Interface: CreaseExplorerManager

The CreaseExplorerManager Core Interface provides methods to manage the Crease Explorer window including programmatically opening and closing it, as well as loading and saving its configuration to disk. Available in 3ds Max 2016 and higher.

Properties:

No properties exposed.

Methods:

<boolean>CreaseExplorerManager.OpenCreaseExplorer()

Opens the Crease Explorer window.

Returns True on success, even if the Crease Explorer window is already open.

<boolean>CreaseExplorerManager.CloseCreaseExplorer()

Closes the Crease Explorer window.

Returns True on success, even if the Crease Explorer window is already closed.

<boolean>CreaseExplorerManager.IsCreaseExplorerOpen()

Returns True if the Crease Explorer window is open, False if it is closed.

<boolean>CreaseExplorerManager.LoadCreaseExplorerConfiguration <string>configurationFile
       LoadCreaseExplorerConfiguration - no automatic redraw after invoked

Loads the specified Crease Explorer configuration file.

Returns True on success.

Returns False on failure. For example, if the specified configuration file is invalid.

<boolean>CreaseExplorerManager.SaveCreaseExplorerConfiguration <string>outputConfigurationFile
       SaveCreaseExplorerConfiguration - no automatic redraw after invoked

Saves the current Crease Explorer settings to the specified configuration file.

Returns True on success.

Returns False on failure. For example, if the specified configuration file path is invalid.

Actions:

No actions exposed.

EXAMPLE

CreaseExplorerManager.OpenCreaseExplorer()
-->true
CreaseExplorerManager.IsCreaseExplorerOpen()
-->true
CreaseExplorerManager.CloseCreaseExplorer()
-->true
CreaseExplorerManager.IsCreaseExplorerOpen()
-->false
CreaseExplorerManager.SaveCreaseExplorerConfiguration @"c:\temp\testcreasesettings.ini"
-->true
CreaseExplorerManager.LoadCreaseExplorerConfiguration @"c:\temp\testcreasesettings.ini"
-->true
CreaseExplorerManager.LoadCreaseExplorerConfiguration @"c:\temp\nosuchfile.ini"
-->false