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r4inm4ker

06-06-2008, 03:38 AM

Hi,
is there any way to delete an object (i.e. a cube) when another object (i.e. a camera) is deleted ?
I don't want to use parenting for this purpose (since parenting has other problem in my case),or scripJob. I wonder if there's attribute from cube that is connected to camera, so that deleting camera automatically deletes cube.
An example would be like when you create nurbs cube, there's an input node called makeNurbCube, and if you delete the cube, this makeNurbCube is also deleted.
any idea?

Jefri.

GiantG

06-06-2008, 07:31 AM

Hi...

if you want to have something interactive here you have to use scriptjobs or expressions.
But with expressions you have to scrub through the timeline to activate it.
In your example you are deleting the creation node. That a special Case of relationship and therefore working.
I would make scriptjob that listens on "deleteAttribute" of the cube even of the cube creation node and when this attribute is deleted it deletes your camera.

cheerz...

r4inm4ker

06-09-2008, 05:54 AM

GiantG : Thx for your input.
In the end, i just use parenting since i've solved the problem of using it :)

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