MaxCustomControls Assembly

This Assembly can be used in 3ds Max 2010 and higher to access 3ds Max-specific DotNet Objects, Classes and Controls that can be used to improve the integration of MAXScript and DotNet.

The "MaxCustomControls.dll" assembly file is located in the 3ds Max root folder.

The following are some of the types exported by the Assembly:

User Interface Controls

MaxForm

MaxTextBox

MaxToolStripComboBox

MaxToolStripTextBox

MaxUserControl

ProgressDialog

3ds Max Components

ExplorerControl

SceneExplorerControls

ManageSceneExplorerForm

MaterialExplorerControls

BaseMaterialControls

RenameInstanceDialog

AdvancedSearch

Win32

Win32API

The following script will list all Assembly's Exported Types with their constructors, properties, methods and events:

theMCC = dotnet.loadAssembly @ "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\MaxCustomControls.dll"
format "ASSEMBLY PROPERTIES:\n"
showProperties theMCC
format "ASSEMBLY METHODS:\n"
showMethods theMCC
theTypes = theMCC.GetExportedTypes()
for t in theTypes do
(
format "TYPE: \"%\"\n" t.fullname
theObj = try(dotNetObject t.FullName)catch(dotNetClass t.fullname)
format "CONSTRUCTORS:\n"
dotNet.showConstructors theObj
format "PROPERTIES:\n"
showProperties theObj
format "METHODS:\n"
showMethods theObj
format "EVENTS:\n"
showEvents theObj
format "\n\n"
)