Hi! I am trying to avoid having to code in all of the properties of each sweep type (1,2,3,4…)
right now I have
case sweepType of
(
10: --Ibeam
(
local swp = sweep()
addmodifier thePath swp
swp.CurrentBuiltInShape = sweepType
classOf thePath
local p = swp[4].object
case theAxis of
(
1:
(
p.wide_flange_width = (obb[2]) as float
p.wide_flange_length = (obb[3]) as float
)
2:
(
p.wide_flange_width = (obb[1]) as float
p.wide_flange_length = (obb[3]) as float
)
3:
(
p.wide_flange_width = (obb[1]) as float
p.wide_flange_length = (obb[2]) as float
)
)
)
I have to do this for each type. Is there a way to loop through the properties of the modifier and grab the length and width?
Thanks!
getPropNames, getProperty, setProperty
Is that what you are looking for?
Hi Paul, thanks!
Those certainly look like the ones. Hard to believe I couldn’t find those after a moderately determined search.
So basically I will say,
(pseudo)
for prop in getPropNames where (getPropNames[prop] == "*width") do p.getPropNames[prop] = (obb[1])
--or whatever
I will try it out, thanks!
More like something like this:
for prop in (getpropnames swp[4]) where (matchpattern (prop as string) pattern:"*width") do (setproperty swp[4] prop 8.0)
Where the width parameter is set to the value of 8.0. Remember that property and propname properties return name values and should be converted to a string and tested with something like matchpattern. Also, as you previously found out the 4th subanim of the sweep modifier is where the properties of the built-in sections are stored. You will need to also test if it is in built-in mode or not, as the custom section doesn’t have a 4th subanim.
-Eric
Awesome Eric, thank you for the clarification!