Maxscript question

Corona Corona for 3ds Max Help Required
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How do I gain access to the properties of certain render elements via maxscript. I would like to write a script that adds the render element “CShading_RawComponent” but sets it’s component to use “Reflect” instead of the default “Diffuse”.

Can anyone point me in the write direction. Is there a maxscript function that can expose all the properties of all the corona elements?

Also I tried to login to the “Chaos Corona - Global Site” but it seems like a different login and i cant see where i can actually register?

Thanks.

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its properties can be accessed via maxscript (but I dont know how exactly, there is probably some global variable for it).

There is no need to log in the wiki, you can read everything there is without logging in.

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You can simply type;
show (CShading_RawComponent())
This will print out all properties in the listener

To print out all REs you can use this:


(
	REs = stringstream ""
	apropos "*ESSENTIAL*" to:REs
	apropos "*CGeometry*" to:REs
	apropos "*CMasking*" to:REs
	apropos "*CShading*" to:REs
	apropos "CTexmap" to:REs

	elems = filterstring (REs as string) "\n"
	classnames = for i in elems collect (filterstring i " ")[1]
	for i in classnames do(
		format "----------------------\n"
		format (i + "\n")
		show (execute (i + "()"))
	)
)
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DeadClown,

Many thanks, Much appreciated.

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Sorry for bombing this topic, i have a small question that’s not worth new topic creation.

I want to make a button that simply creates Corona Sun and Sky. With the help of macrorecorder i managed to achieve Sun object’s creation, but Sky isn’t catched by macrorecorder unfortunatelly. Should someone kindly provide script code for that, i’d be very thankful.

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parameters to taste

macroscript Corona_Sun_and_Sky category:"corona" tooltip:"Create Sun&Sky" (
	coronasun isstandalone:true
	environmentmap = coronasky name:"CoronaEnvSky"
)
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Thanks a lot!

If i’m not asking too much, is it possible to add sky to Corona’s enviroment and to set global exposure to -4.0.

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here…

environmentMap = coronasky()
renderers.current.colorMap_simpleExposure = -4
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Thank you. Actually i want to add CoronaSky to Corona enviroment. I execute this code:


renderers.current.bg_texmapUseMain = on
renderers.current.bg_texmap = coronasky name:"EnvMap"

and it creates Sky map, but do not changes enviroment from max’s to Corona’s. What i’m doing wrong?

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you miss one line of code…

renderers.current.bg_texmapUseMain = on
renderers.current.bg_texmap = coronasky name:"EnvMap"
renderers.current.bg_source = 1
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That’s it! Thank you very much!

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I dont know anything about coding these Scripts, could you save´n´share a script-file containing
the automatic load for Corona Sky, enviroment and why not that EV -4 also :smiley:

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Neither do i, but everything you need is in this topic. Just collect all lines of code into one file and you should be fine :]

Alternatively you can drag&drop attached file to max’s viewport and make a button via customize user interface.
Corona_Sun_and_Sky.7z (413 Bytes)

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glad to be of help…

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Again like above i’m not sure if it’s worth starting another thread, also keeps a number of maxscript questions together.

Just a quick one really. Is there a function for starting interactive rendering? I would like to create my own dialogue and this is a function I would like to add.

Many thanks

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CoronaRenderer.CoronaFp.startInteractive()

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Thanks Headoff, much appreciated!