align object by selected edge

Submitted by airbrush on Thu, 2014-01-30 12:41

I couldn't find anything in the search....maybe it exists already?

I wanted a script to align the mesh based on selected edge..straighten it in X, Y OR Z

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4k0ybtaccrbil7f/alignobjectbyedge.jpg

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Submitted by MerlinEl on Mon, 2019-06-24 07:18.

maybe this? fn

maybe this?

fn alignObjectToSelectedEdge obj_src = (

local obj_trgt = (selection as Array)[1]
if classOf obj_trgt != Editable_Poly do return false
local edges = (polyOp.getEdgeSelection obj_trgt) as Array
if edges.count == 0 do return false
local everts = (polyOp.getVertsUsingEdge obj_trgt edges[1]) as Array
local p1 = polyOp.getVert obj_trgt everts[1]
local p2 = polyOp.getVert obj_trgt everts[2]
local dir = normalize (p2 - p1)
local tm = matrixFromNormal dir
tm.row4 = (p1 + p2) / 2
undo "Align object to Edge" on obj_src.transform = tm
)

alignObjectToSelectedEdge $Dummy002

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