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234 CHAPTER 7 CREATIVE COMPOSITING

Fortunately, you don’t have to learn any MAXScript to take advantage of an automated object-
rendering pipeline; you can just run my script. However, the script provided in the Chapter 7 folder
on the companion CD is commented and easy to understand. If you have any interest in programming,
this script might be an entry point for you to explore the benefits of solving tedious tasks with code.
1. Close the Selection Floater and/or Material Editor dialog boxes if they are still open from the
previous section.
2. Click the Utilities tab of the Command Panel.
3. Click the MAXScript button to display a new rollout.
4. Click the Open Script button to open the Choose Editor File dialog box.

5. Navigate to the companion CD and open the file RenderMatte0.4.ms. A MAXScript window
appears with color-coded text (see Figure 7.15). A version of this image appears in the color
section.

Figure 7.15
RenderMatte
MAXScript