
Now it's time to start setting up the actual collapse model. Drag the script from the Actions on the left to a menu location on the right, and it should now appear under that menu in Max and you’re ready to use it. Find the script from the list of actions listed on the left - it’s in the category “Calculator,” which isn’t a normal 3DS Max category, so it should be the only one listed there. By default, Main Menu Bar is selected on the right although you’re free to put the script where you want, I recommend putting it somewhere in the Main Menu bar personally, I put it under the Tools menu.

In the new window that opens, go to the ‘Menus’ tab. To do this, in the tool bar go to Customize > Customize User Interface. This type of script is called a Macro script, which means it is launched from the tool bar, so you must now customize your 3DS Max tool bar to include the script. Alternatively, if you put the MaxScript in the \Scripts\Startup folder, then the script will be executed on startup and you won’t need to manually run it. Start up 3DS Max and in the toolbar, go to MAXScript > Run, navigate to where you put the script, and run it.

You can put the script wherever you want however, MaxScripts are generally put in the \Scripts folder. First things first: this tutorial utilizes a Max script I wrote to auto generate needed XML code, so before you begin, you’ll need to download it by clicking here.

Welcome to my tutorial on how to create collapse models for Red Alert 3.
