simple animate script not working

[lucpet]

I have a script that used to work


for o in selection do
(
print o.name
myNum = --random 100 200
my2ndNum = myNum+100 --random myNum --WHY IS COMMENTED OUT?
myZ = o.pos.z
print myNumz --NEEDS TO BE SET. IT IS UNDEFINED. TYPO MAYBE
print o.name
o.visibility = bezier_float() -- Track View: Add Visibility Track
addNewKey o.visibility.controller myNum #select
addNewKey o.visibility.controller my2ndNum #select
o.visibility.controller.keys[1].value = 0
o.visibility.controller.keys[2].value = 1 --<BREAKS HERE
addNewKey o.pos.controller.Z_Position.controller myNum #select
addNewKey o.pos.controller.Z_Position.controller my2ndNum #select
o.pos.Z_Position.controller.keys[1].value = myZ +1000
o.pos.Z_Position.controller.keys[2].value = myZ --<BREAKS HERE
)

gets a "-- Unknown property: "value" in undefined"

It's breaking when I add the second controller key. I am using 3ds max 2011 vanilla. Thanks!

What are you trying to do with this script?

[gruhn]

I worry that MyNum hasn't been initialized.
Is the collection zero based? That is, does [2] not exist, only [0] and [1]?

[em3]

@gruhn - yep, myNum was commented out. What a tardling I am.

@lucpet - the script will animate the z position of a group of object in the order of their proximity to 0,0,0 so that objects nearest that coordinate animate first, farther away animates last.

[lucpet]

@gruhn - yep, myNum was commented out. What a tardling I am.

@lucpet - the script will animate the z position of a group of object in the order of their proximity to 0,0,0 so that objects nearest that coordinate animate first, farther away animates last.

If you look at the script in my reply you'll see I pointed that out as well as myNim(z) hasn't been initialised or typo, look for --MY COMMENTS IN ALL CAPS

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