SelectSimilarArea

8 votes
Version: 
1.2
Date Updated: 
04/09/2008
Author Name: 
Colin Senner

This script will select all other faces that have a similar area (defined by your threshold limit). Very straightforward.

Additional Info: 

1. Run Script
2. Customize->Customize User Interface->Category:ColinScripts->SelectSimilarArea

Version Requirement: 
3dsmax 7+
Video URL: 
AttachmentSize
SelectSimilarArea_v1.2.ms2.17 KB

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1rv's picture

life saver!

life saver!

colinsenner's picture

Sergo, my apologies for not

Sergo, my apologies for not getting on this more quickly, I've been quite busy. I will add this update near the first of the year. Have a happy holiday's with friends and family.

sergo's picture

Yes, it would be fine. And

Yes, it would be fine. And if I enter area 10 units and threshold 0, script should select faces with area=10 units.

colinsenner's picture

Thank you Sergo for the

Thank you Sergo for the point and update. Making sure I have what you're saying correctly, I should add in a edit text field (allowing number entry) so you could type maybe "0.01" units with a "50%" error each way and press the button and it would select all faces between 0.005 and .015? Is that correct?

sergo's picture

Thank you for such a good

Thank you for such a good tool, Colin.

Could you add area parameter to select faces based not only on the already selected faces but giving area in absolute units? This will be handy for searching null- or small-area polygons.

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