Select (highlight) editable poly in modify list?

Submitted by kevinmrn on Thu, 2013-05-02 04:09

How do i do this. I need my editable poly to be selected in able to use soft selection in a script...

max modify mode --go to modify panel
modPanel.setCurrentObject $.modifiers [#Editable_poly_Here_Would_be_To_Simple_...] --**HELP HERE**
subObjectLevel = 1 --go to vertex selection lev
$.useSoftSelection = true --use softsel
polyop.setVertSelection $ #{5000} --select vert
polyop.moveVert $ #all [0,0,10] useSoftSel:true --move vert influence all verts in obj

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Submitted by kevinmrn on Thu, 2013-05-02 08:35.

Try this

m = plane()
m.lengthsegs = 100
m.widthsegs = 100
convertTo m editable_poly
select m
max modify mode --go to modify panel
subObjectLevel = 1 --go to vertex selection lev
m.useSoftSelection = true
movePos = [0,0,-10]
polyop.setVertSelection m #{5000}
update m
polyop.moveVert m #all -movePos useSoftSel:true

try this.

For some reason softselection only works with the modify panel open and the edit poly as the highlighted object. The movevert must be applied on all vertices because softselection can affect all vertices (stupid? y/n). I need to be in modify mode with my editable poly selected. Though in the script above it draws a plane converts it to editable poly and there are no modifiers. In my scene there are different modifiers on all meshes... Mmh maxscript seems like a world of workarounds with (if you are lucky) one single solution.

Submitted by barigazy on Thu, 2013-05-02 09:11.

Use to higlight base

Use to higlight base object

max modify mode
modPanel.setCurrentObject $.baseobject

Are you try on sphere and more then one selected verts?

bga

Submitted by kevinmrn on Fri, 2013-05-03 01:20.

Ok just tried your lines and

Ok just tried your lines and it seems to work!

Thanks man!!

Submitted by kevinmrn on Fri, 2013-05-03 01:13.

I'm testing on a sphere yes,

I'm testing on a sphere yes, but in the end it should be affecting multiple meshes. Goal is to have a spline which affects these multiple meshes with softselection...

Submitted by kevinmrn on Thu, 2013-05-02 06:11.

Come on guys there must be

Come on guys there must be someone online? Its not that hard of a question, i've been looking for a solution for ages. Because above the editable_poly there are other modifiers such as skin etc. I need to be able to select the editable poly modifier to use softselection.

Submitted by barigazy on Thu, 2013-05-02 06:52.

Questions:

#1.Are you use Edit_Poly modifier as first modifier and the stuck or you have more then one?
#2.Are you assigne to this modifier different name?

bga

Submitted by barigazy on Thu, 2013-05-02 07:15.

...

obj = Sphere radius:20 segs:32
addmodifier obj (Edit_Poly())
ep = obj.modifiers[1]
max modify mode
modPanel.setCurrentObject ep
ep.useSoftSel = on
subObjectLevel = 1
ep.Select #Vertex #{1..97}
ep.MoveSelection [0,0,10]

bga

Submitted by kevinmrn on Thu, 2013-05-02 07:15.

obj.baseobject.useSoftSel = on
polyop.setVertSelection obj.baseobject #{1..97}
polyop.moveVert obj.baseobject #{1..97} [0,0,10] useSoftSel:on
update obj

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