Get In Line! (May 9,2011)

Submitted by JokerMartini on Mon, 2011-03-28 14:48

Version:

5.0

Date Updated:

04/09/2011

Author Name:

JokerMartini

This script evenly distributes the selected objects based on the start and end target objects.

Anyone is more than welcome to add to this.
Things you could potentially add are qsorting, transform, scale, and rotation sorting as well.

Right now it just does position.

Features

- V1.0 | Distribute selected objects evenly between two targeted objects

- V2.0 | Random position offset for each object on X,Y,Z

- V3.0 | Functionality code rewrite

- V4.0 | Offset position adjustments and bug fixes

- V5.0 | New UI design and random positioning along vector
- V5.0 | Custom Axis selecting for position aligning individually for X,Y,Z.

WishList

- Distribute Option for each axis individually X,Y,Z
- Distribute Rotation
- QSort selected objects (will allow for animating ex:spring)

Links

Homepage URL:

http://www.jokermartini.com

Download URL:

http://www.jokermartini.com

Comments

Submitted by crystal3d on Sat, 2022-02-19 17:17.

but that would be much more practical

if i did not have to check for groups as i use this script for practicality purposes... merge vegetation from a scene, get them inline and check the shadings each next to each other in one go for comparsion between

Submitted by crystal3d on Sat, 2022-02-19 17:15.

my work around atm

is to open those groups and select on the group entity so the objects inside the group dont get spoiled

Submitted by crystal3d on Sat, 2022-02-19 17:11.

the version i have definitely spoils the grouped objects...

can it be adjusted so that it treats groupd objects as single items so they get in line properly?

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Submitted by barigazy on Fri, 2014-01-31 08:54.

...

@trueman
Just change state_ok function in line 6.
Here is the fix

fn state_ok = if selection.count == 0 then return off else
(
	for obj in selection where isValidNode obj do
	(
		if (obj.name == StartObj.name or obj.name == EndObj.name) do return off
	) ; on
)

bga

Submitted by trueman on Fri, 2014-01-31 06:43.

Hi. Thanks for the cool

Hi. Thanks for the cool script.
I suggest it would be nice to add start/end objects existence check. Sometimes I accidentally try to distribute objects between deleted objects that leads to runtime error.

Submitted by JokerMartini on Tue, 2013-12-10 19:02.

This is getting a re-write at

This is getting a re-write at the moment and will be much quicker with easier control and use.

John Martini
Digital Artist
http://www.JokerMartini.com (new site)

Submitted by Spacelord on Tue, 2013-12-10 16:41.

Thank you

This is so cool, I was just thinking it would be great to have a Revit feature that is very similar to this script in 3dsmax and here it is !!

Thanks a million.

Submitted by Serjio444 on Fri, 2013-11-08 12:47.

sorry I do not understand how

sorry
I do not understand how this script works
You can make video?

Submitted by JokerMartini on Wed, 2013-05-15 06:06.

Sorry about the bug. I'll

Sorry about the bug. I'll look into fixing that and implement it into the update.

I never test on groups as they, to me, are bad practice to use inside of 3ds Max. I only say that because man handles them incorrectly. That is no fault of you or I, but just wanted to make mention of it.

As far as fixing that though, I'll be sure to do so. Thank you for the report.