Simple feature request

Krakatoa for 3ds Max
1

Hey again.

I like the confirmation dialog that Krak puts up before you save particles. It might be nice if that dialog also included the frame range in it… (Having just saved the wrong frame range)…

Thanks.

2

That’s pretty easy, I have added it to our internal build.
If you cannot wait until it is released, you can make the changes yourself!
Open the file KrakatoaGUI.ms for editing in the MAXScript Editor. It is located in the Krakatoa’s \Scripts folder.
Find the line

if ((FranticParticles.GetProperty "ParticleMode") == "Save Particles To File Sequence") then

and paste the following code to modify the lines that follow it:

[code] if ((FranticParticles.GetProperty “ParticleMode”) == “Save Particles To File Sequence”) then
(
local theSequence = (FranticParticles.GetProperty “ParticleFiles”)
if theSequence != “” then
(
local theFrameRange = case rendTimeType of
(
1: "Current Single Frame "+(sliderTime.frame as integer) as string
2: "Active Time Segment " + (animationRange.start.frame as integer) as string + " to " + (animationRange.end.frame as integer) as string
3: “Custom Range “+(rendStart.frame as integer) as string + " to " + (rendEnd.frame as integer) as string
4: “Frames “+rendPickupFrames
)
local txt = “You are about to SAVE\n -->”+ theFrameRange +”<–\nto the particles file sequence\n\n”+ theSequence +”\n\nincluding the following Channels:\n\n”

					local activeChannelsSettings = FranticParticles.getProperty "ActiveParticleChannels"[/code]

Save the file and press Ctrl+E to evaluate.
Open the Krakatoa UI and try to save some particles…

3

Thanks, Bobo. You are awesome, as usual!