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is enabled, everything that is recorded is displayed in the pink pane. The pink
line in the Mini Listener shows the latest entry into the MacroRecorder pane.
The white pane is the Scripter window where you can create scripts. The last
line you type in the white area of the Listener will appear in the white are of
the Mini Listener. Use the arrow keys to scroll the display in the Mini Listener.
You can type directly into the white area of the Mini Listener, and the
command executes in the viewports.
Right-click either of the Mini Listener lines to open the floating MAXScript
Listener window. It will also display a list of the last 20 commands recorded.
You can choose any of these commands and press Enter to execute them.
For more information about the MAXScript Listener window, as well as about
creating scripts, see the MAXScript Reference: choose Help > MAXScript
Reference.
Procedures
Example: To create a sphere using the Mini Listener:
1 Click the tag bar at the left end of the status bar, and drag it to the right
to expand the Mini Listener.
2 In the Scripter (white, lower) line, type sphere radius: 50 and press Enter.
A sphere appears in the viewports.
Example: To redo a command using the Mini Listener:
1 Click the tag bar at the left side of the status bar, and drag it to the right
to expand the Mini Listener.
2 Right-click the Mini Listener and choose Open Listener Window.
3 From the MacroRecorder menu, choose Enable.
4 Using the command panel, create a sphere in the perspective viewport.
5 Convert the sphere to an Editable Mesh.
6 Delete the sphere.
7 Make a box.
8 Right-click the MacroRecorder (pink, upper) line and choose macros.run
"Modifier Stack" "Convert_to_Mesh" from the list. The box has been collapsed
to an editable mesh.
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