Controller Creation and Assignment

Controllers can be created and applied to animatable properties. The list of available controllers can be determined using the showClass() function:

showClass "*:*controller*"

which lists all the known classes that have "controller" in their superclass name. The controllers include, at least, MAX's core controllers:

superClass floatController

class linear_float

class bezier_float

class tcb_float

class float_list

superClass point3Controller

class bezier_point3

class tcb_point3

class point3_list

class bezier_color

superClass positionController

class linear_position

class bezier_position

class tcb_position

class position_list

class path

superClass rotationController

class linear_rotation

class bezier_rotation

class tcb_rotation

class rotation_list

superClass scaleController

class linear_scale

class bezier_scale

class tcb_scale

class scale_list

superClass matrix3Controller

class prs

class lookat

and any 3rd-party plug-in controllers. In some cases, embedded controllers for some complex plug-ins may be visible in the showClass() listing (such as for Character Studio and HyperMatter). You should not attempt to create and use these controllers individually, this may result in system exceptions.

You create controllers as you do other MAX objects by calling the class as a function:

c = bezier_position ()

and assign them to animatable properties by assigning to the controller property in those animatables:

$foo.pos.controller = c

$baz.bend.gizmo.rotation.controller = tcb_rotation ()

$box01.length = linear_float ()