[Closed] how to select layer from obj

Apr 21, 2010 1:36 pm

Hi all, I was wondering if it could be possible to select the containing layer once selected a particular obj in the scene. I don’t know if there’s a particular feature in max (2009)

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denisT

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Apr 21, 2010 1:36 pm

Reply to

zimOne

see MXS help:
Interface: INodeLayerProperties (layer property)
Interface: LayerProperties (nodes method)


(
	layerNodes = #()
	theNode.layer.nodes &layerNodes
	if theNode.isselected then select layerNodes else clearSelection()
)


-- select all nodes of the layer in any node in the layer is selected
fn selectAllNodesInLayer = 
(
	nodesToSelect = #()
	layerNodes = #()
	for node in selection where finditem nodesToSelect node == 0 do 
	(
		node.layer.nodes &layerNodes
		join nodesToSelect layerNodes
	)
	if nodesToSelect.count > 0 then select nodesToSelect else clearSelection() 
)

Polimeno

Apr 21, 2010 1:36 pm


-- layer manager
L = layerManager

layerName_1 = "L1"
layerName_2 = "L2"

-- add new layer
L1 = L.newLayerFromName layerName_1
L2 = L.newLayerFromName layerName_2

		-- open layer dialog
		macros.run "Layers" "LayerManager"

	-- add some nodes into your scene
	c = circle name:(uniqueName "RotundaConstructio_") scale:[2,2,2] wirecolor:blue
	rec = rectangle name:(uniqueName "Quadratum_") wirecolor:yellow width:20 length:20

	-- sets layer´s name using nodes name
	L1.setName (L1.name + "_" + c.name)
	L2.setName (L2.name + "_" + rec.name)

	-- add nodes to respective layer
	L1.addNode c
	L2.addNode rec

	-- get nodes dependency
	refs_D_Sphere = refs.dependsOn c
	refs_D_Rec = refs.dependsOn rec

	-- loop through dependencies and 'dirty' check the layer
	for i = 1 to (refs_D_Sphere.count) do
	(
		print refs_D_Sphere[i]
		print refs_D_Rec[i]
		
		try
		(
			format "% % % %
" (refs_D_Rec[i].name) (refs_D_Sphere[i].name) (refs.DependentNodes refs_D_Rec[i]) (refs.DependentNodes refs_D_Sphere[i])
			
			refs_D_Sphere[i].setName "{THIS_IS_THE_LAYER}"
		)
		catch(print "nop...")
		
	) -- end for

hope that helps

zimOne

Apr 21, 2010 1:36 pm

It’s exactly what I was looking for
Many thanks

zimOne

Apr 21, 2010 1:36 pm

many thanks