Maya: Keeping object name when combining

pr1970

Hi All

Anyone know if its possible to combine poly objects in Maya (2013) but keep the original objects naming, instead of replacing it with a new one. For example and objected called "table1" combined with "legs1" becomes "Polysurface937434343".
Any way of keeping it to say "table1" for example.

Thanks

Denny

You can do it with a script like this one. To give it a spin, select all meshes in order and run the script. The first object will be the name for the final combined mesh.

int $keepHistory = false;

string $selection[] = `ls -sl -l -tr`;
string $shortNames[] = `ls -sl -sn -tr`;
string $parents[] = `listRelatives -p -f $selection[0]`;
string $newObjects[] = `polyUnite -ch $keepHistory -n $shortNames[0] $selection`;

// Parent groups tend to be removed on delete history if they become empty.
// Make sure parent object still exists before reparenting.
if (`objExists $parents[0]`)
   parent $newObjects $parents[0];

pr1970

Thank you Denny. Works a treat. :-)

Denny

You're welcome! May all your scenes become less cluttered from now on.

Axcel

Doesn't exactly work for me in any different way of what i already have.  Maybe my expectations are different.

Can we modify script so in case of combining legs with table (selecting table as last/first) newly created mesh will be:

having name and pivot from last/first selected mesh
not taken away from group in outliner

Thanks guys!

TTools

Take a look at this tool. I think it will do exactly what you're looking for and then some.   Keeps the object name, pivot, translation, rotation, and hierarchy.

 Also comes with like 50 other tools.
AttachMaster
https://youtu.be/O2mK7I1Errw

http://www.thomashamiltonart.com/TTools.html

MrMerr

Denny said:

You can do it with a script like this one. To give it a spin, select all meshes in order and run the script. The first object will be the name for the final combined mesh.

int $keepHistory = false;

string $selection[] = `ls -sl -l -tr`;
string $shortNames[] = `ls -sl -sn -tr`;
string $parents[] = `listRelatives -p -f $selection[0]`;
string $newObjects[] = `polyUnite -ch $keepHistory -n $shortNames[0] $selection`;

// Parent groups tend to be removed on delete history if they become empty.
// Make sure parent object still exists before reparenting.
if (`objExists $parents[0]`)
   parent $newObjects $parents[0];

Thank you! Maya 2024, works almost perfectly, it just adds "1" in the end when i combine object "foot" and my boots for modular character (after combine maya named this object  "foot1" )