New Free Tool: VRay VFB Viewport Loader

[soulburn3d]

Confirmed. I'll look into what changed and will try and get a fix in my script.

- Neil

[vlado]

What changed is that all vfbControl() commands used to always show the VFB. Now you need to use the show command explicitly.

Best regards,
Vlado

[soulburn3d]

So what is the show command?

vfbControl #hide

will hide it, but I can't find a command to show it.

- Neil

[Dave_Wortley]

To add this just put this below the line.... vfbControl etc... and before the last closing bracket of the script

renderers.current.showLastVFB()

[soulburn3d]

viewportToVFBLoader.zip

Thanks Dave, that's what I needed. Here's the updated script.

- Neil

[JezUK]

Thanks Neil,

I must be doing something wrong but dragging your 1.01 script to the viewport and created a toolbar button for the script - doesn't work ? (click it, doesn't do anything).

I have your SoulburnScripts pack and 1.00 is in there, that works fine - just the 1.01 doesn't ?

Anyone else experiencing the same ?

(3DS Max Design 2014)

[soulburn3d]

Weird. Can you give more details on what you mean by "dragging your 1.01 script to the viewport".

You should just be able to replace the script in your 3dsmax dir with the new one, restart max, and the button should now load the new script and work properly.

- Neil

[JezUK]

Hi Neil,

My bad - I usually drag and drop scripts into a viewport window, but followed your guidance on this and it works fine now

[soulburn3d]

Ah ok, my scripts can only be run as macroscripts, which is probably why it didn't work. Glad its working now.

- Neil

[3LP]

Hi Neil,

I though it would be about time for me to update to your new version of the script.
I have some issues making it work though.

I had a *.mcr previously, which allowed me to create a button in max.
The new version is a *.ms without any macroScript category.
I don't find have a *.ms from the first version so I can't just overwrite it with the new one in my max/script folder.

I could also just update your script to make it a macroscript but I though I would let you know in case this happens to any one else.
Any ideas?

Cheers
Stan

[joconnell]

Generally a .ms file can be run from maxscript > run script. If you want to make a button / mcr file, you can also open the .ms file from maxscript > open script so it'll open in the editor. If you don't see the word macroscript at the start (which'd be rare for one of neil's scripts) you can hit ctrl + a to select all the code, then drag and drop it on to a tool bar. Max will convert this into a button and an mcr file in your max installation.

[soulburn3d]

Hey Stan.

So the way my scripts work is you have to install the entire pack from my website, since the scripts are all interconnected. That will also install an mcr that will run that ms file properly. Give it a shot and let me know if you run into other issues.

- Neil

[3LP]

Hey guys,
any news on getting this script working with RT?



Stan

[^Lele^]

Load your current active viewport into the Vray VFB so if you want to do quick region tests you don't have to guess or do a quick render to see where you need to draw your region.

You hacky, lovable chap!
Make me wish i did more scripting as well, eheh. XD

[Dave_Wortley]

Hey guys,
any news on getting this script working with RT?



Stan

Take the latest version of the script, I fixed that bug, it appears to work with VrayRT now too, Vlado must have fixed something.