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$.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount changes to zero.
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  • Orwell
  • Posted: 04 May 2009 03:07 PM
  • Total Posts: 17
  • Joined: 01 January 2009 11:48 AM

This script:

importFile ("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/in.obj")
file= "C:\\Document and Settings\\Leo Mes\\Bureaublad\\in.obj"
-- actionMan.executeAction 0 "40010"  -- File: Import File
actionMan.executeAction 0 "40021"  -- Selection: Select All
max tool maximize
viewport.setType#view_front
actionMan.executeAction 0 "311"  -- Tools: Zoom Extents All Selected
Weldtest = $.NumVerts
Min = 0
distance1 = 0
distance2 = 0
distance4 = 0
modPanel.addModToSelection (Vertex_Weld () ui:on
$.modifiers[#Vertex_Weld].threshold = 1.0e-003
    if Weldtest > $.NumVerts do
    (
        messagebox "Some vertices are welded!"
        exportFile ("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/inwelded.obj") #noPrompt using:exporterPlugin.classes[15]
    )            
modPanel.addModToSelection (Unwrap_UVW ()) ui:on
modPanel.addModToSelection (MultiRes ()) ui:on
actionMan.executeAction 0 "369"  -- Views: View Edged Faces Toggle
subobjectlevel = 1
    rollout the_buttons "Select type, select high-priority verts, then hit press me!"
    (
        button Button_rest "Armor / Weapon"
        button Button_horse "Horse"
        button Button_cont "Press me!"
            on Button_rest pressed do
            (
                distance1 = $.NumVerts*0.4
                distance2 = $.NumVerts*0.2
                distance4 = $.NumVerts*0.1
            )
            on Button_horse pressed do
            (
                distance1 = $.NumVerts*0.5
                distance2 = $.NumVerts*0.25
                distance4 = $.NumVerts*0.125
            )
            on Button_cont pressed do
            (
                Min = $_null_.selectedVerts.count
                distance1 = distance1 as integer
                distance2 = distance2 as integer
                distance4 = distance4 as integer
                destroyDialog(the_buttons)
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].BoundaryMetric = on
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].baseVertices = on
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].mergeVertex = on
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].mergeThreshold = 0.25
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].mergeWithinMesh = on
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].reqGenerate = off
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = distance1 <------------ THIS LINE CHANGES .VertexCount TO 0!
                    if $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = 0 do
                    (
                        messagebox "Still not working"
                        $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = distance1 <------------ HERE IT DOES WORK!
                    )
                if doesFileExist("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/in1.obj") == false do exportFile ("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/" + getFilenameFile + ".lod1.obj") #noPrompt using:exporterPlugin.classes[15]
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = distance2
                    if $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount < Min do
                    (
                        messagebox "Too low vertex count, raising"
                        $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = Min
                    )
                if doesFileExist("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/in1.obj") == false do exportFile ("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/" + getFilenameFile + ".lod2.obj") #noPrompt using:exporterPlugin.classes[15]
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = distance4
                    if $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount < Min do
                    (
                        messagebox "Too low vertex count, raising"
                        $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = Min
                    )                    
                if doesFileExist("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/in1.obj") == false do exportFile ("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/" + getFilenameFile + ".lod4.obj") #noPrompt using:exporterPlugin.classes[15]
                actionMan.executeAction 0 "40005"  -- File: Reset File
            )
    )
CreateDialog the_buttons 360 80 600 400

Should prompt the user to import to import a .obj mesh, lets him decide what type of mesh it is, select high-priority verts in MultiRes, and then the script exports three LOD meshes.

If you can’t find them: look for two arrows pointing toward the distance1 part.


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I had a similar problem, I fixed it by changing from:

select $item
$.modifiers[#MultiRes].reqGenerate = true
$.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = 500

to:

(
max modify mode
select $item
$.modifiers[#MultiRes].reqGenerate = true
$.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = 500
max select none
select $item

$.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = 500
)

however this could be a red herring as I’m using Viz 2006and not Max!

Author: kungmongie
Replied: 29 July 2009 12:49 AM  
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  • Akram
  • Posted: 29 July 2009 07:11 PM

There seems to be a problem while assign a value for vertexcount in multires modifier, so instead try to assign the value to percent it works fine

on Button_cont pressed do
            (
                Min = $_null_.selectedVerts.count
                distance1 = distance1 as integer
                distance2 = distance2 as integer
                distance4 = distance4 as integer
                percent1 = (distance1/$.NumVerts)*100 --<---------------- ADDED HERE
                destroyDialog(the_buttons)
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].BoundaryMetric = on
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].baseVertices = on
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].mergeVertex = on
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].mergeThreshold = 0.25
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].mergeWithinMesh = on
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].reqGenerate = off
                --$.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = distance1 <------------ THIS LINE CHANGES .VertexCount TO 0!
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexPercent = percent1 --<---------------- ADDED HERE
                if doesFileExist("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/in1.obj") == false do exportFile ("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/" + getFilenameFile + ".lod1.obj") #noPrompt using:exporterPlugin.classes[15]
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = distance2
                    if $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount < Min do
                    (
                        messagebox "Too low vertex count, raising"
                        $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = Min
                    )
                if doesFileExist("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/in1.obj") == false do exportFile ("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/" + getFilenameFile + ".lod2.obj") #noPrompt using:exporterPlugin.classes[15]
                $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = distance4
                    if $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount < Min do
                    (
                        messagebox "Too low vertex count, raising"
                        $.modifiers[#MultiRes].vertexCount = Min
                    )                    
                if doesFileExist("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/in1.obj") == false do exportFile ("C:/Documents and Settings/Leo Mes/Bureaublad/" + getFilenameFile + ".lod4.obj") #noPrompt using:exporterPlugin.classes[15]
                actionMan.executeAction 0 "40005"  -- File: Reset File
            )

Akram
Technical Artist,
FxLabs Studios, India
http://akira-techart.blogspot.com/

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