OgreMax Version

To get the version of the installed OgreMax plugin:

• $version = OgreMaxGetVersion()

Scene, Object, and Animation Settings

The scene and object settings that are normally accessible through the Scene Settings and Object Settings dialogs can also be accessed through MEL script.

Scene Settings

To get the scene settings:

• $sceneSettings = OgreMaxGetSceneSettings()

Object Settings

• To access the settings for the currently selected object: $objectSettings = OgreMaxGetObjectSettings("")
• To access the object settings for an object: $objectSettings = OgreMaxGetObjectSettings("Box01")

Mesh and Node Animation Settings

When adding animation settings for an object, the name of the object is passed as the first parameter, and the name of the animation is passed as the second optional parameter.

To add a mesh animation:

• $animSettings = OgreMaxAddMeshAnimation("Box01", "Idle")

To add a node animation:

• $animSettings = OgreMaxAddNodeAnimation("Box01", "Box01Move")

Inspecting Settings

After retrieving any of the settings objects, you can inspect their attributes:

• listAttr $sceneSettings
• listAttr $objectSettings
• listAttr $animSettings

Exporting

In the following lines of code fileName is assumed to contain the path to the file where the scene will be exported. It must have the '.scene', '.model', or '.mesh' extension.

• To export the scene: OgreMaxExportScene(fileName)
• To export the selected objects: OgreMaxExportSelectedObjects(fileName)

Shader Program Names

To get all the shader program names for a particular shader type, shaderType must contain "VertexShader", "PixelShader", "ShadowCasterVertexShader", "ShadowReceiverVertexShader", or "ShadowReceiverPixelShader":

• OgreMaxGetShaderNames(shaderType)

Synchronizing Submesh Settings

When you open the Object Settings dialog for a mesh, the submesh settings are automatically synchronized to the mesh and its materials so that the Customize Submeshes settings may be set. The synchronization can also be performed by script:

• To synchronize the submesh settings for the selected objects: OgreMaxSyncSubmeshSettings("")
• To synchronize the submesh settings for particular objects: OgreMaxSyncSubmeshSettings("Box01", "Box02", "Box03")