Explode Geometry - Python implementation

This is a Python port of the 3ds Max Explode Geometry plug-in, available in 2 version:

• explode_geometry_classic - TriMesh decomposition only - requires the MaxPlus Python feature, first introduced in 3ds Max 2014 Extension 1
• explode_geometry_2017 - TriMesh and MNMesh decomposition - requires the Maxplus and pymxs feature, both requiring 3ds Max 2017

Both versions were implemented as a single file, to avoid problems with paths, however the QDesigner file (*.ui), used for explode_geometry_2017 is also available in the assets folder, and can be either useed to generate python file through: $ pyside-uic explode_geometry.ui -o exp_gui.py or use the newest feature of 3ds Max and use the pysideuic module along with MaxPlus to load the ui file directly.

Setup:

You can load the provided script directly or make use of included MaxConnector (component of YCDIVFX_MaxPlus repo, which is very helpful for using with externals IDEs (like PyCharm).

Example of use with PyCharm:

Load the project into PyCharm:

Select to create a new Run configuration

In new window:

1. create new configuration;
2. in script path put the path to MaxConnector\runner.py
3. in script parameter add -f and path to the explode geometry script
4. make sure that the Working directory is the same as folder path to runner.py

Usage:

After running it either directly in 3ds Max or through PyCharm as stated above, you can choose from 2 decompositions types: TriMesh or MNMesh