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	This class focused on scripting within an 3D package. We used MAXScript within 3ds max to author user interface components and other tools. The final project for the class was a hand transcriber rollout: a prototype which recorded hand positions for playback within a sign language interpreter. Topics in the class included:  basic maxScript syntax  data types  loops and control functions  arrays  coordinate systems  transformations  rotations (Euler, Angle Axis, Quaternion)  rollout panels  event handling  UI components  materials  texturing  hierarchies  recursion  controllers (linear, bezier, tcb)  keyframe management  callback functions  change handlers  plug-ins  file io	:: scripting ::

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		I can provide some of the scripts written for this class, but since the final project was a built from a prototype for Depaul University's ASL research (see the ASL site here) I can't provide that code. Screenshots and a description of each rollout have been provided. Alice's Teapot Tempest This was the first rollout I developed. With user parameters it generated a swirl of randomly sized and rotated teapots. :: View a larger image -> :: Download the script -> Material Applier This rollout allows a user to specify a few material properties (color, alpha, and a bitmap) and apply them to an object. :: View a larger image -> :: Download the script -> Hand Animator This was the final project for this class. It allowed a user to define a hand shape (a letter, word, or concept in sign language) and store the shape in a database. The database was a text file. Hand shapes could then be recalled and series of shapes could be stored together (in another file) and played back to spell out words and phrases. :: View a larger image ->

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