Max: Allows user to select material duplicates option during loading max scene object

[moonyuet]

Changelog Description

This PR is to add the options/dialogs to allow user to select material duplicates options when loading max scene via Loader.
(More Info to be updated)

Additional info

The material duplicate option would be at the default setting promptMtlDups when 3dsmax is at headless mode

Testing notes:

Load...

1. Launch 3dsMax
2. Go to AYON -> Load...
3. Right Click load Max Scene and you will find memo icon
   
4. Click that memo icon, you can select your preferred material duplicate options.
   
5. Click Ok and it would load the max scene objects with your choice on material duplicate option.
   Updating/Switching Version...
6. Go to AYON -> Manage...
7. Set Version with the max scene product type
8. After finishing to choose your version, it will pop up a dialog to ask to choose material duplicate types.
9. Click Ok button
10. The scene will update and load the objects with the chosen material duplicate type.
11. If clicking cancel button, the scene will still update and load the objects with the default material duplicate type.

[BigRoy]

It's hard for me to really understand whether this is the best design approach. You might have 10 max scenes loaded. I'd personally not want to click through 10 popups on update.

So can't really decide on what the best approach is for this use case but it does feel like an anti-pattern from the outside.

[moonyuet]

It's hard for me to really understand whether this is the best design approach. You might have 10 max scenes loaded. I'd personally not want to click through 10 popups on update.

So can't really decide on what the best approach is for this use case but it does feel like an anti-pattern from the outside.

I am thinking about adding as loader setting into 3dsmax addon, when talking about the best approach.

[LiborBatek]

All seems working fine in multiple occasions and circumstances...did test different scenarios with material and all options seems working as expected.

LGTM

[BigRoy]

All seems working fine in multiple occasions and circumstances...did test different scenarios with material and all options seems working as expected.

LGTM

Can we please improve the labels on those drop down menu entries? :) What is promptMtlDups? Is there no way to improve readability on those labels?

Also @LiborBatek have you also tested the prompt/dialog on Update instead of Load?

[LiborBatek]

All seems working fine in multiple occasions and circumstances...did test different scenarios with material and all options seems working as expected.
LGTM

Can we please improve the labels on those drop down menu entries? :) What is promptMtlDups? Is there no way to improve readability on those labels?

Also @LiborBatek have you also tested the prompt/dialog on Update instead of Load?

@BigRoy Yes I did, I loaded asset multiple times and manage it - in different and also same version...juggling with the options a lot speaking of those material settings. Trying different circumstances and how this PR behaves under conditions like duplicate shaders etc.

All seems working nicely and without any glitches (predictably).

[moonyuet]

All seems working fine in multiple occasions and circumstances...did test different scenarios with material and all options seems working as expected.
LGTM

Can we please improve the labels on those drop down menu entries? :) What is promptMtlDups? Is there no way to improve readability on those labels?

Also @LiborBatek have you also tested the prompt/dialog on Update instead of Load?

I edited the code to be more descriptives and artist friendly in terms of the choosing options.

@LiborBatek can you check again? Thank you!

[BigRoy]

All seems working fine in multiple occasions and circumstances...did test different scenarios with material and all options seems working as expected.
LGTM

Can we please improve the labels on those drop down menu entries? :) What is promptMtlDups? Is there no way to improve readability on those labels?
Also @LiborBatek have you also tested the prompt/dialog on Update instead of Load?

I edited the code to be more descriptives and artist friendly in terms of the choosing options.

Much better - so what is Prompt Material? Is that like a Pick & Choose dialog?

[moonyuet]

All seems working fine in multiple occasions and circumstances...did test different scenarios with material and all options seems working as expected.
LGTM

Can we please improve the labels on those drop down menu entries? :) What is promptMtlDups? Is there no way to improve readability on those labels?
Also @LiborBatek have you also tested the prompt/dialog on Update instead of Load?

I edited the code to be more descriptives and artist friendly in terms of the choosing options.

Much better - so what is Prompt Material? Is that like a Pick & Choose dialog?

According to the documentation, it means prompting the user when duplicated materials are found. But I think it's too long as the option's name.

[BigRoy]

I see.

How about "Prompt on duplicate materials" - and I'm not sure what the "prompt" offers for the user. What happens with the prompt itself - is that like a 'decide what to include or skip' dialog?

[BigRoy]

Can't speak to the 3DsMax side of things nor from an angle of artists/usability (don't use max myself) but code seems good.

[LiborBatek]

All works fine and under all circumstances...

Also now being the options when using load much clearer for the user