The math expressions in MAXScript correspond to the common operator expressions in mathematics, such as add, subtract, multiply, divide, and so on. The <math_expr> constructs in MAXScript are:
<math_operand> + <math_operand> -- standard arithmetic addition
<math_operand> - <math_operand> -- standard arithmetic subtraction
<math_operand> * <math_operand> -- standard arithmetic
-- multiplication
<math_operand> / <math_operand> -- standard arithmetic division
<math_operand> ^ <math_operand> -- exponential, raise to the power
<math_operand> as <class> -- conversion between types
where <math_operand> can be one of:
<operand>
<function_call>
<math_expr>
Note that a math operand can be another nested math expression. This is another instance of a recursive syntax definition which lets you create arbitrary sequences of operands and operators. Note also that the math unary minus is not defined here, it is one of the <operand> types described in Operands.
Examples
42
2 + 2
2 * a - sin x / b -- using a function call
(a + b) * -c
2 ^ n
(n + 1) as string -- converts result to a string value
The conversion operator, as, works between selected sets of source and destination value types. Only certain kinds of values can be converted into certain other kinds of values. These allowed conversions are defined for each type of value, and are documented with the value type descriptions.
See also