linkcomposite class Vizblock vs Block\Style parent objects

Submitted by xXDambielXx on Fri, 2010-10-15 10:37

Does anyone know a way to tell the difference between the two via maxscript? Both are of the same class and superclass, and showproperties returns false for both.

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Submitted by Jon Seagull on Mon, 2016-09-12 15:10.

This is way late, but maybe

This is way late, but maybe it will help someone else...

I came across this trying to solve the same problem.

Subanim 4 contains the proper name, so

getSubanimName $myVizBlock 4 
#Object__VIZBlock 
 
getSubanimName $myBlockStyleParent 4
#Object__Block_Style_Parent

Submitted by Graph on Thu, 2010-10-21 20:23.

hmm how about inspecting the

hmm how about inspecting the $.mesh in that case?
it might not be the thing to tell them appart but be interesting at the least

btw are they both default max #plugins? :P

Raphael Steves

Submitted by Graph on Mon, 2010-10-18 11:30.

use getpropNames and compare,

use getpropNames and compare, then use hasproperty to check wich is wich in future ?

Raphael Steves

Submitted by xXDambielXx on Thu, 2010-10-21 10:42.

No unfortunately as with showproperties, getpropnames doesn't return any properties, as there aren't any.. if I view these two object types in the Trackview, there are no properties there either. Just the transform info.

Strangley, if I right click the block/style parent object, and check it's object properties, it claims to have a given number of vertices, depending on what objects were linked to it I assume.. but it doesn't actually have any geometry in the scene. If I put an edit patch modifier on it and try to select all vertices, there is nothing to select.

I'll try to gather up a simple scene with these two object types in it, and post it later to see if anyone can find a test that works.

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