topic Re: C++ Scene Explorer disable updates in 3ds Max Programming Forum

C++ Scene Explorer disable updates

istan — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:52:16 GMT

Is there an interface to supress any updates/refreshes for the scene-explorer or layer-explorer? I am not talking about the viewports but about these extra non-modal windows the user could open with "Toggle Scene/Layer Explorer".

I know, there exists a SuspendAll class, but setting sceneExplorerUpdates to TRUE is still updating/refreshing those windows.

Alternatively, is there a way to close all these non-modal windows from C++/MXS?

Re: C++ Scene Explorer disable updates

denisT.MaxDoctor — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 01:34:09 GMT

@istan wrote:
C++ Scene Explorer disable updates

isn't it enough to just disable the window?

edited...

Hmm ... that's not enough. We can try to temporarily set our own window procedure and filter or override (or modify) the input messages.

Re: C++ Scene Explorer disable updates

istan — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:33:50 GMT

Hi Denis,

I think, I will simply close all these windows temporarily. I was not able to find a C++ interface, but I'm going to use MXS instead. If the result is more or less acceptable, users have to live with it 😉