Create groups by layer with maxscript

[cadcajun]

I'm pretty new to writing scripts, so forgive my ignorance if this is a trivial task.

I have 50+ scenes of bridges with their components organized into layers (columns, piers, decks, etc). I need a way to assign each mesh in a layer to a group that has the same name as that layer.

Our Layer hierarchy looks like this:

It needs to look like this: 

 

I haven't been able to find a workable solution to this issue anywhere online. Thanks!

[dmitriy.shpilevoy · Accepted solution]

Save your stuff and try this:

for i = 0 to (LayerManager.count - 1) do (
	thisLayer = LayerManager.getLayer i
	thisLayer.nodes &theNodes
	thisGroup = group theNodes name:(thisLayer.name) select:false
	thisLayer.addNode thisGroup
)

[A娘]

it can't , the rule of group was a sub object can not group with anything , but sub object can located in different layers 

so , when you need group by layer , you must ungroup original groups first , that's not allowed most time

[cadcajun]

Works exactly how I need it to, thank you so much!