demachina Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I need to animate > 1000 lights turning on over a period of time. Each light going from 0 to 1 multiplier individually in a random order. Dont know much about scripting but thought maybe i can make this happen with reactor and a cone shaped object. Is this even possible? dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacrasher Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 that will take about a 1000 frames so you take all the lights down to zero turn on the autokey then move the time slider up until everyone is on then turn the auto key off once you have that done you may need to use the CV editor or dope sheet to correct if and when necessary. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demachina Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 thanks tony, but will that let each light fade in individually one at a time or will they all turn on at once? dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacrasher Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 you need to try and see as i have said "use the dope sheet or cv editor to get it correct if needed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pailhead Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 This definitely sounds like it requires some scripting. It also seems somewhat simple, but i have very very little experience with maxscript. I'm not sure where did the 1000 frames come from. Thats something like 30-40 seconds of animation, and i doubt that you want any lights to take that long to turn on. Doing any of this manually is just wrong, as it will be very hard to adjust anything if it seems wrong. I think there is a really good maxscript forum out there but the name escapes me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacrasher Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 pailhead Go and read how to cheat in 3ds max by my teacher Michele Bousquet before you criticize someone's help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pailhead Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 excuse me? *edit* manually editing 1000 lights without scripting would definitely be cheating. You'd cheat yourself out of your sanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacrasher Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 There is no such thing as cheat in 3d software, and making a script would cost a lot of money. Anyway you can do it does not mean it's cheating. You can do it one-way and a person can tell you to do it another it does not matter which way you do it if they both come out the same who really cares why would it be cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pailhead Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I'm sorry. English is not my first language and i probably did not understand your post very well. I'm generally having trouble when reading them. Writing scripts doesnt really cost that much money, i'm sure that in this case it's almost a one liner, something having to do with a random point in time, followed by a linear increase in the multiplier number over a set number of frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacrasher Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) If it is just a one line code then write it for him. when i phone up autodesk in the UK they told me cos my max kept on crashing before the service pack came out it could cost anywhere from £200 up-to £1000 and that is expensive for some people! Jack all it is it trail and error with 3ds programs you wont get it the first time all you have to do is try and try again! Edited October 4, 2011 by datacrasher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pailhead Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I said i wasn't good at maxscript, but it's definitely worth exploring. http://www.simplycg.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5554 I'd ask on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeWAcEiN Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) hey jack i understand u r need first tell me which rendering sys u r using mr/vr/mw or any other else i recomend u to use maxwell it is good when it comes to lights, so many lights, u can render an image and later u can play with all lights and their intensities without rerendering it again and again. all u need to do is set up all lights, enable multilight, and wallah just render the image and then play with all lights u want, at will link http://think.maxwellrender.com u can request a demo of maxwellrender at nextlimit.com its so intuitive and complex Edited October 4, 2011 by NeWAcEiN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic H Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 total lols. After reading the utter nonsense (no lols) of Liberty City and NeWAcEiN it has cemented in my mind that arch vis is dead and this forum is on its last legs as its user base struggles with the most basic things. Best luck in life guys you will need it etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeWAcEiN Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 total lols. After reading the utter nonsense (no lols) of Liberty City and NeWAcEiN it has cemented in my mind that arch vis is dead and this forum is on its last legs as its user base struggles with the most basic things. Best luck in life guys you will need it etc. this is what u think( LOL's) instead of throwing stones on others do it u r self first. i might not b best at this moment but it was just help, so u cant call it nonsense. i haven't asked u or forced too use my method i was just informing u anyways...... i forgive u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeWAcEiN Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 total lols. After reading the utter nonsense (no lols) of Liberty City and NeWAcEiN it has cemented in my mind that arch vis is dead and this forum is on its last legs as its user base struggles with the most basic things. Best luck in life guys you will need it etc. this is what u think( LOL's) instead of throwing stones on others do it u r self first. i might not b best at this moment but it was just help, so u cant call it nonsense. i haven't asked u or forced too use my method i was just informing u anyways...... i forgive u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacrasher Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 If you have a better idea Mr Hamilton then help, and my post was not nonsense: let me guess you have not read how to cheat in 3ds max or you would not make so dispensing remarks on other peoples help when they try and help a person out. maybe you would not do it that way but i would and i have done it many times, i even help the autodesk community and renderosity and this site and i would always get a thanks. and for my career i have worked for the biggest games companies out there today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demachina Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 I appreciate the responses guys. I think a script is the way to go for this, going to explore this option. Sorry this devolved into an argument. I think it was just a matter of translation. j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacrasher Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) i would not call it an argument Jack just some imbeciles like to think THEY own communities and rather throw out stuff that does not really help on the topic at hand Edited October 4, 2011 by datacrasher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pailhead Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 over and out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pailhead Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 this is what u think( LOL's) instead of throwing stones on others do it u r self first. i might not b best at this moment but it was just help, so u cant call it nonsense. i haven't asked u or forced too use my method i was just informing u anyways...... i forgive u don't try to help by throwing out just random blurbs with 3d terminology, odds that the combination of words that you choose can be useful are very slight indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M. Gruhn Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I don't have a lot of script experience so this mayn't be best, but it seems to work. You may need to change "intensity" to multiplier or something else for the kind of light you are using. that should be straightforward. Turn on light selection filter. Ctrl-A to select all. It's OK if it gets targets too. Then run the script. If you don't like the frames I chose, that's OK, the code should be easy enough to understand, you can change it. This doesn't clear keys before running, so you don't want to run it twice. Save your scene before running this. animate on ( for i in $ do ( if classOf i != Targetobject then ( at time 0 i.intensity=0 at time (random 1 10) i.intensity=0 at time (random 20 40) i.intensity=150 ) ) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeWAcEiN Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 don't try to help by throwing out just random blurbs with 3d terminology, odds that the combination of words that you choose can be useful are very slight indeed. i was just telling him, he can choose Maxwell render sys. how can u call it blurbs? i was sharing info i had whit all u guys instead of appreciating it, such reply's hurt too much friend!!! whatever u said it means one should give perfect solution otherwise should not post n e thing, and that is not fair buddy. my post was not the 3d terminology it's a way he/she can approach if he/she wants too that's all . i didn't know ppl hear r so narrow minded that they can't take a guide line as an option/s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pailhead Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I'm sorry Soumitra. I didn't mean to sound that harsh. You're a good guy and thanks for sharing this info with us. People can use Maxwell render... in 3d studio max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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