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Vertex Positions in MEL commands
I tried this:
float $VtxPos[] = `polyMoveVertex -q -t $objName.vtx[0]`;
The script doesn't complete and seems to just hang.
I know this because the script should create a cone at the end of the script.
Come to think of it, I'm actually trying to find the centre of a face. My method is to get the three vertices of the face and average them.
Perhaps somebody knows how to do this and save me a job.
I assume objectCenter is for objects only. (I already tried it without sucess).
Thanks.
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float $fVtxPos[] = `xform -q -ws -t ($sObjName + ".vtx[0]")`;
I think this would return all vertex positions associated to a face...
float $fVtxPos[] = `xform -q -ws -t ($sObjName + ".f[0]")`;
there might be an easier way for getting the face center. not sure...
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My $objName is of type string[], so I get the following error message.
// Error: Illegal operation "+" on data of type string[]. //
I assume in your code your objName was of type string.
What is the way around this?
Sorry I am a MEL newbie.
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float $fVtxPos[] = `xform -q -ws -t ($sObjName[0] + ".vtx[0]")`;
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I figured out my mistake the minute before you replied.
Thanks tho. I appreciate your help.
Thanks.
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