Search and delete hypergraph node?

[dbsmith]

global proc deleteFromSelected(string $toDelete){
string $objs[] = `ls -sl`;

select $objs[0];

string $dgNodes[] = `listHistory`;

for($node in $dgNodes){

if(`gmatch $node $toDelete`){

delete $node;

}

}

};


//Example use - select polygonal object first
deleteFromSelected("*Smooth*");
//May screw things up if this node is an intermediate node between two other nodes

[kungfuelmosan]

awesome ill give it a burl!

[ashishdantu]

hi,

try this too :

to delete all the polysmooth nodes in ur scene:


select `ls -type "polySmooth"`;
// delete; // uncomment this line to delete these nodes directly

// or to delete them directly >>
delete `ls -type "polySmooth"`;


-rgds,

[kungfuelmosan]

awesome thanks - so what does the 'ls' part mean (mel noob i am)

[kungfuelmosan]

hi,

try this too :

to delete all the polysmooth nodes in ur scene:


select `ls -type "polySmooth"`;
// delete; // uncomment this line to delete these nodes directly

// or to delete them directly >>
delete `ls -type "polySmooth"`;


-rgds,

Btw it only works if you do polySmoothFace not polySmooth - thanks heaps

[ashishdantu]

hi,

yup... u r right.. it is 'polySmoothFace' not just polySmooth.. that was just a fast reply ..n i forgot the node name...bad on me :D

the ' ls ' command is list command .. check the mel command reference ..and in search type ls and check its help page.. this is very useful command.. i use it almost allllll the time .

its like u can ask maya to list objects for you ..who r polygons,or selected orbjs, or who are of a particular type .. (like ur smooth nodes etc)..

general use is , say you want to get the names of the currently selected objects :

/*
ls lists all objects, with -sl flag , which means current selected and
stores them into the string variable $selObjs.. ls command returns
a list of objects, so kinda remember ..it returns more than one result..
so you always store it in an array...
*/
string $selObjs[]=`ls -sl`;

// now print the contents of the array >which will print the names of all the items you have selected
print $selObjs;


hope this helps... and go through the mel command help ....
any further doubts, shout !! (< uum.. doubts..n..shout !! rhymming poetry ?!?! ) :D

-rgds,

[scorpion007]

if you've ever used unix or linux you'll know what ls means.

[Robert Bateman]

if you've ever used unix or linux you'll know what ls means.

it lists all the files in the current directory? are you sure :p

[kungfuelmosan]

it lists all the files in the current directory? are you sure :p

yes thats what i thought ls interminal (mac) is list directory contents - although i spose that would make sense - ls to list all objects in a scene.

[scorpion007]

its still a listing command, just in a slightly different context, with - tags to modify the output.

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