miauu_u Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Create splines in 3dsMax like never before miauu's Polyline allows you to create splines precisely with measurements and angles. Now precision spline modeilng is easy and faster. Create splines using: - Ortho mode - it constrains drawn lines to the horizontal or the vertical - Polar Mode - it constrain your cursor movement into predefined angles - Freehand mode - create points without any constraints - Arc mode - create an arc that is a part of the current spline Use command line or dynamic input fields to enter coordinates and all other possible commands. You can find more information here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris MacDonald Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Wow, this kind of stuff should have been implimented in max years ago. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zdravko Barisic Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Great work братко!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francisco Penaloza Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Wow, this kind of stuff should have been implimented in max years ago. Good job! No kidding, considering that Autodesk is the creator of AutoCAD, it is a real shame that 3dMAx have such shitty splines tool. Great work from this developer.!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic H Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 been waiting years for this thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miauu_u Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Thank you, guys! If you have any suggestions feel free to share them. I have plans to add FROM command, new methods to create arcs, something like the OTRACK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miauu_u Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 miauu's Polyline is updated to version 1.2 Changelog: - Added UI to choose what to do when you want to finish drawing of the spline. When you are ready with the spline creation click with the right mouse button and UI will be shown. You can choose to: - close the spline and start drawing new spline - close the spline and start drawing new attached spline - close the spline and exit - exit(without closing the spline) and start drawing new spline - exit(without closing) and start drawing new attached spline - exit When the script is started you can press the RMB and to select Start Attached Spline to start drawing spline that is automatically attached to the selected spline. - You can enter "u" (without the quotes) to delete the last created knot. Works the same way as Alt+LMB click. - You can execute any hotkey that not contains Ctrl. Shift or Alt key. To do this hold down the middle mouse button and press the desired keys. - -FROM command - allows you to enter temporary reference or base point from which you can specify an offset to locate the next point. When the FROM command is active click in the viewport to set the base point or enter the base point coordinates (absolute or relative) using the keyboard. A marker will show the coordinates of the base point. Now you can use the keyboard to: - enter the offset location from the base point as a relative coordinate - move the cursor in the desired direction and enter the distance on which the new point will be created away from the base point - create segment with desired length rotated along the X axis or along the line from the last knot and the base point. Delta X and Delta Y will be measured from the specified base point. FROM command not works when ARC drawing mode is active. Download the updated manual from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonstewart Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Great to see this update, it closing all the time was a bit annoying but looks like that is taken care of. One thing I have tried to do but have not figured out yet: Lets say I am drawing along and I want to draw at a upward angle of 30 degrees for example and want to draw 100 units in X+. Is that possible? Maybe I just have no figured out the magic combination to type in yet. Great script, so much more control now and no more needing to draw reference objects and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miauu_u Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Do you mean this: You can't do this with the current version of miauu's Polyline, but this is a very good idea. Thank you. Possible way to achieve this can be(for positive X/Y axis): X100 X [Enter] 100 [Tab] 30 entered in the dynamic input fields For negative X/Y axis: X-100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonstewart Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Exactly, that would be more useful to me than measuring along the line as it is now. I think with the addition of that and the updates you just released I will die happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miauu_u Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Ok. I will add it to the next version of the Polyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miauu_u Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 miauu's Polyline is updated to version 1.3. Changelog: Now you to create the next point at desired distance in X or Y axis rotated at arbitrary angle. This way you will not enter the length of the segment, but the distance that the point will be moved in X or Y axis. For example if you want to use the command line and to create the next point at distance 50 units away in the X axis, rotated at 30 deg enter in command line: x50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonstewart Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Awesome! Can't wait to try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miauu_u Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 miauu's Polyline is updated to version 1.4. Changelog: New command is added - Mid Between 2 Points. This command allows you to create the next point(knot) in the middle between two points. To run the command enter m2p in the Command Line or in the Dynamic Input field. Then click or use the keyboard to specify the first and the second point. The next point will be created in the middle between the two points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miauu_u Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 miauu's Polyline version 1.5. Changelog: New commands added: CA - close and start attached spline CN - close and start new spline(not attached) CE - close and exit miauu's Polyline. VA - finish and start attached spline VN - finis and start new spline VE - finish and exit In the Settings you can choose which symbol to use as separator sign ,(comma) or /(backslash). When comma is used as decymal symbol by the OS, please use the backslash as separator sign. Pressing Esc key: When on focus is the field where you enter the Y coordinates you can go back to Dimensional Input field and edit its value by pressing the Escape key. Y coordinates input field will disappear and you can edit the value in the Dimensional Input field or can continue creating next segment of the spline. Fixed bug when drawing arcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miauu_u Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Changelog: - added Object Snap Tracking (OTRACK) - read the manual for full description. - when FROM command is used holding down the SHIFT key goes to Ortho mode using the base point - Fixed a bug when ARC is drawed Updated manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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