Pass a value?

[Anonymous]

Lads,

If I select a cube, how do I then feed that cubes name into my Python script for processing? (I have to perform numerous repetitive functions on 50 cubes). I'd like to be able to select a cube, hit my Python button, and move onto selecting the next cube.

Thanks,

S

[Anonymous]

You don't even need to select the next cube. You could select all the cubes and run your script once.

I use pymel, but you could easily replace my "pm." with "cmds." if you prefer

# Gather the list of what is selected. 
# This doesn't check to verify your selection type, 
# so the script will probably error if you have nothing 
# or the wrong things selected.

mySelection = pm.ls(sl=True)

for s in mySelection:
    # insert the code you'd like to run here.
    # Example is to change the scaleX to 2:
    pm.setAttr( (s + '.scaleX'), 2 )

Alternatively, you could put all your code into another function:

def myCubeFunction(selectedCube):
    # This is where your code goes. 
    # The variable "selectedCube" is being sent from the 
    # "for" loop below, so every time your loop reaches the 
    # next item in the list, it runs the function on that cube.
    # Example is to change the scaleX to 2:
    pm.setAttr( (selectedCube + '.scaleX'), 2 )

mySelection = pm.ls(sl=True)

for s in mySelection:
    myCubeFunction(s)

[Anonymous]

You don't even need to select the next cube. You could select all the cubes and run your script once.

I use pymel, but you could easily replace my "pm." with "cmds." if you prefer

# Gather the list of what is selected. 
# This doesn't check to verify your selection type, 
# so the script will probably error if you have nothing 
# or the wrong things selected.

mySelection = pm.ls(sl=True)

for s in mySelection:
    # insert the code you'd like to run here.
    # Example is to change the scaleX to 2:
    pm.setAttr( (s + '.scaleX'), 2 )

Alternatively, you could put all your code into another function:

def myCubeFunction(selectedCube):
    # This is where your code goes. 
    # The variable "selectedCube" is being sent from the 
    # "for" loop below, so every time your loop reaches the 
    # next item in the list, it runs the function on that cube.
    # Example is to change the scaleX to 2:
    pm.setAttr( (selectedCube + '.scaleX'), 2 )

mySelection = pm.ls(sl=True)

for s in mySelection:
    myCubeFunction(s)