Documentation Changes in 3ds Max 2009
The following changes have been made to the MAXScript Online Reference for the 3ds Max 2008 update:
Fixed Errors
Fixed errors in theHold documentation - isHolding() returns Boolean values and not integers, theHold.SuperLevel() is the correct name of the method formerly listed as theHold.getSupperLevel()
Fixed the names of all methods operating on a specific node by adding the missing "ByNode" suffix.
Additions
Added notes to both the setVert() and meshop.setVert() methods that only the latter supports vertex animation at the Editable Mesh level.
Added example and notes to the description of the maxOps.getDefaultTangentType() and maxOps.setDefaultTangentType() methods.
mental ray
A large number of mental ray shaders have been included to allow interoperability with other Autodesk products supporting mental ray.
3dsmax mental ray Shaders Index
This is a list of mental ray shaders implementing 3ds Max maps and volumetic effects. These shaders provide identical results in mental ray to the native 3ds Max maps and effects rendered in the Default Scanline renderer.
Formatting
Reformatted the documentation of the two lights, added UI screenshots and ordered the properties in the same order as the parameters in the rollout for easier navigation.
Reformatted the documentation of the two shaders, added UI screenshots with clickable hotspots and ordered the properties in the same order as the parameters in the rollout for easier navigation.
See Also
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