This sample shows how to automate 3ds Max functionality using the Forge Design Automation APIs.
It is built from the base of the learn Forge tutorial.
It has a few components to handle the automation:
- .NET Framework plugin for 3dsMax. It automates setup and configuration of the ProOptimizer plugin. See readme for automation plugin details.
- .NET Core web interface to invoke Design Automation v3 and show results. See readme for more information.
The designautomation.sln includes the 3ds Max ProOptimizerAutomation bundles and the webapp. The BUILD action will copy all files to the bundle folder, generate a .zip and copy to the webapp folder. It requires 7-zip tool. Additional to that, it will also make a copy to %ProgramData%/Autodesk/ApplicationPlugins for local testing.
You'll need to upload a working item before using the viewer to view the models each time.
NOTE!!!! I moved branches around to make it cleaer which one to use. The default "master" is now the latest and the one deployed as a sample. If you have any clones of this repo, please get a fresh copy. This was done when updating to the 3ds Max 2024 design automation engine.