Find out object properties

[sbarrett 207]

Hello all, is there an easy way to find out if an object is a 2D or 3D object? I feel like there has to be some sort or properties call but I am not aware of it. I need a way to filter objects in a script by whether they are 2D or 3D, but all I can think to do is filter by object type, and that seems way too involved.

 

Thanks!

[Pat Stanford 1,302]

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2D - 3D Status
Object Setting	Selector	Setting Value	Function
Object Is 3D	650	TRUE or FALSE (read-only)	GetObjectVariableBoolean
Object Is 2D	651	TRUE or FALSE (read-only)	GetObjectVariableBoolean

 

The Vectorscript Appendix is your friend. ;-)

 

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Planar Object Is Screen Object

1160

TRUE or FALSE

ObjectVariableBoolean

This one might help also.

[klinzey 150]

I think I remember trying 650/651 and found it to be unreliable and possibly view dependent. I finally resorted to checking the object type.

[twk 229]

I use all of those above including checking object types..

 

python:

    def is_3Dobj(handle_to_object):

        type3D = [24, 25, 34, 38, 40, 68, 71, 81, 83, 84, 89, 95, 111, 113, 86]

        if vs.GetTypeN(handle_to_object) in type3D:
            return True
        elif vs.GetTypeN(handle_to_object) == 15:
            symtype = vs.GetSymbolType(handle_to_object)
            if symtype != 0:
                return True
            else:
                return False
        else:
            return False

 

[sbarrett 207]

Thanks all!