JavaScript Addtext() – How do I add a \n (“carriage return”) it the source text?

[Filip Vandueren]

Maybe \r will work instead of \n, not sure though.

Judging by the documentation, Auto-orient seems to be a feature they forgot to implementy in the Object-Model.
You might want to try adding an expression that mimics the Auto-orient behaviour.

[Dan Ebberts]

I think “\r” is what you want.

As far as I know, auto orient is not accessable to scripts.

Dan

[Michael Powers]

Thnx for the quick responses!

I wrote a scene exporter from 3dsMax to After Effects. Right now it just writes a jsx script and then imports the entire scene via the run command: Camera, Lights, Planes, helper objects and mimics several primitives with various layers and effects(cylinder and sphere).

I have two questions:

1. Do you think there is any interest for a plug-in like this.

2. Where do I find some SDK documentation on the .aec file format (I believe the Cinema4D exporter uses this format)?

Thnx

[Michael Powers]

I guess noone thinks a plug-in like this would be useful???

[Filip Vandueren]

You might want to check in the Max forum, many guys over here work on macs and many use Cinema4D.
I’m one of them 😎 , but I think that your project would be very useful for Max-users.

Also, the Max / After Effects readers in this forum, porbably haven’t read this post, since it is not at all obvious from the thread-title that it’s a discussion about importing 3dsMax scene files…

[Michael Powers]

excellent point! I started working on this last year, but put it aside due to work load. Then at NAB I saw Cinema4D’s excellent impimentation of it. AE’s RPF import also leaves alot of valuable channels out as well as Camera FOV (wow that is a problem :)).

[Mathew Kaustinen]

Mpowers,

Can’t seem to be able to pull up your user details. Please contact me at matt@boomerlabs.com when you have an opportunity.

Thanks,

Mathew Kaustinen
Boomer Labs