This Macroscript provides a convenient dialog to select multiple Flatiron bake groups and bake then all in succession. This uses all bake settings as they currently are in Flatiron. If different groups need individual bake settings this is beyond the scope of this script but it can be used as a teplate for custom scripts.
This is a helper tool for the 3d-io Flatiron plug-in and requires Flatrion to function. Check https://www.texturebaking.com for more details about Flatiron.
Autodesk 3ds Max 2020-2023 with 3d-io Flatiron installed.
To install the macroscript copy the file FlatironMultiBake.mcr into your usermacros directory and FlatironMultiBake_32.png into your usericons directory. You can find both directories in the user files of your 3ds Max installation: C:/Users//AppData/Local/Autodesk/3dsMax/ - 64bit/ENU/ (Depending on the language you use in Windows parts of this path might be localized into your language)
Alternatively you can also drag the file FlatironMultiBake.mcr into your 3ds Max viewport while Max is running or you can open and run the script through the 3ds Max scripting tools. Either of these will install the script to your usermacros directory but it will not copy the icon.
After the macroscript has been installed you can use the 3ds Max customization options to make the tool available in menus, toolbars or quad menus however you want.
Select Customize -> Customize User Interface from the menu or right click on a toolbar and select Customize. From this menu you can customize your interface and add the tool where you want it.
For example to add it to a toolbar: Pick the tab for the interface component where you want to add the tool (Toolbars). Flatiron Multi Bake can be found within the category 3d-io. Drag the Flatiron Multi Bake took from there to your toolbar. Then just click the toolbar button whenever you want to use it.
Starting the Flatiron Multi Bake tool opens a floating dialog window that lists all of Flatiron's bake groups in the current scene.
You can select the groups you want to bake in the list or use the All/None/Invert buttons for convenience.
Clicking the Bake button will bake all selected groups. Flatiron will use its current settings for all of them.
The list of groups refreshes only when you open the tool or click the Refresh button. If you create or remove groups or load a different scene while the tool is open you need to refresh before you can select them.
To uninstall the tool just remove the macroscript from your usermacros directory and the icon from your usericons directory. Refer to the installation chapter above for the corresponding path.