by Chuggnut·Modeling
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Chainmaker earns its place in the scriptspot library for handling one specific job: turning a link object and a spline path into a chain, with the option to bake its controllers down to keys.
Chainmaker is a script for 3ds Max, developed by Chuggnut, that creates a chain system from a link object and a spline path. Working from a single link object, it scales that object to fit exactly along the path you provide, then sets up custom script look-at controllers across the chain.
For situations where evaluation speed matters, Chainmaker can dump its controllers to normal keys, an option the script includes for better speed. That means the chain built with script controllers can be converted to standard keyframes within the same tool.
Listed here as version 2.3.5, Chainmaker is available through the developer's page at chuggnut.com, where you can find the current release and licensing details. It sits in the scriptspot library as a focused utility for constructing chains along a spline in 3ds Max.
Chainmaker is best for 3ds Max users who need to build a chain system along a spline path from a single link object.
Chainmaker is completely free to download and use.
Chainmaker is listed here as free. It's distributed by Chuggnut, and the developer's page at chuggnut.com is the place to confirm current licensing and download the script. The tool creates a chain system in 3ds Max from a link object and a spline path, scaling the link to fit the path and setting up custom script look-at controllers along the way.
Chainmaker builds a chain system from a link object and a spline path in 3ds Max. It scales the link object so it fits exactly along the path, then sets up custom script look-at controllers. The script works from a single link object and the spline you provide, generating the chain along that path. That makes the link object and the spline path the two inputs the tool needs to construct the chain.
Chainmaker includes the ability to dump its controllers to normal keys, which the script notes is for better speed. The chain it creates relies on custom script look-at controllers, and converting those to standard keyframes is offered as an option once the setup is in place. If you need the chain to evaluate faster, that dump-to-keys step is the feature aimed at it within the tool.
Chainmaker is developed by Chuggnut, and the developer's page at chuggnut.com is where you can find it. This catalog lists version 2.3.5 for 3ds Max. For the current release, download, and any licensing details, chuggnut.com is the source to check. The script itself creates chain systems along a spline path from a supplied link object. It scales that link to fit the path and sets up custom script look-at controllers as part of the build.
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