Running maxscript and customizing UI in the library browser

[Nate]

Hi,

Is there more thorough documentation or tutorials for editing the xml of user libraries? I have seen the tutorial videos and they are a great start but I am running into problems. Specifically I am wanting to know what the options are for the "execute_on" events and if there are other options to customize the browsers ui than the material/renderer dropdowns.

Thanks in advance for any tips!

[Michal Karmazín]

Hi,

Aside from the options covered in the 'Creating Libraries' tutorial - which explains the available customization features - there currently aren’t many additional settings to adjust. The system is mainly designed to automatically handle multiple materials and variations based on the active renderer, as well as perform basic map checks. The available execute_on events are as follows:

execute_on="lib_open"
execute_on="item_select"
execute_on="material_load"
execute_on="option_changed"

I hope this helps.

Best regards,

[Nate]

Ah I see. I was not aware of the text version of this tutorial so that is a big help. I think the "option_changed" event is what I am looking for. Thanks!

[Nate]

Michal,

As I am testing out options I am running into trouble triggering the "option_changed" event. Does this need the class of the changed option passed in somehow?

[Michal Karmazín]

My apologies for the confusion. Upon reviewing the code, it appears that the previously mentioned "option_changed" event is not implemented in the current version of the Library Browser. It was inherited from an earlier version, but it is not currently in use. Thank you for your understanding.

Best regards,