Write a Material Renamer using Maxscript in 3Ds Max

Write a Material Renamer using Maxscript in 3Ds Max

on Jul 23rd 2010 with 5 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Software: Autodesk 3Ds Max
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Completion Time: 30 minutes
  • Ref Files: RefFiles.zip

Final Product What You'll Be Creating

Keeping your scenes organised can be a somewhat tedious task, so any tools that can be used to speed up and simplify the process can be very useful! In this tutorial, Benoit Staumont takes us through how to write a much-needed custom Material Renamer script, using Maxscript in 3Ds Max. The result is an incredibly useful script that you can use easily on any future projects.

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Hi! My name is Benoit Staumont, a 26 year old graphic designer from Belgium. I wanted to be a CG Artist since I saw the movie "Jurassic Park" in 1993, and today the dream has come true! I have been a freelancer for 2 years now and 3D art is a true passion for me. You can check out some of my work at www.overlutz.be.  

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Discussion 5 Comments

  1. Pekkah says:
    July 23, 2010 at 1:23 pm

    WOW, great tutorial! Its easy to understand and the script is really useful!

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  2. Moritz says:
    July 25, 2010 at 5:21 am

    GREAT tutorial!!
    I wanted to know how to write a simple script for starters for a long time.
    Thnak you.

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  3. Ant Gray says:
    July 25, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    Is there way to make elements flow; not using absolute positioning? (like in html) Also it it possible to bind that script on a hotkey?

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  4. Benoit says:
    July 25, 2010 at 2:34 pm
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    Hi guys and thanks for your nice comments. I’m glad you enjoyed the tutorial.

    @ Ant Gray : I never tried to make floating elements so I can’t answer to your first question but if you find a way to do it, please share it with us.

    You can bind the script on a hotkey easily (and you can even create your own button). To do this, you just have to create a macroscript.

    macroscript MaterialsRenamer
    category: “The category you want”
    tooltip: “The tooltip you want”
    buttontext: “The text you want”
    (
    put all your script here
    )

    Save and evaluate your script. Nothing will happen but a new .mcr file will be created here :
    C:\users\(you)\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\(the version you use)\enu\UI\usermacros\

    Then, go to Customize > User Interface > Keyboard

    In the “Category” rollout, choose the new category’s name and then just set a hotkey for your script. That’s it ;)

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  5. Strony Internetowe Kraków says:
    July 26, 2010 at 6:47 am

    thanks for your tip!

    Reply

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