Mouse Select

Submitted by Jon Seagull on Fri, 2006-10-20 20:45
31 votes
Version: 
0.3
Date Updated: 
09/17/2003

This script throws up a menu of the objects under the cursor for selection - similar to right-clicking Photoshop's move tool to select a layer.

-Select a single object by picking from the menu.
-Select multiple objects by holding down the control key while picking.
-Use 'All -' with or without the control key - to add/remove all listed objects from the selection.

This is best bound to a key - as it wouldn't be much use in a quad.

Additional Info: 

Installation: Unzip the file - then run the .mzp file from maxscript/run.

Version Requirement: 
6; 5
Video URL: 
Links
Homepage URL: 
http://www.jonseagull.com
Download URL: 
http://www.jonseagull.com/files/mouseSelect_0_3_installer.zip

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Submitted by obaida on Sat, 2014-09-06 08:50.

Like this

Rhino Selection Method .

http://www.fastswf.com/8D51cFo

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obaida's picture
Submitted by obaida on Sat, 2013-03-23 08:41.

Rhino selection

The selection in rhino is like this :
when you have many object under mouse pointer and (run the script) it will show a menu with all names of this objects and when you move the pointer over any name in this menu it will select this object without clicking (just hovering the pointer , no need to click), and when you find the right object then you can click on its name and the object will be selected .

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Submitted by miauu on Sun, 2011-12-18 16:37.

I'm planning to write s

I'm planning to write s script like this one, but with ability to select almost all max objects. But, I never use Rhino, so I wander... what is the point of placing mouse pointer over a object and then start the script instead of clickin with LMB to select object under mouse?
Can someone explain me in more details.
Thanks!
:)

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Submitted by shopkeeper on Sun, 2011-12-18 16:16.

Are you still planning on

In reply to Sergos' post.

Are you still planning on making the amendments to this script as you have described?

Also, could you please tell me how I can incorporate the chunk of code to select objects by fencePickNode into this script?

Thanks

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Submitted by obaida on Sat, 2011-12-17 08:04.

Hellow Jon

this script is very important (like selection in Rhino) .
but the difference is, in rhino it select the object when mouse just over the name (no need to click on the name to select object).
The Question is : how to make this script act like in rhino ?
thank you ....

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Submitted by Jess Stanton on Mon, 2011-05-09 07:24.

Thanks

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</form>
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Submitted by sergo on Mon, 2011-01-10 12:07.

way to select all kind of objects

Hi John! Firstly thank you for this script.

I found some workaround to select all kind of objects with your script - instead of using InteresectRay try to use fencePickNode with two point array and crossing parameter set to true - this will select all objects under the picked point.

Yes, it selects objects only if you pick on a wireframe since this little "fence" should cross some line of the object, just if you select with Fence selection in wireframe viewport mode.

Also, if you don't mind, I would like to make some modification to your code to have objects selected not by clicking on a menuitems but just hovering over them (if it is possible at all) - the way the Rhino modeler lets you select objects in the viewports.

Here's the chunk of code to select objects by fencePickNode:

pickedPoint = #escape
 
tool pickOnePoint
(
	on mousePoint click_no do
	(
		if click_no == 1 then
			pickedPoint = viewPoint
	)
)

point_1 = [0,0]
point_2 = [0,0]
 
print "pick a point"
pick_result = startTool pickOnePoint numPoints:1
if pick_result != undefined and pick_result != #abort and pick_result != #escape then
(
 
	point_1 = pickedPoint + 2		--this makes little diagonal streak out of picked point
	point_2 = pickedPoint - 2
 
	fencePickNode #(point_1, point_2) crossing:true
)
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Submitted by titane357 on Fri, 2010-02-12 02:08.

Really cool, but a bit slow

Really cool, but a bit slow on big scenes , so bad it is when I use it :-)
Hope we can select one day all object types ! Thanks.

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Submitted by kevnich00 on Thu, 2010-02-11 08:32.

This is great for Rhino3D

This is great for Rhino3D users...same type of selector dialog.

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Submitted by toriacht on Thu, 2009-09-17 00:50.

got to bump this excellent

got to bump this excellent script which makes up for max's appalling selection tool

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