Maxscript: Is Vray Installed?

[soulburn3d]

What would be a good maxscript method for determining if Vray is installed? Not if vray is the current renderer, just to see if the renderer is even installed on the system? Thanks.

- Neil

[soulburn3d]

This is what I have so far BTW:

fn sLibVrayTest =
(
disableSceneRedraw()
answer = true
s = for obj in selection collect obj
try (testCam = VRayPhysicalCamera())
catch (answer = false)
delete testCam
if s != #() then select s
enableSceneRedraw()
completeRedraw()
return answer
)

But there's gotta be something cleaner than that.

- Neil

[vlado]

Why so complicated? You could simply check if one of the MaxScript global functions provided by V-Ray is different from "undefined". There are a number of these that you can use - see here for a list: http://help.chaosgroup.com/vray/help..._maxscript.htm

So your code could be something like this:

fn sLibVrayTest =
(
  return (doVRayObjectProperties!=undefined)
)

Best regards,
Vlado

[soulburn3d]

Why so complicated?

That's why I asked, I assumed there was an easier thing I could test for, I just didn't know what it was. Thanks Vlado!

- Neil

[Raven]

Hey Neil

Totally off topic.
Love the new avatar, just recently broke out some of my childhood books for my daughter who is 6, including Wheedle on the Needle.

[soulburn3d]

Actually, been using this Avatar for over a decade on various sites. But yes, I love the Wheedle, glad you're passing on the book to your daughter. Plan on doing the same when my daughter is a bit older.

- Neil

[Slazzo]

I always did this way, though some maxscript files could retain while vray being uninstalled...

fn isVrayInstalled = not Vray==undefined