[Closed] How Can i merge objects by pattern?

You can use ‘getMAXFileObjectNames’ to get an array of object names in the file.
Then collect only the names that match your pattern in a loop like this:

objsIWant = for o in objNames where matchPattern o pattern:myPattern collect o

Now simply use ‘mergeMAXFile’ with this ‘objsIWant’ as your name_array argument.
See maxscript help on these functions: ‘getMAXFileObjectNames’, ‘mergeMAXFile’.

Ey man , Thank you for your response , I’ll try and tell you how I’ve done. thanks again man !! :applause:

this is i try it but i have some errors

objetos = getmaxfileobjectnames “c:\project\ep002_background_02.max”

Objsiwant = for o in objNames where matchPattern o pattern:“mesa” collect o

mergeMAXFile “c:\project\ep002_background_02.max” Objsiwant

and this is the error:

– Error occurred in anonymous codeblock; filename: c:\project\prueba_merge_pattern.ms; position: 203; line: 3
– No “map” function for undefined

what can i do ? thanks !!

Looks like objNames is undefined, try changing it to objetos

so…

objetos = getmaxfileobjectnames "c:\\project\\ep002_background_02.max"
Objsiwant = for o in objetos where matchPattern o pattern:"*mesa*" collect o
mergeMAXFile "c:\\project\\ep002_background_02.max" Objsiwant

YESSS i got it !! thanks all of you !!!