Setting MAXScript Preferences

The Preference Settings dialog box, opened with the Customize Preference Settings menu command, includes a panel of MAXScript settings, shown in Figure 49.11. Using these settings, you can set which scripts load automatically, the default settings for the Macro Recorder, and even what font is displayed in the Script Editor window. The Use Fast Node Name Lookup option causes all indexed MAXScript names to be saved in a cache buffer to speed the execution of the script.

Figure 49.11: The MAXScript panel in the Preference Settings dialog box includes options for controlling MAXScript.

Max includes two directories in its default installation that can be used to automatically load scripts when Max starts. These directories are scripts and scripts\startup, but you can change these directories using the Configure Paths dialog box. The Load Startup Scripts option causes any scripts in these directories to be loaded automatically when Max starts.