Maxscript - LightSelect options

[LionelC]

Hi,

How can the option "Include lights not assigned to other LightSelect elements" be ticked using maxscript?

[clemens_at]

the property is called ".nodeSource"

example:

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LightSelectRE = getclassinstances CShading_LightSelect
LightSelectRE.nodeSource = 1

[LionelC]

Thank you Clemens.
Appreciate it.

How do you find that kind of information?
I wasn't able to find that information on the doc or using 3ds max script listener.

[clemens_at]

I usually run the "showClass" command with an additional "*.*" to get all the properties of that class.

for example:

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showClass "CShading_LightSelect*.*"

[LionelC]

Thank you, that's very helpful.

[Evgeny1982]

How can I change these settings?

[clemens_at]

did you try the "showClass" command like I wrote in my previous post?

[Evgeny1982]

Yes, I tried and found these parameters with code: showclass "Cmasking_mask*.*". Thanks for your previous reply.
In any way at what object they should be changed. Is this the Camera? Renderer?, .. Please help, I can't find what I'm looking for.
<????>.mode = 2 ?
Can you get example.

[clemens_at]

well, you have to get the specific render element you want to change.
there are different ways to do that but for example:

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rem = maxOps.GetCurRenderElementMgr()

myRe = rem.GetRenderElement 0 -- get your renderelement here. The 0 represents the position of the renderelement in the list and starts with 0 for the first one.

myRe.mode = 0
myRe.nodesMonoOn = true
myRe.nodesMono = #($Box001,$Box002) -- inside the array are the objects you want add to the included list.

hope that helps

[Evgeny1982]

This works great. Thanks a lot!