suffix to an object error?

[jayantbhatt07]

Why this command is giving me an error 

(// Error: Line 2.46: Syntax error)

string $selObjs[] = ls -sl;
for( $obj in $selObjs ) group -name ( $obj + “_Ctrl” ) $obj;

[mspeer · Accepted solution]

Hi

string $selObjs[] = `ls -sl`;
for( $obj in $selObjs ) group -name ( $obj + "_Ctrl" ) $obj;

[g2m.agent]

string $selObjs[] = `ls -sl`;
for( $obj in $selObjs ){
    group -name ( $obj + "_Ctrl" ) $obj;
} 

1. ls need to be surrounded by special markers. its the button under ESC.

2. _Ctrl must use the quotes of the English keyboard

[jayantbhatt07]

Hi see the screenshot. I selected multiple objects and what this script does made a separate group for each object. It should make only one group for all the selected objects.

[g2m.agent · Accepted solution]

string $selObjs[] = `ls -sl`;
group -name ( $selObjs[0] + "_Ctrl" ) $selObjs;

[jayantbhatt07]

Thank you so much for your help. 

I have one question I already asked on so many forums but looks like nobody has the answer I hope you have. Why we cant use the repeat command (#G ) with the same value which we used in the previous extrude ( Or action) I know we can copy and paste attributes but tha is pain in the head. Do you know any command for that?

@g2m.agent  @mspeer 

[mspeer]

Hi!

Maya does this by default.

However if however you change values AFTER using the command, this will not be included for repeat.

[jayantbhatt07]

Hi in my 1st extrude the value was 0.848 and after that when I hit G command all values are by default set to zero. Which is I dont want.

 

[mspeer]

Hi!

This In-View Editor affects the values of the node in the history AFTER the command was already executed and the node created, it's a different interface than Attribute Editor, but comparable.

You can't reuse node edits for repeat.

[jayantbhatt07]

Ok thank you so much for the info. 🙂

[g2m.agent]

It needs to be improved indeed, based on my experience with Maya, I think this process could take 5 years.

[jayantbhatt07]

haha man then I need to post it on maya idea forum LOL