Creating MAXScript Tools - Topics Index

The following topics provide the necessary information for developing MAXScript tools - Scripted Utilities, Rollout Floaters and Dialogs using UI Controls.

Scripted Utilities and Rollouts:

Scripted Utilities:

Scripted Utilities and Rollouts: Introduction to scripted Utilities and Rollouts.

Scripted Utility Panels: Scripted Utilities are the most basic form of a scripted tool and were introduced with the original MAXScript release in 3ds Max 2. A scripted Utility can optionally manage multiple rollouts, but the simplest form will do most of the UI management for you - just add UI Items to the Utility and define their handlers.

Utility Clauses: Explains how to extend a Utility with multiple rollouts.

Managing Multiple Rollouts in a Scripted Utility: Details about multiple rollouts management.

General Rollout and Floater topics:

Rollout Clauses: Locals variables, functions, structure definitions, mouse tools, UI items and event handlers in scripted rollouts.

Utility and Rollout Properties, Methods, and Event Handlers: Describes the Properties, Methods and Event Handlers in Rollouts and Floaters.

Rollout Floater Windows: Creating and closing Floaters, adding and removing Rollouts, Floater properties.

RolloutCreator Functions: The RolloutCreator is a structure of functions to help you with the definition of Rollouts.

SubRollout Class: Describes the subRollout Class, a UI item which you can place rollouts into.

Rollout Access and Advanced Controls:

Visibility of Locals, Functions, Structures and User-Interface Items in Rollout Code: Explains how to access local variables and UI items inside of Rollouts.

Accessing Locals and Other Items in a Rollout from External Code: Explains how to access local variables and UI items from outside the Rollout.

Rollout .Controls Property: The .Controls property returns an array of all UI Controls in the Rollout.

Rollout Systems 'category' Mechanism: Allows you to control the order of Rollouts by providing a category index.

MAXScript Dialogs and Rollout Floaters as Extended viewports: Shows how to register floaters and dialogs to be displayed inside of Viewports.

Dialogs:

CreateDialog: Dialog creation and dialog event handlers.

DestroyDialog: Dialog destruction (closing).

GetDialogPos and SetDialogPos: Controlling the position of Dialogs.

cui.RegisterDialogBar and cui.UnRegisterDialogBar: Registering Dialogs as dockable CUI dialog bars.

cui.DockDialogBar and cui.FloatDialogBar: Docking and undocking (floating) dialog bars.

cui.getDockState: Accessing the docking state of dialog bars.

User Interface Controls:

Common UI Control Properties:

Rollout User-Interface Controls: Introduction to the MAXScript UI Controls.

Rollout User-Interface Controls Common Properties: All UI Controls share a number of common properties.

Rollout User-Interface Controls Common Layout Parameters: You can use the layout parameters to control the placement and appearance of the UI Controls.

Setting Focus on User Interface Controls: Lets you set focus on specific UI Controls.

UI Control Types:

Rollout User-Interface Controls Types: Provides a list of all available User Interface controls that can be placed in MAXScript rollouts.

ActiveX Controls:

ActiveX Controls in MAXScript Rollouts: This page provides the largest amount of ActiveX Controls information.

ActiveX fix for controls/objects without a default interface: Describes a change to ActiveX Controls handling in 3ds Max 5.0.

ActiveX by-reference arguments for methods and events: Describes by-reference arguments support added to ActiveX Controls in3ds Max 5.1

Listview ActiveX functions: Describes ListView-specific functions for hit-testing and indentation access.

updateWindow: Lets you force the refresh of ActiveX controls.

loadPicture: Provides a return value for use as icon in ActiveX controls.

DotNet Controls:

DotNet In MAXScript: This page provides links to all topics related to using DotNet with MAXScript.

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