quick Noob question : search scene for object with string name

[Anonymous]

bit of a noob question,
I have an alphanumeric sting and i want to select the object in my scene with the same name as that string and xray it

objectString = "abc123"


--want to get this

$abc123.xray = on

[Steve_Curley]

myObj = getNodeByName "abc123"
myObj.xray = True

See the Node Common Properties page in the Maxscript help for extra options.

[Anonymous]

Cool,
Thanks
that works better than the loop i was going to use

for obj in objects do
(
if obj.name == obj1 or obj.name == obj2 then
obj.xray = off

)

[Steve_Curley]

If the names are consistent (box01, box02, box03 etc) then

for obj in $box* do
   obj.xray = True

Look up "For Loops" - lots of possibilities there.

[Anonymous]

If the names are consistent (box01, box02, box03 etc) then

for obj in $box* do
   obj.xray = True

Look up "For Loops" - lots of possibilities there.

If the names are consistent (box01, box02, box03 etc) then

for obj in $box* do
   obj.xray = True

Look up "For Loops" - lots of possibilities there.

In fact, thanks to the fact property assignments are "mappable", one can even say

$box*.xray = true

[Steve_Curley]

In fact, thanks to the fact property assignments are "mappable", one can even say

$box*.xray = true

Or even, if appropriate

geometry.xray = true

This thread is related, I believe, to this one where it did, in fact, seem appropriate - given the original code.