Beta 2.2 RC1: 3Ds Max plugin testing thread

[Florinmocanu]

Hi there. I have a small issue with the plugin. It cannot export the proper camera if i rotate the camera in 3dsmax. I use a free camera with some degree of rotation but it get's to be exported as if i didn't rotate it.

here's a viewport grab of 3dsmax and the render i did after i exported the scene with this script to octane. No more rotation.

[kilaD]

you may want to check the output paths, I'm not getting the .ocs file written anywhere now (the mtl's and objs are there) but when octane pops up it doesnt load anything cause there's no .ocs


closer tho


cheers

cp

edit: yeah it's choking when writing the .ocs (I'm guessing around line 540-ish)

I'd try to figure it out but I suck at scripting unless it's my own hacked stuff

cheers

Sorry, i was in a hurry... fix coming up

[kilaD]

Hi there. I have a small issue with the plugin. It cannot export the proper camera if i rotate the camera in 3dsmax. I use a free camera with some degree of rotation but it get's to be exported as if i didn't rotate it.

here's a viewport grab of 3dsmax and the render i did after i exported the scene with this script to octane. No more rotation.

Hi, you can use the camera up property in octane, i will try to add this today.

[kilaD]

Updated script (1.022f)for max2010+ available for download in the second post in the thread


Max2Octane 1.022f max2010+ version
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- Added check for save
- Hopefully focal depth is fixed
- Translates camera roll to Octane
- Added a button "New" under project config
- Fixed my new bugs

[Proupin]

Hi KilaD, great job so far... will you make the 2009 version available anytime soon? thanks!

[kilaD]

Yes it will be ready shortly..

[kilaD]

Updated scripts 1.022c (for max2008-2009) and 1.022f (for max2010+) available for download in the second post in the thread

[cpember]

\o/

nuff said

yeah works great now, nice work

cheers

cp

[sublime]

First thing first guys, this script is a life saver, live cant be more simpler than this,...

Ok, i read somewhere in this thread, that we can actualy export the camera only and therefore useful for animation. My understanding about this script is to save several steps in export/import workflow for both the geometries and material, but finalising everything still need to be done using octane which therefore it will be wasting times if we have to redo the scene again for the next camera angle. My questions will be:

- How do we export the camera only (afaik, we can only export all stuff in the scene as one single object, perhaps rules are different with camera?
- How do we then import that camera into the existing scene, and what happen to the existing camera?

thanks

[kilaD]

First thing first guys, this script is a life saver, live cant be more simpler than this,...

Ok, i read somewhere in this thread, that we can actualy export the camera only and therefore useful for animation. My understanding about this script is to save several steps in export/import workflow for both the geometries and material, but finalising everything still need to be done using octane which therefore it will be wasting times if we have to redo the scene again for the next camera angle. My questions will be:

- How do we export the camera only (afaik, we can only export all stuff in the scene as one single object, perhaps rules are different with camera?
- How do we then import that camera into the existing scene, and what happen to the existing camera?

thanks

First setup your scene and export to octane, save, then back in max press "Use existing project". Find the saved .ocs
Setup animation length etc, check "Camera only" checkbox and press "Render animation".
This will skip the objexport for every frame, so it's only useful for flythrough anims..


k