copy object with unique name + only 2 digits

Swordslayer,

Your ideas lead me to try this which works perfectly, Thanks!

newObj = copy $ name:$.name
newObj.name = uniquename $.name numDigits:2
select newObj

You can try this one also

--main function
fn uniqueNodeName node = if isValidNode node do
(
fn filtername nodeName suffix = (e = filterstring nodeName "_" ; e[2] = suffix ; e)
local oldName = filtername node.name "01", newName = oldName[1]+"_01"
while (getNodeByName newname) != undefined do
(
newName = oldName[1] + "_" + (string = formattedPrint ((trimleft oldName[2] "0") as integer + 1) format:"02d")
oldName = filtername newName string
)
newName
)
select (copy $ name:(uniqueNodeName $))

Thanks Barigazy,

Just tried your script and this works great too. Always intresting seeing more advanced options!

Hi Barigazy,

Appolgies I just tried it with another test name "Geometry_Box_v01" (chances are my names will have a few underscores at least) and when I run it creates a copy called "Geometry_v01", removing the middle section of the name. Is it posible to remove anything after the last instance of "_" and then add on the "v01" to create "Geometry_Box_v01", "Geometry_Box_v02", "Geometry_Box_v03" etc.

Thank you for your help!

Both fn's are only for your example only. You need to adjust theses for every different case. Anyway ...

fn uniqueNodeName node = if isValidNode node do
(
fn filtername nodeName suffix = (e = filterstring (substituteString nodeName "_v" "#") "#" ; e[2] = suffix ; e)
local oldName = filtername node.name "01", newName = oldName[1]+"_v01"
while (getNodeByName newname) != undefined do
(
newName = oldName[1] + "_v" + (string = formattedPrint ((trimleft oldName[2] "0") as integer + 1) format:"02d")
oldName = filtername newName string
)
newName
)
select (copy $ name:(uniqueNodeName $))

Also I did'nt test this if you have on the scene 99 objects. What happens then?

;)

Barigazy,

This is perfect, thank you very much for your help!!! For my needs the count will never go over 99 so no worries.

Thanks again!

Excuse my noobness, but I'm running into a similar situation, believe this code from barigazy would do the trick, please confirm. I'm running a script to import multiple fbx's from a folder, here's that script: When I load macro_batch_exporter_importer.mcr I see 3DS finding and trying to open each the fbx's, but at the end I find but a single mesh with the generic name, meshNode. It would appear 3DS sees all these mesh parts with the same generic name and loads just one. So barigazy, that's what your code addresses? If so, how would I implement it with this .mse script that I can't open to see/edit the code? Thanks!

Looks like the plus one increase is from the copy command, and you're incrementing it another time with uniqueName. Try using a placeholder name for the copied object instead (sth. like copy $ name:"temp" or copy $ prefix:#placeholder).

mine working correctly