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[Closed] script controller

I need to automate this manual work, assign a script controller to Lattice Transform and create a variable and assign it as a node to itself.

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 MZ1

Your manual method doesn’t work either.

It’s just an example , in the expression is written any text, what I wanted to show are the steps.

delete objects
s = geosphere radius:10 wirecolor:green
p = point size:40 wirecolor:yellow

m = FFD_2x2x2()
addmodifier s m

c = m.Lattice_Transform.controller = transform_script()
c.addtarget "target" p.controller
c.setexpression "target\n"

but all it is not as simple as you think and I showed
so let’s “cross the bridge when one comes to it”

Excellent, it was just what I needed, you make everything much easier to understand when you write your code. Thank you!

believe me you will meet another problems.
#1 Lattice_Transform and point’s transform are in different coordinate systems

but i give you a chance to solve it yourself

but i’m sure you can’t solve it with my help. and I’m very kind today, so:

delete objects
s = geosphere radius:10 wirecolor:green
p = point size:40 wirecolor:yellow

m = FFD_2x2x2()
addmodifier s m

c = m.Lattice_Transform.controller = transform_script()
c.addtarget "target" p.controller
c.addobject "node" (NodeTransformMonitor node:s)
c.setexpression "target * inverse node.transform\n"

A new obstacle arose, I create a new group that is created automatically with a base name.
How do I include it in the variable thegroup??
in the video I make it work because I know what its full name is.

 group $'*Character_FFD_*' name:(uniquename "Character_Group_FFD_" + "_" +edtDummyName.text) 
 theOne.modifiers[#FFD_2x2x2].Lattice_Transform.controller = transform_script ()

    s =  transform_script ()
    thegroup= $Character_Group_FFD_001_
    		
     s.AddNode "group" thegroup
    		
     str  = stringstream ""
    format "theOne = $% \n" object
    format "inverse group.transform * group.transform" to: str
    		
     s.script = str
    $.modifiers[#FFD_2x2x2].Lattice_Transform.controller = s

@darwin
just curious… what version of max do you use?

Product Version 2018

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