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@Nimaril please when you post

@Nimaril
please when you post update for the script...
could you advice me by email?
thanks

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Cool, happy it works Jinj. I

Cool, happy it works Jinj.

I plan to continue to develop the script, as I said before this is my first script and it is a good exercise for me anyway so why not make something useful at the same time.

Here are some feature I plan to add on short and long term.
(not by order of priority)

1. Feedback on the distance in the viewport. (So you don't have to guess or go back and forth between push/pull)
2. Animating/keyframming via the interface.
3. Move only on the axis X, Y or Z or any combination of those. (<- Top priority) And move along an axis defined by the user.
4. Button to link/unlink the objects with the bomb (parent/child).
5. Button to "freez"/"unfreez" the objects.
6. Button to get the objects back into the selection (so you don't have to chase after them)
7. Button to select the bomb.
8. Back to "initial state". (like a super undo) (<- Top priority)
9. Undo - redo support.

10. Fixing the bugs :).

If there are some features you'd like feel free to ask. If I can implement them I'll try.

Jinj, glad you found the

Jinj, glad you found the script useful. I'll try to help you out with your problem.

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Are you sure you followed these steps:

1. Select the objects you want to repulse or attract.
2. Press the "ADD SELECTION" button.

3. select the object that will act like the "bomb".
4. Press the "ADD BOMB" button. 5. Chose the wanted distance.

6. Press either "Push" or "Pull".

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The script should work fine. There are some known issues (like weird behaviour with groups etc) but as I already said it is an alpha version.

IF you still got trouble you can send me the MAX file so I can take a look why it bugs. Needless to say that I will not spread the file.

Hi Lareon, here is a little

Hi Lareon,

here is a little script that should do the trick for you.
It's an alpha version and still has lots of bugs, but it works.
It's also my first script so the code may not be pretty.

Here is how it works:

1. You select the objects that you want to explode. (Click "Add selection")
2. Select the object that will act as "bomb". (Click "Add bomb")

The rest is self explanatory (distance - push - pull).

-- Exploder ver 0.01
-- Ilies Sarrab, march 2010
 
-- Arrays
-- Array of the objects who will explode
myObjects = #()
 
-- Array of the ground zero object, should contain only one object
myBomb = #()
 
rollout myExploder "My Exploder"
	(
		group "Selection" (
			--myObjects _ MO
 
			button _EmptyMO "Empty" align:#left across: 2
			on _EmptyMO pressed do
			(
				myObjects = #()
				myBomb = #()
				-- test -- print myObjects
			)
 
			button _AddMO "Add selection" align:#right
			on _AddMO pressed do
			(
				join myObjects (selection as array)
				initialMyObjects = myObjects
			)
 
			-- myBomb _ MB
 
			button _AddMB "Add bomb" align:#right
			on _AddMB pressed do
			(
				if selection.count == 1 then (
															(myBomb = selection as array)
															(print myBomb)
														)
					else messagebox "Please select one object as bomb."
			)
		)
 
		group "Forces" (
			spinner _Distance "Distance" range:[1,1000,10]
			-- Execution
 
			button _Push "Push" align:#left across: 2
			on _Push pressed do
			(
				for i in myObjects do
				(
					myVector = normalize(i.pos - myBomb[1].pos)
					i.pos = (i.pos + (myVector * _Distance.value))
					--test -- print i.pos
				)
			)
 
			button _Pull "Pull" align:#right
			on _Pull pressed do
			(			
				for i in myObjects do
				(				
					if i.pos == myBomb[1].pos then
					(
						messagebox "One or more objects have the same positions as the bomb."
					)
					else 
					(
						myVector = normalize(i.pos - myBomb[1].pos) -- /2
						if (distance i.pos myBomb[1].pos) > _Distance.value then
							(
								i.pos = (i.pos - (myVector * _Distance.value))
							)
						else i.pos = (myBomb[1].pos + myVector)
					)
					-- test -- print i.pos
				)
			)
		)	
 
 
		-- Various
		button _Help "Help"
		on _Help pressed do
			(
			messagebox "Autor: Iliès Sarrab\nmarch 2010\nver 0.01"
			)
 
	)
 
createdialog MyExploder width:200