Maxigo 2.0.12a (updated on 17.oct 2009)

[psor]

You could add a note to the environment setting too. But to be honest I'd change it, cause if I
imagine someone setting up a scene with lots of lights then adds an environment map and figures
out that something is wrong ... I dunno. I's just confusing a bit. We could also wait for Nik to add
layer support for it.


Like I said, maybe a note is enough for now. Maybe it's possible to show an info somewhere, what
is on which layer. It's just very much hidden that the environment map is on layer-0.






take care
psor

[psor]

Erm, ... sorry to bump the thread. I've another request I forgot to write in the last one.

I do need Indigo's subdivision option for objects really bad. First I thought you could put it into the
material without using displacement, after another night I found it better to add it as modifier. So I
suggest to introduce a new subdivision modifier with all options Indigo provides. This will make
export of bigger meshes faster as I can use Indigo's subdivision instead of 3dsmax.

Right now I'm using 3dsmax subdivisions with iteration 1 and then add Indigo subdivision by hand
later in the xml. This is just a very ugly workaround tho. So please add it to your todo list.

Thanks for reading! ;o))

p.s. Maybe you can hack the subdivision panel of 3dsmax and include the options there?
That would be cool too. No worries if not, cause I don't mind to use another modifier.





take care
psor

[suvakas]

Hey,
Yeah, I've been thinking about this too. Just haven't got enough time to make it happen.
As a workaround you can use Maxigo-Displacement modifier. Just leave the displacement map to none and turn on Smoothing. It should work, I think.

[Pibuz]

Hi Suv!
I will spend this morning trying to learn something about Maxigo. Lots of interesting stuff indeed!

BTW, I'm getting an error now: it can be something very stupid but I can't find a way to fix it. I've added a standard Max foliage to the scene. I've detached the leaves and I set a simple phong material with a clip map. The material previews correctly in the mat editor. When I launch the render i get this, though:

"A problem occurred with the scene:
SceneLoaderExcep: Failed to find expected element 'blend'. (In element 'blend', around line 147, column 5)"

What is it?
Sorry to bother Suv...

[suvakas]

If the material works in material editor, then it's probably a bug. (but then again, material editor and scene export procedures share the same code..so if it works in mat. editor it should work everywhere..)
Could you send me your scene maybe?

[Pibuz]

Oh, good: I've already deleted the file
I'll try to reproduce that in a while: I'll be back in ten minutes!
Thank you Suv!

[SreckoM]

Can someone confirm that plugin works with Max2009? I am getting maxscript error after installing.
For Max2010 it works, but I need it for Max2009...
Error is:

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--Cannot assign to read-only variable :Panel

Can it work with both Max2010 (trial) and Max2009 (trial) installed at same time?

[suvakas]

Sounds like a conflict with some other plugin or script.
I'll try to change the variable name from "panel" to something else in next version.