--select all objects, set visibility to 0
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Objs = for o in objects collect o
for o in Objs do
(
--set random 30 frame interval to keyframe visibility 'on' within a 300 frame animation
)
)
What I am looking to do is have all of these objects (hundreds) sort of build themselves as the animation progresses. Can someone help get me started on the script?
holy crap I did it!! It’s a total hack job mind you but it works!
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Objs = for o in objects collect o
for o in Objs do
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myNum = random 1 500
my2ndNum = myNum+10
print myNum
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
--actionMan.executeAction 0 "40022"
)
)
You can simplify it by saying
for o in objects do
Collecting the objects first and then looping through them is a good practice only if you intend to modify the scene by adding or deleting objects inside the loop. In that case, you could also say
Objs = objects as array
for o in Objs do ...
Your code is not wrong though, just a bit wordy
Thanks Bobo!
Sadly this doesn’t work with MR. So what I need to do now is set the visibilty in the object properties not the dope sheet. Here is what I have. It will set the object properties to 0 for both keys but it should be setting the second key to 1. What am I doing wrong?
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Objs = objects as array
for o in Objs do
(
print [o.name]( http://o.name/)
myNum = random 1 300
my2ndNum = myNum+20
set animate on
--actionMan.executeAction 0 "40022"
sliderTime = myNum
o.visibility = 0
sliderTime = my2ndNum
--actionMan.executeAction 0 "40022" -- Edit: Properties
o.visibility = 1
--actionMan.executeAction 0 "50048" -- Tools: Material Editor Toggle
o.material = meditMaterials[2]
)
)