Clone, Align and LINK a random object to a selection of helpers

By BradicalBest · 2015-11-19

Description

Hiya !

please let me know if this exists anywhere, and maybe I have overlooked it.

What I need is something like the Clone and align tool, which will take an object and align and link it to a selection of other objects.

The only catch is the tool in max only allows you to link one object.

What I want is to use an array of objects as a source, and link a random one of those to each helper.

basically like this https://davewortley.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/distributing-random-objects…

but to also LINK the objects as well as just copying them.

I feel like this must exists somewhere and maybe I am not entering the right search terms.

any help would be amazing!!

cheers!

Comments (2)

inverted version...

vusta · 2015-11-20

here's the inverted version: now each helper will control only one clone...but of course it means you may get multi-clones

if you want the clones to be copies instead of instances then uncomment/comment appropriate lines provided...

myclones = $Clone*
myhelpers = $Point*
count = myclones.count

for i in myhelpers do
(
--TheClone = copy myclones[random 1 count]
TheClone = instance myclones[random 1 count]

TheClone.transform = i.transform
TheClone.parent = i
)

here's a starting point Bradles...

vusta · 2015-11-20

here try this...pretty basic:

myhelpers = $Point* -- assuming all your helpers name start with "Point"
count = myhelpers.count;
for i in (selection as array) do
(
TheHelper = myhelpers[random 1 count]
i.transform = TheHelper.transform
i.parent = TheHelper
)

oh of course select your objects to be distributed, then execute the script...and also this means one helper can potentially control multiple slaves..