collecting vertex info

[proces2]

I would like to see if it is possible to generate a list of all the coordinates of the vertices in a MAX model. Ideally, i would like to generate this list as an excel spreadsheet. i am then using that information to reconstruct the model in a second piece of software.

thanks in advance.

sean

[mitaka]

Can't you just import/export 3d object between max and the other one?

[notamondayfan]

this seems a very tedious way of modeling. just out of interest is it for a real time online aplication? thats all i ever use code generated objects for.

 

also jus a note, if u do manage to generate all the coords, max and other progs might have a different world coord system.

[theqball]

Sean, there are a couple examples of how to do this in the Maxscript documentation and probably SDK examples on the sparks website. in the maxscript docs search for "How To ... Output Object Data To File" and "How To ... Output Geometry Data To Text File". These are in the How To - Practical Examples section.

[proces2]

thanks for all the feedback.

 

i don't need the geometry in the other program. I am using MAX to create a surface pattern using polygons. I want to export the points to recreate the pattern - but i want to generate a thickened structure that tracks through the pattern (rather than just a series of polygons along the surface - like what is created in MAX). This structure needs to be parametrically controlled so that i can manipulate the thicknesses and depths of the structural members as they move through the pattern. (MAX is only giving me the option of doing uniform extrusions and thicknesses).

 

i found that exporting an ASE file gives me the information that i need. I am working now to see how i can filter that information into this next program. (the second program is a parametric/associative modeler called GenerativeComponents - very powerful but doesn't have the toolset to create this inital surface pattern that MAX can create).