how to copy selection of faces on different object

[noface789]

So I have 2 somewhat similar objects, and I'm trying to copy the face selection of the first object, and apply THAT selection to the second object. Trying to manually select everything by hand is too difficult given the number of faces I'm dealing with

The only help that I've found are 2 scripts in this old forum post:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/index.php?t-631631.html

I tried running the scripts but I can't get them to work. I'm still a beginner so I'm not too familiar with MEL just yet. Any ideas how to proceed?

[john.paul.giancarlo · Accepted solution]

hello I have made this video so can see how to make it work

hope this helps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn8KZfPI7ec

[john.paul.giancarlo]

// Replace these Names with yours
string $SetName = "MySetName";
string $SourceObjName = "MySourceObjName";
string $DestObjName = "MyDestObjName";

int $counter;
string $DestFaces[];

string $sourceObj[0] = `ls -sl`;
select -r -ne $SetName;
selectAllSetMembers outlinerPanel1;
string $SourceFaces[] = `ls - fl -sl`;

for ($i=0;$i<size($SourceFaces);$i++)
{
$DestFaces[$counter++] = `substitute $SourceObjName $SourceFaces[$i] $DestObjName`;
}
select $DestFaces;
}