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nrgsille76 / io_scene_max

Blender Autodesk MAX Importer
https://extensions.blender.org/add-ons/io-scene-max
GNU General Public License v2.0
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Changed how skipped objects behave #11

Open slebed opened 3 months ago

slebed commented 3 months ago

This changes how skipped objects are processed.
Spline primitives are replaced with empties in blender using the transforms they have. This helps keep hierarchies intact.
Camera targets are parented to their camera's. Point objects are converted to arrowed empties. Dummy objects are converted to crosses. The .max file unit scale is read and Blender's unit scale is changed to match.

slebed commented 3 months ago

I hope you don't mind me modifying your script. I tried it with a couple of my max scene files and had issues with parenting. Some of the skipped objects were needed to maintain my hierarchy. After I got that working I started having fun with other things like parenting camera targets to their cameras. I also started looking into seeing if there's a way to adjust Blender to the 3dsmax scene scale and units automatically so you wouldn't need to type in a scale on import.

slebed commented 3 months ago

Thanks,, I'll test out those changes. Is there anything you'd like me to focus on next? Do you have a list of features you'd like to add or are you finished with this project?

BTW, I really appreciate this script. I don't have access to my copy of 3dsmax2014 since the licenses can't be retrieved anymore. I thought all my old projects were lost forever. Now I've been able to load them up and save them.