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MegaManZZ
02-15-2008, 10:27 PM
I've been having trouble discovering the syntax to select specific type.
such as:

1) select all locators in scene
2) select all objects that being with a certain word such as Left (i assume the use of a wild card is used here)
3) select all locators that do not begin with the word "Left".

thanks for all the help ive been getting on this site. It really has quickened my learning curve!
meljunky
02-15-2008, 11:49 PM
//Selects all locators in the scene
string $loc[] = `ls -type locator`;
string $parentNode[], $select[];
for ($i=0;$i<size($loc); $i++){
$parentNode = `listRelatives -p $loc[$i]`;
$select[$i] = $parentNode[0];
}
select -r $select;

//The ls commands can be used to find wildcards
ls -type locator "Left*";

Hope that helps,
-Brian
www.meljunky.com
MegaManZZ
02-16-2008, 12:42 AM
meljunky, is there anything you don't know? :) thanks man!
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