by Gravey·Workflow
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Scale Move Tool earns its place for a specific need: repositioning object groups with the scale tool while each object's own scale stays untouched.
Scale Move Tool is a 3ds Max script from Gravey for moving a group of objects with Max's scale tool, in a similar way to how vertices can be moved in sub-object mode, without affecting the scale of the objects themselves.
It works by creating points for each object and instancing the position and rotation controllers of the objects to those points, so scaling the points leaves the objects' scale untouched; the points are removed when you finish. A Skewing Mode lets you pick two master points and have the remaining points move in proportion to their original positions. There are options for filtering out selected objects in a hierarchy or groups, plus a Quick Align section for aligning selected objects along the X, Y or Z axis. It was designed mainly to position groups of objects while keeping distance proportions, and hasn't been tested for animation purposes.
Version 0.02 adds a function that makes the Quick Align tools work properly with linked objects, and a demo download is available.
Scale Move Tool is best for positioning groups of objects while keeping their distance proportions in 3ds Max.
Scale Move Tool is completely free to download and use.
Scale Move Tool is compatible with 3ds Max 8 or higher, so it covers a wide range of versions from that release onward. Beyond the host application it doesn't call out any additional dependencies, so if you're running a supported version of 3ds Max you should be able to load the script and start moving object groups with the scale tool. For current details on compatibility and any later fixes, check the developer's page on ScriptSpot.
Scale Move Tool works by creating points for each object and instancing the position and rotation controllers of those objects to the points. You then scale the points rather than the objects themselves, so the objects' own scale stays unaffected, and the points are removed when you finish. The approach mirrors the way you can move vertices in sub-object mode, applied instead to whole groups of objects. It was designed mainly to position groups while keeping their distance proportions.
Scale Move Tool includes a feature the developer calls Skewing Mode, where you select two points to act as master points and all the other points move in proportion to their original positions. The developer notes they're not certain 'skewing' is the correct term but adopted it anyway. The script wasn't tested for animation purposes; it was designed mainly to position groups of objects while keeping distance proportions.
Scale Move Tool version 0.02 is a bug-fix release. It added a new function to make the Quick Align tools work properly with linked objects. The Quick Align section lets you align selected objects along the X, Y or Z axis, so this fix targets that part of the workflow when the objects involved are linked. A demo download is also available alongside the script, and you can find both on the developer's page on ScriptSpot.
Scale Move Tool is listed as free here in our catalog, and it's distributed through ScriptSpot where the current version is 0.02. For the latest licensing terms, download details and any usage conditions the developer may attach, head to the developer's page on ScriptSpot. Since terms can change over time, confirming there is the surest way to know how you're allowed to use the script in your projects.
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