[MaxScript] store elements into array problems

EspiSensei

Hi everyone!

i'm going to try a script create a dummie into each epoly element, i've try some ways but i dont get to store the Unique elements into Array, i've got to save every elements by face but i dont get to delete duplicated elements, its a array with BitArrays.

I know this question is very noob

Thanks !!

poopipe

can you explain what you're doing in a bit more detail ? - I can't see how you'd end up with any duplicates if you simply store a face selection bit array for each element 

EspiSensei

Sorry Poopipe, here the code:

fn selectElements tObject= (

local totalFaces= polyop.getNumFaces tObject

local allFaceElements = #()

local uniqueElements = #()

for i=1 to totalFaces do ( -- get all Elements

objElement = polyop.getElementsUsingFace tObject #(i) -- return a BitArray by default

append allFaceElements objElement

)

for FaceElement in allFaceElements do( -- search and destroy all duplicated bitArrays

print (FaceElement[1] as string)

if uniqueElements.count > 0 then (

for FaceElement in allFaceElements do(

id = findItem uniqueElements FaceElement

if (id == 0) then (append uniqueElements FaceElement)

)

)

)

selectElements $

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Maybe i'm going for bad way.
how can i do that you say ?

poopipe

I see the problem now  - 

Rather than automatically appending in the first for loop you should check if the current face is present in any of the existing bitarrays in allFaceElements - if it is,  you don't need to bother with it. 

that way you should end up with unique list of bitarrays

EspiSensei

Ok! i got it!
i'll try to do that!

thank so much!

miauu

(&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; function SelectElements obj =<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; local poGetElementsUsingFace = polyop.getElementsUsingFace<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; elementsArr = #()<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; objFacesBA = #{1..(polyop.getNumFaces obj)}<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; while not objFacesBA.isEmpty do<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; faceIdx = (objFacesBA as array)[1]<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; objElementBA = poGetElementsUsingFace obj #(faceIdx)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; append elementsArr objElementBA<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; objFacesBA -= objElementBA<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; )<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; elementsArr<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; )<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; uniqueElementsArr = SelectElements $<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; print uniqueElementsArr<br>)

EspiSensei

Thats better that my way!, you rock miauu!

thank you so much! ^^

miauu

Thank you.
Finally i have found how to post the code as a code.

EspiSensei

jajaja, how does it do that? 

monster

The "Format" button, next to the smiley face, has a code option.