Hi there,
so i’ll finally try and wrap my head around doing some zmq work. Step 1: Recompiling pyzmq/libzmq to work with Max 2015’s python (compiled with a different VS version) has been accomplished (whee).
So now i am trying to wrap my head around the problem i am trying to solve and what the best approach would be using zmq.
Basically i am trying to replace COM/OLE interfaces in some of our tools. We have several standalone tools that use COM/OLE Interface to remote control max and do changes to the scene. So as a simple
example imagine working in max and then having a standalone tool that allows you to load/unload xrefs.
Now the way this works in OLE is that the OLE registration happens intransparent to the user. Once you fire commands they are executed in max. I did a basic preliminary test with the sample for Lazy Pirate
Req/Rep Patterns and this works fine. So now i am wondering how to best turn this into a non blocking zmq server listening in the background when normally using max.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Thorsten