3D SDK and Scripting Mayhem
Topics of interest to people customizing Autodesk M&E products using SDKs and scripting APIs by SDK Subject Matter Expert Christopher Diggins.
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3ds Max SDK and MAXScript CHMs now available
Due to popular demand we have just published and released the 3ds Max SDK and MAXScript documentation in CHM format at http://www,autodesk.com/me-sdk-docs
Sell or Share your Plug-ins, Tutorials, or other Content for 3ds Max and Maya via the Autodesk Exchange
Autodesk exchange now supports 3ds Max and Maya. This is a great opportunity for plug-in developers to have significantly more reach and publicity for their plug-ins.
Embedding Qt Content in a 3ds Max Dockable Frame
Todays blog post is strictly for 3ds Max C++ programmer. I'm going to share a class that simplifies the process of embedding Qt C++ content in a dockable 3ds Max frame.
Christopher's Thoughts on Technical Debt
I recently had a change of job here at Autodesk; I'm now a software developer on the 3ds Max team. While I might not be blogging as frequently, I do plan on keeping it alive, since I enjoy sharing my thoughts and ideas with the community and the feedback I recieve has been very helpful. One of the things our team has been looking at recently is technical debt. Today I thought I'd share my thoughts on what technical debt is and how to address it.
JSON Scene Description Language
This is a public draft of a specification for a 3D scene description language designed specifically for web-services called the JSON Scene Description Language.
Maya 2013 Extension 2: .NET and more
Autodesk has just released the Extension 2 for Maya 2013 for subscription members. We have made some improvements to the documentation, but what has me particularly excited about this release is the addition of the .NET API!
Project Sci-Viz: Molecular Graphics in 3ds Max
Two weeks ago we launched Project Sci-Viz on labs. Sci-Viz is an experimental technology designed to enable popular 3rd party molecular graphics toolkits written in Python.
Dynamically Compiling and Running C# Scripts for 3ds Max
Once you know how it is surprisingly easy to compile C# dynamically using the System libraries. Today I'm going to share with you a simple editor plug-in for 3ds Max 2013 that can run C# like a scripting language. With a little modification of the source you can compile and run C# scripts for any application.
SDK and Scripting Classes at Autodesk University
For uses of M&E products there will be a number of scripting and SDK classes at Autodesk University. AU is going to be held from November 27th to November 29th at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.
Embedding a Web Server in 3ds Max using .NET
In today’s blog post I’ll show how to embed a web server in 3ds Max using .NET that executes MAXScript commands sent over an HTTP connection. This is a surprisingly easy tecnique which could be used to remote control 3ds Max from a JavaScript embedded in a web-page or from a Python process running on the same machine or remotely.
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