Constraint Selection ? Please Help ! Max can't be better... :)

[OmegaN]

I dont know if maya has that function by itself but scripts like koshigaya studios have it. HERE (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=154088) is the link to the scripts thread on this forum.

[stilgarna]

Sorry...

There is no such function into koshigaya scripts...

Tanks...

[OmegaN]

Yes there is, I got the script and there sertainly is that function.

With the "interactive tool" you have a option to select by face angle. hope this helps

[EgonOnemar]

If you go into face mode and select a face then in the Polygon Selection Contraint window under constrain select current and next.
Then under (same window) geometry > visibility: check activate
Then set the angle you wanna pick, like a threshold for the selection, then set the range in one of the axis you wish to constrain.

I hope this helps. Have fun!

[stilgarna]

Ok, it works ... but it's more complicate than Max...

But it works...


Thanks a lot....

[GennadiyKorol]

You can do that with polygon selection constraints.

[stilgarna]

You can do that with polygon selection constraints.

I try but it's not possible to have the same effect

[GennadiyKorol]

It's not as automated I assume, but try using the Orientation and/or Direction options there. Vx, Vy, Vz specify the direction vector from which angles are calculated to each face normal. Min - Max attributes define the range of angles in which the faces are going to be selected.

Cheers:)

[stilgarna]

God of Scripts.... Helps us...

Best regards...

Thnkas for all your answers...

[GennadiyKorol]

So the contstraints work, you just need a script to automate it a bit?
Also could you please tell how does it work in max exactly? I mean, you select a face, adjust the angle and it selects the faces that are facing just like the reference face with this angle tolerance?

Cheers:)

[stilgarna]

In max, you just ajust the angle between faces and you only have to clic once...

And he select all faces from the one you select...

I think it's an angle tolerance...

Thats all...

Thanks...

[GennadiyKorol]

Sounded handy, so here's a little simple version of the script :)

Usage:
Select face/s and run the script. It will select all the faces in the same angle tolerance.
Interactively adjust angle slider to pick the right angle
Hit apply button once you're satisfied with the result or click cancel to get back to previous selection.

The first part is a procedure to get component normals I wrote for local tools, so if you're using them you could basically delete that procedure :)

Hope it helps :)

EDIT: added an attachment with the script file, to avoid any copy paste errors.

[stilgarna]

Sounded handy, so here's a little simple version of the script :)

Usage:
Select face/s and run the script. It will select all the faces in the same angle tolerance.
Interactively adjust angle slider to pick the right angle
Hit apply button once you're satisfied with the result or click cancel to get back to previous selection.

The first part is a procedure to get component normals I wrote for local tools, so if you're using them you could basically delete that procedure :)

Hope it helps :)

EDIT: added an attachment with the script file, to avoid any copy paste errors.

It always return :
// Error: -ac $CloseBut left 2 HKIFActionButton //

// Error: "$CloseBut" is an undeclared variable. //

[GennadiyKorol]

That's a copy paste error (argh), try the TXT file attached above.

[stilgarna]

Ok it works but when I change the value with the slide :

// Error: Cannot find procedure "HKSBAupdateAngleSelection". //

[GennadiyKorol]

Works okay for me. I'm simply copy pasting it to the script editor or to shelf, and using it from there.

[stilgarna]

Works okay for me. I'm simply copy pasting it to the script editor or to shelf, and using it from there.

Okay... Great... And thanks you very much....

It wroks... But I'll made some screen shoot to explain what I mean... and see the 3DS max diffrences...

bye...

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