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.
3ds Max and Stage Automation
Stage automation plays an important role in live entertainment events from music shows to Cirque du Soleil. What may come as a surprise is that thanks to a plug-in from Stage Technologies 3ds Max is playing an increasingly important role in designing, simulating, and visualizing live event automation.
3ds Max and Flash Working Together
Using 3ds Max and Flash to create 3D content for the web and mobile devices.
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.
Creating a Procedural Tree in MAXScript
On the 3ds Max YouTube learning channel is a two part MAXScript tutorial that demonstrates how to create a tree of objects procedurally.
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!
A very gentle introduction to MAXScript for Artists
Today I'm going to share a hidden gem in the 3ds Max learning channel for those of you completely new to MAXScript and programming.
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