How to check for selected segments i splineShape

Submitted by PIXandDOTS on Thu, 2015-06-11 11:39

Hi there, i am a noob at maxscript, so hopefully someone can help me with my problem.

I am trying to assign materialID to a selection af segments, and this is where i am so fare:

on spn_segmentsId entered do -- set the material ID for the selected segment
(

num=spn_segmentsId.value

for i=1 to (numSplines $) do (

for j=1 to (numSegments $ i) do (
?- NEED TO TEST IF THE SEGMENT IS SELECTED -? setMaterialID $ i j num
)

)
updateShape $

)

Pleace help me am i on the right track, i cant seem to find any method for checking for selected segments.

Best regards
David

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Submitted by PIXandDOTS on Mon, 2015-06-15 07:39.

2D array

I´m back

This time it is the "reverse order". I need to grap segments by the materialId.

This is where i am so fare:

rollout test "select seg id"
(

spinner spn_selectID "select seg" type:#integer range:[1,3,1]

on spn_selectID entered do(

id = spn_selectID.value
obj = selection[1]
newSegSel = #()

for i=1 to (numSplines $) do if getMaterialID obj i j== id do
(
append newSegSel i
for j=1 to (numSegments $ i) do if getMaterialID obj i j== id do
(
append newSegSel j
)
setSegSelection obj i newSegSel
)
updateShape $
)

)
createDialog test 300 200

I am stuck at this point on how to make my array (newSegSel) a 2D array, and how to append the right numSplines and numSegments.

Is there anyone who will help me understand how this is done.

Best regards
David

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Submitted by barigazy on Fri, 2015-06-12 13:12.

...

Run this function first

fn splineMtlID shape mode: id: = if isKindOf shape splineshape or isKindOf shape line do
(
	for i = 1 to numsplines shape do
	(
		case mode of
		(
			#selected: 
			(
				if (array = getSegSelection shape i).count > 0 do
				(
					for j in array do setMaterialID shape i j id
				)					
			)
			#random:
			(
				for j = 1 to numSegments shape i do setMaterialID shape i j (random 1 id)
			)
			#randselected:
			(
				if (array = getSegSelection shape i).count > 0 do
				(
					for j in array do setMaterialID shape i j (random 1 id)
				)	
			)
 
		)
	)
)

Then to execute this function run separately line by line of code.
For example:
-- example
Select some spline first.
Run next line of code if you want to assigne id 2 (for example) to selected segments.

splineMtlID selection[1] mode:#selected id:2

Run next line if you want to assigne random id's to any segments.
In this case you not need to select segments.
If you add id 5 then you will assigne random number from 1 to 5

splineMtlID selection[1] mode:#random id:5

Run next line if you want to assigne random id's to selected segments segments
Same rule, if you asigne id 10 you will assigne rundom numbers as id from 1 to 10

splineMtlID selection[1] mode:#randselected id:10

bga

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Submitted by PIXandDOTS on Mon, 2015-06-15 05:02.

So cool Branko Živković, i

So cool Branko Živković, i need to learn how to build functions :)

Thanks for your help.

I´m working on a couple of other small script´s, so i might be back for some more help :)

Best regards
David

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