Maxscript: Using the $ sign!

In this video, we will be using a shortcut way of accessing the current selection in 3ds max via maxscript. If you’re working on an immediate scene and want to quickly run short scripts on the current selection, you can use the $ sign and it will provide you with the current selection. But beware of the fact that, if you have one object selected then it will provide you the object itself and if you have multiple objects it will provide you the $selection value. TIP: Use this for just evaluating scripts on immediate scenes, but use the selection keyword if you are making tools to avoid errors. I have been creating tools, automating processes and developing pipelines using maxscript since 2010. Hence, I am taking this opportunity to share my knowledge with you all, no matter if you are an artist or a programmer, if you want to create your own toolset and/or speed up the existing pipeline etc. This series is for you. I am starting with basics first so that anyone who watches these