Startup Script

When 3ds Max first starts, MAXScript searches for any startup script files, which it then automatically loads and runs.

This feature is useful if you have function libraries you always use and want pre-loaded, or if you want to establish custom UI settings, define scripted plug-ins, or load scripted utility rollouts.

For more information, see the "Startup Scripts" topic in the MAXScript Help.

Logging Scripts

All scripts loaded by 3ds Max are recorded in the 3ds Max System Log file. This can be helpful for determining script load order, for example when debugging startup scripts. Every loaded script is logged, not just startup scripts. Scripts can be loaded in the following ways:

• During startup, as described above, in .ms, .mse and .mzp files
• From macros, .mcr files
• From scripted plug-ins
• From MAXScript commands, such as executeScriptFile(), include, and from callbacks
• From plug-in packages
• From drag-and-drop actions executing scripts or scenes, including .ms, .mse, .ds, and .mzp files.