Clone Part Of Mesh Maxscript Command?

[projectironwill]

Hi, I'm looking for some help writing a script. The goal is to have an user select some polygons/faces on a character's arm or leg, and then run a script that would duplicate the arm or leg over to the other side and weld it back in. The hands and feet can not be duplicated over with the arm or leg, so the user has to select a portion of the arm to be deleted, and the select the same section on the otherside that needs to be mirrored over.

Here is the steps of the current process(task).

1.) Select polygons/faces on the Right Arm, and delete them
2.) Select same polygons/faces on the Left Arm.
3.) Move+Shift key (without moving) to get the Clone Part of Mesh and choose Clone to Object.
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4.) Press H to select Object01 from the Select Objects window.
5.) Press the Mirror button and choose X Axis and No Clone.
6.) Goto the Top-level (subobjectLevel =0), and press Attach.
7.) Select the character.
8.) Goto Vertex Mode (subobjectLevel =1), max select All to select all the vertices
9.) Weld Selected at 0.1 so that the mesh is all one object again.

• I want to start the script on Step 3, but I can't find the MAXScript command to access "Clone Part fo Mesh"

• I can't find the proper MAXScript command for the weld verts option.

[daqba11]

Hi Scott,

these will be under the edit poly or edit mesh commands...

search for the page titled "Meshop Face Methods" in the maxscript help doc for the face clone options. "meshop.cloneFaces" is what you are looking for and in that help doc there isa sample how-to

for welding search for the page titled "Meshop Vertex Methods".
"meshop.weldVerts"

[projectironwill]

QUOTE(DaQba11 @ 12/15/05, 02:38 PM)
Hi Scott,

these will be under the edit poly or edit mesh commands...

search for the page titled "Meshop Face Methods" in the maxscript help doc for the face clone options. "meshop.cloneFaces" is what you are looking for and in that help doc there isa sample how-to

for welding search for the page titled "Meshop Vertex Methods".
"meshop.weldVerts"
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Awesome! You have been a big help. Is there a list of commands in the MAXScript Help Docs, as I'm still new to this, and I am having trouble finding the 'right' topic when I do searches.

I've ordered some books and DVDs but they haven't arrived yet. Be nice to have a complete list broken up into categories.

I've manage to do a few scripts on my own, but then I will run into one or two steps in a workflow that I just can't find the command for.

Anyway, thanks again for your help!