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3dsMax: Change effect parameters after export?

Horst18519

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I have a huge bridge with some 200 lights attached - and a big problem:

I want to add parameters for the light effects (only visible at dusk/dawn and maybe night). That would mean I had to click on every attach point in max and enter the parameters in the properties box. omg... :eek:

Is there a way to add that in the x-file max created? Would be great if I could spare all the extra work. :)
 
None of you coders ever did that? :(

Would be very disappointing if there'd be no possibility to do that.

As for myself, the only thing I can find in an x-file is the GUID... :o
 
Hi Thorsten,

No, I never tried that. I think the attachpoint information is stored in a "compiled" form in the X file. There was a recent blog post from Adrian Woods about this.

So technically it should be possible to change it, if you know what to change it to. But as I only have GMax, I have no access to the X files unfortunately. So that makes studying them quite hard.
 
Thanks, Arno. I really hoped on you :D but of course forgot that you stick with GMax.

I guess it's a learning process for me - never will forget to add the parameters in the first place... :o
 
Check out the blog of Adrian Woods, I think with that information you might be able to identify the part of the X file you need to change.
 
Ok, found it. Still so much to learn for me :) - but at least it seems possible.
 
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