trying to change phoenixFd properties via maxscript

[jstrob]

Let's say I want to run off all grid display for 30 phoenixFD grids in my scene.

I select them all and do:

for i in $ do
(
i.showGrid = off
)

but it dioesn't work.

Alos I tried using modifier modifier zorb for that but it gives an error.

Do you have any idrea why it doesn't work?

[Svetlin.Nikolov]

Hey,

The same script works fine for me here. You must make sure the selection consists of only Phoenix simulators, which I didn't and it failed on me the first time I tried Does the script work correctly when you execute it on just one selected grid? Does it work correctly if you do just $.showgrid=false ? Maybe these cases could help narrow it down.

Cheers!

[jstrob]

When I select only one it works.
$.showgrid=false works only when a single one is selected. That's why I tried the for loop. My grids are parented I don't know if it can cause trouble. Or maybe I just have to restart max.

[jstrob]

By the way I can't wait to show what I just did in the last 2 weeks. the result is really cool!

I just have a single final shot to render but I have a problem again. Sorry! but I can't render some muzzle flashes that I did with phoenix. I created a small box with a little pouff of fire to put on the tip of artillery cannons. So I created 3 versions and copied them several times, rotated them and parented them to the tips of the cannons and varied their start time. I see them in the viewport (the preview with triangles but not the GPU preview) but they don't render. I see the light being reflected on the geo around though. I tried exporting one of them in another scene and there it rendered correctly.

My athmosphere is on the object is visile and renderable. so I really don't know why it doesn't render. I can't sleep until I find out... it's 6 am now! ;(

[jstrob]

I just restarted max and now the script is working. And my grids are rendering too! Max was just too tired!

[Svetlin.Nikolov]

Huh, this would be very hard to catch... If you find a pattern that causes this to reproduce, please ping me. And please do share, but get some rest first

Cheers man!