SelectAllUsingFilter

Introduced

1.0

Description

Selects all elements using a selection filter.

Scripting Syntax

SelectAllUsingFilter( [SelFilter], [CheckComponentVisibility], [AffectSelectionList], [CheckObjectSelectability] )

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

SelFilter

FilterConstant

Selection filter to use.

Default Value: Current selection filter

CheckComponentVisibility

siComponentVisibilityMode

weither or not the command should apply to visible components only

Default Value: siIgnoreComponentVisibility

Possible Values:

• siIgnoreComponentVisibility: The command will ignore component visibility

• siCheckComponentVisibility: The command will apply to visible components only

AffectSelectionList

Boolean

True to select objects, False to return a list of objects.

Default Value: True

CheckObjectSelectability

Boolean

Specifies whether to select objects that marked as unselectable.

Default Value: False

Possible Values:

• False: Select objects even if they are marked as unselectable.

• True: Do not select objects if they are marked as unselectable.

Return Value

If SelectFlag is False, returns XSICollection containing the objects.

Examples

1. VBScript Example

' Selects all objects. Objects that are already selected remain selected.
SelectAllUsingFilter "object"
' Select all lights. This deselect anything that is not a light.
SelectAllUsingFilter "light"
' Select all points on active objects
SelectAllUsingFilter "Point"

2. VBScript Example

' Create a sphere, hide some polygons, deselect all polygons, select all using filter
' result = only the visible polygons are selected
NewScene
CreatePrim "Sphere", "MeshSurface"
ActivatePolygonSelTool
SelectGeometryComponents "sphere.poly[0-20]"
SITogglePolygonVisibility
DeselectAll
SelectAllUsingFilter, siCheckComponentVisibility

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