random objects in a list

By titane357 · 2009-12-30

Description

Hello

I have a problem : I know how to make a random action on an objects list,
but I can figure to make an action on all a list randomly :
- I have ten objects (for e.g.)
- I want to rotate each object of the list but in random order (the 2nd, the 8th, ...)

Something like : "for obj in sel in randommanner do"....

Thanks.

Comments (7)

Vapourise · 2011-11-04

Thanks Anubis I was searching for a solution to this problem and you came up with the goods...again!

titane357 · 2009-12-30

You are right Anubis !!! Works great now ! Thanks :-))

Anubis · 2009-12-30

No Superman, hehe... and for the selection - you need to convert it to array, i.e:

intArray = selection as array

titane357 · 2009-12-30

Thanks Anubis (or do I must call you Superman ?)
If I understand well intArray can be declared like this : intArray=selection ?
if so I have a problem : Max don't seems to like "deleteItem intArray rndIndex" , I have an error message : No "deleteItem" function for $selection

Anubis · 2009-12-30

maybe something like this...

intArray -- all collected objects
while intArray.count > 0 do (
    rndIndex = random 1 intArray.count
    obj = intArray[rndIndex] -- get random obj from array
    -- What TO DO with obj - code here...
    deleteItem intArray rndIndex
)

Marco Brunetta · 2009-12-30

Well, suppose you have all the objects on an array. You probably know you can access items on an array using their index number, so all you need is a way of generating a random index number...

I'm sure you can figure it out from that...

titane357 · 2009-12-30

hello Marco,
the thing I can't imagine is to acces randomly to these array indexes but one time for each object :
I was thinking to
- make an array for all the objects
- make a random number of the size of the array
- make an action with this object
- make a new array without this object
- make a new random number of the size of this new array
etc...
bur I don't know how..... :-((