There are 3 ways to dynamically modify a MaxScript UI.
One way to to create all the UI elements you need in order to disable and enable them as needed. (This is the most common method)
A similar method is to use their visible property to turn them off and on.
The most complex way is to generate a maxscript on the fly and use the execute command to create the UI elements.
This script has an example of each method: Martinez_DynamicUI.ms
also do not forget to mention the "rolloutCreator", this is a standard maxscript structure of functions for dynamically creating rollouts.
ReplyDeletethe system behind it is identical as executing a string that describes the rollout.
example :
rci = rolloutCreator "myRollout" "My Rollout"
rci.begin()
rci.addControl #button #myButton "My Button"
rci.addHandler #myButton #pressed filter:on codeStr:"MessageBox @Isn't this cool@ title:@Wow@"
createDialog (rci.end())
Wow thanks, I actually never used that method. Thanks for the tip!
Deletehi, great tips, this what i'm exactly looking for. But when i try to implent this i cannot reach dynamicaly created ui elements. the code is below it throws out an error when i try to reach dropdown list. And it sees everyting dynamicaly created as undefined.
ReplyDeleteDynamicUIRollout = newRolloutFloater "Dynamic UI" 200 300
rollout UIDialogTest "Submaterial Instancer" width:200 height:300
(
local UInum = 1
local multiMat
local nameArray = #(#(),#())
button btnExecute "Pick Material" pos:[5,5]
button btnStart "Start Instancing" pos:[90,5]
on btnExecute pressed do
(
if classof $.mat == multimaterial then
(
multiMat = $.mat
for i = 1 to multiMat.count do
(
nameArray[1][i] = multiMat[i].name
)
nameArray[2] = copy nameArray[1] #nomap
sort nameArray[1]
print nameArray[1]
)
UIcode = "rollout subRoll" + UInum as string + " \"Choose Materials to instance" + "\"\n"
UIcode += "("
UIcode += "dropdownList drop" + i as string + "\"" + "Base Mat" + "\"width:165 height:15 border:false \n"
for i=1 to multiMat.count do
(
UIcode += "checkbox btnMat" + i as string + "\"" + nameArray[1][i] + "\"width:165 height:15 border:false \n"
)
UIcode += ")"
UIcode += "addRollout UIDialogTest" + UInum as string + " DynamicUIRollout"
execute UIcode
UInum += 1
drop.items = nameArray[1]
)
on btnStart pressed do
(
print UIDialogTest.controls[i]
)
)