mapping multiple objects

[RetroAnimator]

Since the name of object isn't provided, the command polyAutoProjection tries to perform on what you selected: All cubes in your scene for every single cycle of your loop, which ends up with the error "doesn't work with multiple objects selected".

You can either select the object in the loop before projecting:

string $polyBlocksArray[] = `ls -sl`;
for ($myObject in $polyBlocksArray) {
select $myObject;
polyAutoProjection;
}

Or simply, specify the name of object,

string $polyBlocksArray[] = `ls -sl`;
for ($myObject in $polyBlocksArray)
polyAutoProjection $myObject;

[GiantG]

You have to select you obj first and do it for every Obj individually.
Thats what the loop is for. Otherwise you wouldn't need a loop at all

string $polyBlocksArray[] = `ls -sl`;
for ($myObject in $polyBlocksArray)
{
select $myObject;
polyAutoProjection;
}

cheerz...

[bendingiscool]

Thanks Giant!!

[NaughtyNathan]

always try to avoid selecting things inside a script. It adds unnecessary work which makes your script run slower (in theory, maybe not noticable in practice, depending on the number of objects/selections) but also has a negative impact on the internal mechanisms controlling script undoing and scene state controlling. Always simply refer to the objects you are working on in the command and then no state switching or manipulation has to be done. (and your script will be shorter!) ;)

so, as RetroAnimator said:

polyAutoProjection $myObject;

is infinitely preferable to the "select" method, even if you can't immediately discern the difference!

:nathaN

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