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cboath

01-30-2009, 04:18 PM

....and then use it as an integer?

Is this possible?

Basically, i'm trying to use it as a multiplier. If the object name is object04, i want to multiply by 4, etc.

I'm admittedly not not much for scripting, but i've got a string of objects i'm trying to wire together, and this would save a lot of manual editing if I can just copy an object 100 times or so that has the wire code embedded in it.

Piflik

01-30-2009, 06:01 PM

You can collect the objects into an array and use the index as multiplier (methinks)

theObjects = $object* as array
sort theObjects --if you didn't create the objects in the right order or renamed them
for i in 1 to theObjects.count do
(
theObject = theObjects[i]
Multipier = i
)

Might work :D

Edit: Missed a line... :banghead:

ZeBoxx2

01-30-2009, 06:23 PM

Note that Piflik's approach will always start at one, even if the first object in the (sorted) array is, say, Sphere05.

Here's another approach:

obj = $GeoSphere05
$GeoSphere:GeoSphere05 @ [0.000000,0.000000,0.000000]
numberString = subString obj.name ((trimRight obj.name "0123456789").count + 1) -1
"05"
numberInt = numberString as integer
5

MoonDoggie

01-30-2009, 06:34 PM

nevermind :)

cboath

02-04-2009, 02:40 PM

I did a lot more searching and found the tank tread tutorial and was actually able to adapt that to what I was trying to do.

Took a while since I don't really know scripting, but it worked and I actually learned a little bit, too.

Thanks :)

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