OpenTransientExplorer

Description

Pops up a transient scene explorer for picking objects. The picked objects are returned in a collection.

Scripting Syntax

OpenTransientExplorer( [InitObjects], [Filter], [ExpandLevel], [Sort], [MultiSelect] )

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

InitObjects

Variant

List of objects to display in transient scene explorer.

Default Value: Current Selection

Filter

siTransientExplorerFilter

Scene explorer filters.

Default Value: siSEFilterAllNodes

ExpandLevel

Long

Number of levels to auto-expand initial selection.

Default Value: 0

Sort

Boolean

Sort the entries in alphabetical order.

Default Value: False

MultiSelect

Boolean

Allows multiple objects to be selected.

Default Value: False

Return Value

XSICollection

The return value of a collection of objects selected. This collection is empty if nothing was picked.

Examples

JScript Example

// Create hiearchy
var a = GetPrim( "Null", "a" );
var b = GetPrim( "Null","b", a );
var c = GetPrim( "Null","c", b );

// Display the transient explorer
var pickedobjects = OpenTransientExplorer( a, null, 3, true, false );
Application.LogMessage( "you picked " + pickedobjects );

// A message appears in the history pane naming the item you clicked in the explorer.

See Also

OpenView

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