get highest value in position x ?

Submitted by splinterD on Fri, 2011-02-04 05:34

hi guys

is there a way to get the highest value of position x lets say
from an object that has animation already on x ?

basically im importing a tracked node into max , and it has some crazy position animation baked in .
i need to get the highest value
of x in the entire animation ( or from frame 1 to 100 lets say )
to use in the reaction manger , so i need the value of x .
is there any easy way of getting it with script ? instead of eyeballing it?

thanks

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Submitted by Anubis on Fri, 2011-02-04 08:19.

or...

collect keys values and get the highest one with amax function:
amax (for k in $[3][1][1].keys collect k.value)

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Submitted by splinterD on Sat, 2011-02-05 05:16.

ok

this is interesting ... "amax" ... never seen it .
ill check it out , thanks allot

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Submitted by br0t on Fri, 2011-02-04 06:47.

You could look at the x

You could look at the x position at each frame, store it to an array and sort it afterwards. Something like this:

fn log_position obj=
(
	if obj != undefined do
	(
		local arrX = #()
		local arrY = #()
		local arrZ = #()
 
		sliderTime = animationRange.Start
		for i=animationRange.Start to animationRange.End do
		(
	-- 		print (obj.name + " Position: " + obj.position as String)
			append arrX obj.position.x
			append arrY obj.position.y
			append arrZ obj.position.z
			sliderTime +=1
		)--end for
 
		sort arrX
		sort arrY
		sort arrZ
 
		print ("--- " + selection[1].name + ": ---")
		print ("Highest X Position: " + arrX[1] as string)
		print ("Highest Y Position: " + arrY[1] as string)
		print ("Highest Z Position: " + arrZ[1] as string)
		print "-------------------"
	)--end if
)--end fn
 
--execute:
log_position selection[1]

Cheers

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Submitted by splinterD on Fri, 2011-02-04 06:55.

thanks

sweet , thanks allot .

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