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# 1 08-02-2005 , 03:51 PM

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I have a series of parented objects constrained to a series of other parented objects.

I put together a script that breaks the constraint connections, unparents all of the objects then re-assigns the parent-child relationships (in a new order), then re-establishes the constraints just the way they were before.

The bi-product of this action is a bunch of unused constraints cluttering up the outliner. When I broke the connection of the constrains I assumed that it would be like deleting them but it didn't. The connections were gone but the constrain nodes(?) stuck around.

What I end up doing is, occasionally going into the outliner and performing a little house cleaning. I select the unused constraints and delete them. Each time I run the script again, they start to build up again.

How can I break the constrains so that they are GONE?

By the way, the reason I break the constrains before unparenting is because I discovered that if I unparent objects that have a constraint on them, sometimes they shift position.

Any thoughts?

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# 2 08-02-2005 , 04:28 PM

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By the way, the reason I break the constrains before unparenting is because I discovered that if I unparent objects that have a constraint on them, sometimes they shift position.

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You can stop that by doing using the "preserve position" option when you unparent them.

As far as deleting the constraints you will probably need to write a script that will grab all of the constraints in the scene and then find any unconnected ones and bin them. Shouldn't be too hard try using lictConnections on the constraints.

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# 3 08-02-2005 , 05:06 PM

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Hmmm, preserve position..... If that works for me, I won't have to delete the constrains!! All problems would be solved! Thanks Pure_Morning. I'll take a look at that later.

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