Count Selected Objects

[thewolf]

I am pretty new to MEL and I am trying to create a script that will count the number of objects that I have selected in the main window. This is probably a very easy script to put together but for the life of me I am having some difficulty with it. If someone can give me some ideas I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

[joojaa]

theres only selected, maya does not cre where the selection was done! even if you just select in outliner maya still selects them:

at easiest its this:

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print (size(ls -sl));

however most basic users dontrelay thinkof groups as one object. they jut doe4nt think of groups or empty trasforms PERIOD, while in alla ctuality the abobve reflects more on the truuth of things some users woudl prefer the following instead.

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print (size(ls -sl -dag -shapes));

wch one to choose depends on your definition of object! and whats selected

[ewerybody]

the key is simply:

CODE
{
    string $sel[] = ls -sl;
    print ("selected objects: " + size($sel) + "\n");
}

but I already made a HUD display for this:
see selCountTriCount.mel

It creates a Selection and a Triangle Counter in the upper left corner of your view. I didn't upload this yet ... but ... maybe I do soon. If you want to have this at every startup add the script to your "...USER\My Files\Maya\7.0\scripts"-folder and place a "source selCountTriCount.mel;" in the userSetup.mel in there too.

[thewolf]

Thats excellent, it really helps.
I am trying to create a script that once the objects are selected it will create another object,
for example
if there are more than 50 objects selected it will calculate that and make a sphere
if there are between 25 and 50 selected it will make a cube
if there are 10 - 24 selected it will make a cone
and under 10 will make a torus.
I know that it will take a couple if statements, from what you have given me, so now its time to experiment with the possible solutions and see where it goes from here. I appreciate the help you have provided. Thank you!

[ewerybody]

oooooooookay

[thewolf]

Here is the completed working script. Just incase it has any use for anyone else out there.

string $selString[] = ls -sl;
int $num_obj = size($selString);

if ($num_obj > 50) {
sphere;
}//if
if (($num_obj > 25) && ($num_obj <= 50)) {
cone;
}//if
else if (($num_obj > 10) && ($num_obj <= 25)) {
polyCube;
}//if
else {
torus;
}//else;

Thanks for the assistance.

[bflat]

It seems that you created a var that is not absolutely needed for your script.

Instead of :

CODE
string $selString[] = ls -sl;
int $num_obj = size($selString);

you could have wrote :
CODE
int $num_obj = (size(ls -sl));

and save a var.
But this is not really important.
Nice job anyway.