Change Value To Negative

[cyberika]

Hi!
How can I change positive value to negative or negative to positive while assign it?
for example:

I have two spheres and I want to gett translate value of sphere1 = 5 5 5 and assign this value to sphere2 but negative -5 -5 -5.
float $onj1[] = xform -q -ro sphere1;
xform -ws -t $obj1[0] $obj1[1] $obj1[2] sphere2;

expression will be :

sphere2.transleteY = sphere1.translateY*(-1);

[gmask]

yup just multiple by negative one and you're set

[cyberika]

Thank you qmask!

What if I want to assign one attribute value instead of 3. For example translateX and YZ no? If I write:

float $onj1[] = xform -q -t sphere1;
xform -ws -t $obj1[0] sphere2;

I get the parsing arguments error.

[joojaa]

xform -ws -t $obj1[0] $obj1[1] $obj1[2] sphere2;

[cyberika]

In this case all 3 values XYZ will be assign. I want assign just one of them, for example X but the Z and Y not.

[joojaa]

then you wont use xform -ws or you would querry the current values and assign them back in unchanged for the remaining 2 values.

It must get the values in triplets, no matter what you want.*

*it is unfruitfull to argue with syntax it works like it works.

[cyberika]

OK.
Thanks a lot !