Maxscript to select every other face / edge in a ring?

gamedev · Oct 2008

Has anyone come across a script like this? I find myself selecting every other face or edge in an edge loop quite often. Looking for something similar to the pattern selection tools in Modo.

Thanks!

MoP · Oct 2008

Pretty sure Polyboost has something like this. Not sure how you'd go about making a script for this, I've never really considered it.

gamedev · Oct 2008

Yea, just can't justify $150 right now for a only a handful of things I'd use. Thanks for the input though!

Carl Brannstrom · Oct 2008

I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for but when you are in Edit poly mode, just select one edge and then just click the "Ring" or "Loop" button in the selection tab.

If you want to do similar with faces, select about every 4th face, then the "Grow" button.

MoP · Oct 2008

Nah, he wants every "other" edge from a ring or loop (like, get the first edge, skip one, get the next one, skip another, get the next, and so on).

Jonathan · Oct 2008

Yeah, were/if Polyboost is an option, it has a "DotLoop" button you can press and it'll work accordingly on objects with an even number of sides (i.e.-18, 20, 22, 24, etc. and not odd numbers).

gamedev · Oct 2008

Yea, I used the Modo 302 trial a ways back and it had a way of recognizing selection patterns. So if you chose, 2 edges on a ring, then skipped 2, then selected 2, it could repeat that all the way around the object for you. Saved a good chunk of selection time.

Guess I'll have to look into making a script on my own. Thanks guys!

Maxscript to select every other face / edge in a ring?

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