Tom's 3ds Max Questions Thread

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:41 pm

I need to know where the 'Ragdoll Biped' is created. It's the one created from rectangles, but has the hinge and ragdoll constraints on it.

You can tweak how many neck, body, leg, arm etc. segments there are.

It's very similar to the colored biped, but it's not that one.

So if you any of you know where it is, could you please tell me?

Thank you.

For those that are still confused, check out this video. The first scene is what I'm talking about.

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:36 pm

Not to double post, but I found it. I had forgotten it was a MaxScript.

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:30 pm

I thought you meant something else

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:17 pm

Just curious, but what did you think I meant?

Also, I have two more questions. (For future reference, I shall dub this thread, Tom's 3ds Max question thread.)
Anyway, onto the question.
1) I need to know how to boost my FPS in the Reactor Preview Window.
2) How to keep the ragdoll from 'collapsing' when you hit play. I need it to stay upright until it gets hit by an object.

BEEF!!! · Post by **BEEF!!!** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:21 am

I'm fairly experienced with Reactor. However, I am at my dad's house so I don't have Max with me. I'll poke around on Monday to see what I can figure out.

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:36 am

BEEF!!! wrote:I'm fairly experienced with Reactor. However, I am at my dad's house so I don't have Max with me. I'll poke around on Monday to see what I can figure out.

Thank you very much.

Also, If it's not to much to ask, could I contact you on MSN or AIM?

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:31 am

BEEF!!! mind beating you to it?

I haven't opened 3ds max in years but if you create a normal biped, select it and run the ragdoll script that comes with 3ds max.

It should be that easy.

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:25 am

Patrickssj6 wrote:BEEF!!! mind beating you to it?

I haven't opened 3ds max in years but if you create a normal biped, select it and run the ragdoll script that comes with 3ds max.

It should be that easy.

Already figured out how to create a ragdoll, unless your referring to using the colorful one, and running the script on that.

Or are you saying that would stop it from collapsing? >_<

BEEF!!! · Post by **BEEF!!!** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 1:36 pm

TomClancey wrote:
BEEF!!! wrote:I'm fairly experienced with Reactor. However, I am at my dad's house so I don't have Max with me. I'll poke around on Monday to see what I can figure out.
Thank you very much.

Also, If it's not to much to ask, could I contact you on MSN or AIM?

Sure. AIM would be best.

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:09 am

TomClancey wrote:Just curious, but what did you think I meant?

Also, I have two more questions. (For future reference, I shall dub this thread, Tom's 3ds Max question thread.)
Anyway, onto the question.
1) I need to know how to boost my FPS in the Reactor Preview Window.
2) How to keep the ragdoll from 'collapsing' when you hit play. I need it to stay upright until it gets hit by an object.

I thought you meant edit the ragdoll
1. At the top bar thingy on the preveiw windows go to Performance>And choose. But if it lags, it's your problem.
2. Set the whole ragdoll to inactive.

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:41 pm

cryticfarm wrote:2. Set the whole ragdoll to inactive.

Thank you, and for 1, I had found out it was rendering in OpenGL. So I switched it to DirectX and it works.