stop loop or script

Submitted by Mrjacks2o on Mon, 2015-08-31 20:13

Hi Everyone this is my script and what i cant seem to figure out is how to stop the script right after it gives the messagebox "please Redo Balls" so it doesn't play to SPH2

(
)
obj = $SPH1
if obj == undefined then messagebox "please Redo Balls"
else
(
selectmore $SPH1
)
obj = $SPH2
if obj == undefined then messagebox "please Redo Balls"
else
(
selectmore $SPH2
)

thanks in advance.

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Submitted by Mrjacks2o on Sat, 2015-09-05 13:55.

thanks everyone!!!!

thanks everyone!!!!

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Submitted by pixamoon on Tue, 2015-09-01 01:26.

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if you use loop "for ... do...." you can use just "exit"

it can look like this:

objArray = #($SPH1, $SPH2)
for obj in objArray do 
(
	if obj == undefined then 
		(
		messagebox "please Redo Balls"
		exit
		)
	else
	selectmore obj
)

cheers,
Pixamoon

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Submitted by miauu on Tue, 2015-09-01 01:44.

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Regarding maxscript reference file using the EXIT command must be avoided as much as possible, so you can use:

objArray = #($SPH1, $SPH2)
stopLoop = false
for obj in objArray while stopLoop == false do 
(
	if obj == undefined then 
	(
		messagebox "please Redo Balls"
		stopLoop = true
	)
	else
	        selectmore obj
)

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Submitted by pixamoon on Wed, 2015-09-02 09:33.

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good to know :)

I checked maxscript help and found only that "exit" can be extremely slow, but didn't find any info to avoid it "as much as possible". Can you post a link to that ?

best,
Pixamoon

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Submitted by miauu on Wed, 2015-09-02 10:37.

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The exact words in maxscript reference are "Do not use return, break, exit or continue."

Here is the link.

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Submitted by pixamoon on Wed, 2015-09-02 11:39.

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ah, that's true

This is in chapter "How To Make It Faster" - how to make scripts faster

There is also "Disable Undo system when possible" and more...

But sometimes is good to use undo :)

Of course is good to know those functions can make scripts slower.

Thanks,
Pixamoon

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