Select only the containers to update

By mickeplt · 2015-03-19

Description

Hallo everybody!
I have a lot of containers in many scenes. Is there a method for select only the containers witch need to update?

Someone save my life and my brain! Thanks.

Comments (3)

same error for me too

crystal3d · 2023-10-30

-- [stack level: 1]
-- called from top-level
-- Error occurred in anonymous codeblock; filename: ; position: 134; line: 3
-- No "map" function for undefined
-- MAXScript callstack:
-- thread data: threadID:26876
-- ------------------------------------------------------
-- [stack level: 0]
-- In anonymous codeblock; filename: ; position: 135; line: 3
-- Locals:
-- scenecontainers: undefined
-- Externals:
-- ------------------------------------------------------
-- [stack level: 1]
-- called from top-level
-- Error occurred in anonymous codeblock; filename: ; position: 134; line: 3
-- No "map" function for undefined
-- MAXScript callstack:
-- thread data: threadID:26876
-- ------------------------------------------------------
-- [stack level: 0]
-- In anonymous codeblock; filename: ; position: 135; line: 3
-- Locals:
-- scenecontainers: undefined
-- Externals:
-- ------------------------------------------------------
-- [stack level: 1]
-- called from top-level

barigazy · 2015-04-25

simply try this

if (scenecontainers = getClassInstances Container).count > 0 do
(
select (for c in scenecontainers where c.updateNeeded collect c)
)

mickeplt · 2017-04-07

thank for reply,
if I try this code 3dsmax generate an error:

-- Error occurred in anonymous codeblock; filename: ; position: 133; line: 3
-- Runtime error: operation requires a collection of nodes, got: Container
-- MAXScript callstack:
-- thread data: threadID:21500
-- ------------------------------------------------------
-- [stack level: 0]
-- In top-level
-- Error occurred in anonymous codeblock; filename: ; position: 133; line: 3
-- Runtime error: operation requires a collection of nodes, got: Container
-- MAXScript callstack:
-- thread data: threadID:21500
-- ------------------------------------------------------
-- [stack level: 0]
-- In top-level

any ideas?
thanks.