Collapse ModifierStack and keep instances

[rartidiello]

Hi,

I need a script for collapsing the modifier stack of all selected objects. Right now the Collapse button under the Utilities panel works but loses the instances.

Thanks.

[denisT.MaxDoctor · Accepted solution]

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@rartidiello wrote:

Hi,

I need a script for collapsing the modifier stack of all selected objects. Right now the Collapse button under the Utilities panel works but loses the instances.

Thanks.

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something like this...

fn collapseNodes nodes = 
(
	for node in nodes do maxops.collapsenodeto node node.modifiers.count off
)

/*
collapseNodes selection
*/

or this...

mapped fn collapseNodeToBase node = (maxops.collapsenodeto node node.modifiers.count off)
/*
collapseNodeToBase selection
*/

[rartidiello]

thanks! works like a charm

[rutalauzikaite]

Could someone help me, try to run those scripts and nothing happens at all 😞

[jesped]

Can these be updated to work on 2024?

[denisT.MaxDoctor]

what is not working in 2024?

[jesped]

I select one object with 'Select Dependents' enabled:

Which selects 185 objects.

I save the script as a .ms file:

I run the script 

...and nothing at all happens, with either of the scripts. Am I doing something wrong? 🤔

This is the modifiers stack of the objects:

Ideally, I would want to convert all those 185 objects to 'Editable Mesh', but preserving instances.

[denisT.MaxDoctor]

first of all the executable code looks as: 

for node in selection do maxops.collapsenodeto node node.modifiers.count on

second, dependent nodes are not exactly instances. There are other mechanics to find all instances of a node.

and third, if you do everything right, I'm pretty sure it will still work in 2027 at least. 

[jesped]

Using 'Edit - Select Instances' didn't work either.

But this other script did:

if selection.count != 0 do

(

local firstInstances = #()

for o in selection do 

(

InstanceMgr.GetInstances o &firstOnly

if firstOnly.count > 1 do 

append firstInstances firstOnly[firstOnly.count-1]

)

if firstInstances.count != 0 do select firstInstances

)

for obj in $ do

(

addModifier obj (Edit_Mesh())

)

for obj in $ do

(

maxOps.CollapseNodeTo obj 1 off

)

Thanks anyway.

[denisT.MaxDoctor]

Great if the code above works... Good luck either way.