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Batch Import .stp files into 3ds max 2020

Roger.Bastow — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:24:12 GMT

Hi, this is my first post and I really hope someone could help. 😃

I need to Batch import about 2000 .stp files into 3DS max 2020. Is there a script that would cover this, or could someone support in writing one?

Kind regards

Roger

Re: Batch Import .stp files into 3ds max 2020

miauuuu — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 16:38:54 GMT

I don't have .step files to test the code. IF the extensions of your file is .stp you have to modify the code(replace .step with .stp).

The script allows you to select folder where step files are located. You can't select step files separately.

( function GetFilesRecursive root pattern = ( dir_array = GetDirectories (root+"\*") for d in dir_array do join dir_array (GetDirectories (d+"*")) my_files = #() for f in dir_array do join my_files (getFiles (f + pattern)) my_files ) dir = getSavePath caption:"Select the directory" initialDir:"$scenes" if dir != undefined do ( filesArr = #() filesArr = getFiles (dir+"\*" + ".step") subFiles = GetFilesRecursive dir ("*" + ".step") if subFiles.count != 0 then ( msg = "The selected folder has subfolders!\n" msg += "Do you want to include the files from the subfolders too?" if queryBox msg title:"Sub-folders found" do join filesArr subFiles ) if filesArr.count != 0 do ( for f in filesArr do ( importFile f #noPrompt ) ) ) )

Re: Batch Import .stp files into 3ds max 2020

jetboy_hrn1990 — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:38:53 GMT

Thank you.
I change to extension to STL. This Script Work STL files. STP cant include.

Re: Batch Import .stp files into 3ds max 2020

miauuuu — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:05:19 GMT

Just tested on max2020 with some STP files downloaded from the internet and the script does work:

( function GetFilesRecursive root pattern = ( dir_array = GetDirectories (root+"\*") for d in dir_array do join dir_array (GetDirectories (d+"*")) my_files = #() for f in dir_array do join my_files (getFiles (f + pattern)) my_files ) dir = getSavePath caption:"Select the directory" initialDir:"$scenes" if dir != undefined do ( filesArr = #() filesArr = getFiles (dir+"\*" + ".stp") subFiles = GetFilesRecursive dir ("*" + ".stp") if subFiles.count != 0 then ( msg = "The selected folder has subfolders!\n" msg += "Do you want to include the files from the subfolders too?" if queryBox msg title:"Sub-folders found" do join filesArr subFiles ) if filesArr.count != 0 do ( for f in filesArr do ( importFile f #noPrompt ) ) ) )

Re: Batch Import .stp files into 3ds max 2020

denisT.MaxDoctor — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:34:33 GMT

getfiles "c:/temp/*" recurse:on

getfiles has an option #recurse. You don't need a custom method for recursion.

Re: Batch Import .stp files into 3ds max 2020

miauuuu — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:38:52 GMT

I know. 🙂

This was a copy-paste from a very old code.

Re: Batch Import .stp files into 3ds max 2020

denisT.MaxDoctor — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:41:37 GMT

@miauuuu wrote:
I know. 🙂
This was a copy-paste from a very old code.

be modern ☝️😎

Re: Batch Import .stp files into 3ds max 2020

miauuuu — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:11:32 GMT

OK. 🙂

( dir = getSavePath caption:"Select the directory" initialDir:"$scenes" if dir != undefined do ( filesArr = getFiles (dir+"\*" + ".stp") files02Arr = getFiles (dir+"\*" + ".stp") recurse:on if files02Arr.count > filesArr.count do ( msg = "The selected folder has subfolders!\n" msg += "Do you want to include the files from the subfolders too?" if queryBox msg title:"Sub-folders found" do filesArr = files02Arr ) if filesArr.count != 0 do ( for f in filesArr do importFile f #noPrompt ) ) )

Re: Batch Import .stp files into 3ds max 2020

denisT.MaxDoctor — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:46:31 GMT

( recurse = on dir = getSavePath caption:"Select the directory" if dir != undefined do ( path = pathconfig.appendpath dir "*.stp" filesArr = getFiles path recurse:recurse for file in filesArr do importFile file #noPrompt ) )

~~initialdir~~

~~doesfileexist~~ -- I was wrong!

pathconfig.appendpath

~~if filearr.count != 0~~

🙂

Re: Batch Import .stp files into 3ds max 2020

miauuuu — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:45:38 GMT

What if we want to tell the user that there are subfolders with .stp files and to ask if those files has to be included?

Re: Batch Import .stp files into 3ds max 2020

denisT.MaxDoctor — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:56:45 GMT

To the question of how to select files for batch processing - recursively or not. In general, it doesn't matter, but batch processing in any case implies preliminary preparation, and in practice, it makes no sense to give options during the process, but it is enough to set conditions in advance.