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biped AutoKey with MaxScript

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:25:01 GMT

I create a biped and record the script. But when I run again the script as below:

set animate on
sliderTime = 10f
$'Bip001 R Hand'.pos = 
sliderTime = 20f
$'Bip001 R Hand'.pos = 
sliderTime = 30f
$'Bip001 R Hand'.pos = 
set animate off

It appears some error message as below in MAXScript Listener.
Does somebody know how to solve this problem? Thanks!

false
10f
-- Error occurred in anonymous codeblock; filename: C:\AkMax2011\scripts\Test.ms; position: 86; line: 3
-- Unknown property: "pos" in $Biped_Object:Bip001 R Hand @ 
20f
-- Error occurred in anonymous codeblock; filename: C:\AkMax2011\scripts\Test.ms; position: 156; line: 5
-- Unknown property: "pos" in $Biped_Object:Bip001 R Hand @ 
30f
-- Error occurred in anonymous codeblock; filename: C:\AkMax2011\scripts\Test.ms; position: 226; line: 7
-- Unknown property: "pos" in $Biped_Object:Bip001 R Hand @ 
true

Re: biped AutoKey with MaxScript

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:55:44 GMT

Hey Akira,

i looked into it and found the answer in the Max Script Help: Biped Transform Methods.
It seems that Bipeds are handled differently than normal Objects.

So your code should look like this:


set animate on
sliderTime = 10f
biped.settransform $'Bip001 R Hand' #pos  true 
sliderTime = 20f
biped.settransform $'Bip001 R Hand' #pos  true 
sliderTime = 30f
biped.settransform $'Bip001 R Hand' #pos  true
set animate off

Regards.
boeckel

Re: biped AutoKey with MaxScript

Steve_Curley — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:59:50 GMT

You will need to read up on Biped in the Maxscript help. It is not as simple to deal with as "ordinary" Max objects are. The Macro Recorder only reports the end result of what you did in the viewport, not necessarily what you have to do to create keys using Maxscript.
Just search for "biped" in the MXS help - there are a lot of pages relating to it, many of which you'll need to read carefully.