Access VFB slider values using maxscript?

[Monkeybrother]

I'm making a script that batch renders thumbnails from a dir full of .max-files, but I can't find any info on getting/setting VFB setting values. Is this possible?

[Christa Noel]

hi, actually I'm trying to find a way to collect max files properties without opening first, including the renderers.current properties. but still no result after weeks of googling it :)
but if you mean is getting/setting VFB postpro values after opening scene, you can use

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showproperties renderers.currentex: renderers.current.colorMap_simpleExposure
I hope I didn't misunderstood something :)

[Frood]

hi, actually I'm trying to find a way to collect max files properties without opening first

A while ago I discovered a private project from a former/current Adesk employee (if I remember correctly) who has been writing some insane standalone DLL to handle Max files externally with stunning options.

Have you stumbled across this in your research? Unfortunately I haven´t bookmarked it (still annoyed by that fact :) and I cannot find it quickly right now.


Good Luck

[Christa Noel]

hi, actually I'm trying to find a way to collect max files properties without opening first

A while ago I discovered a private project from a former/current Adesk employee (if I remember correctly) who has been writing some insane standalone DLL to handle Max files externally with stunning options.

Have you stumbled across this in your research? Unfortunately I haven´t bookmarked it (still annoyed by that fact :) and I cannot find it quickly right now.


Good Luck

whoa! that must be cool, it would be very useful for monkeybrother's batch render project.
btw, a friend told me it could be done through some simple hacks but unfortunately i didn't understand any of his c++ technical talking haha! :D

[Monkeybrother]

if you mean is getting/setting VFB postpro values after opening scene, you can use

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showproperties renderers.currentex: renderers.current.colorMap_simpleExposure
I hope I didn't misunderstood something :)

Ah, thank you. I haven't been able to test it yet, but I'll try it out. Do you also happen to know how I can get/set properties of (corona) bitmaps in a material? Like if I want to change the diffuse map gamma, for example. (My comfort zone is Python/modo, but I'm a complete beginner when it comes to max/maxscript.)

[Christa Noel]

here https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php/topic,14002.msg89998.html#msg89998 :)

[Monkeybrother]

Perfect, thanks.