkey

bsaliga — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:01:30 GMT

Thank you! Can confirm this now works in Editable Mesh/Poly and with multiple objects selected. I appreciate it!