Get name from current CAT Animation Layer via MaxScript to parse it for exporting an animation

By pixhellmann · 2012-07-24

Description

Hi there,

I try to parse the Name of my CAT Animation Layer to set the timeline and name for a fbx export to unity.

my CAT Layer name is: "0_24-Walk"
i want to set the timeline for export to the numbers and take "Walk" as part of the fbx filename.

with 'CATParent.SelectedLayer' I can get the number of the current selected CAT Animation Layer.. for example "2" if i have the second layer selected..

but I need the name of the layer to parse it..
the script help says something like:
The CAT Layer interface is an Interface: LayerInfoFPInterface
and this has a property .LayerName
I think that is what I need but I don't know how to use it..

how do I get the name of my current selected CAT Layer?
can anyone help me or did this before?

Thank you for the hints and help!

Comments (1)

pixhellmann · 2012-07-25

if anybody has the same problem:

cur_chr = the selected CATParent Object

pickedCATLayer = cur_chr.SelectedLayer;
pickedLayerName = cur_chr.layers.controller[pickedCATLayer].name;

and with filterString you can separate the layername:

exportStrings = filterString pickedLayerName "_-"

so "0-24_Walk" will be splitted in #("0","24","Walk")
and you can use this to set the export parameters.

thanks Gregor Weiß and David Shelton for mailsupport :)