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Volume selection ?

Volume selection ?

2004-06-17       - By Graham D Clark

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Hi Harry,
if for a global bbox its fairly straightforward,
test if the other objects translation xyz are between the min and max
xyz values of a box using "GetBBox"
For a bbox not oriented to global axis it's a bit trickier.
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2nd hand TD

-- --Original Message-- --
From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf
Of Harry Bardak
Sent: June 17, 2004 8:58 AM
To: XSI@(protected)
Subject: [scripting] Volume selection ?


hi everyone.

Well i would like to script something like this :
When i select a box, every object in this box is select.

So in other word how can i detect if an object is inside another one.
Wich way should i follow to do that ?

thanks by advance.

harry.


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<DIV><SPAN class=010113111-17062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Harry,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=010113111-17062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>if
for
a global bbox its fairly straightforward,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=010113111-17062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>test
if the other objects translation xyz are between the min and max xyz values of
a
box using <SPAN class=010113111-17062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>"GetBBox" </FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=010113111-17062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>For a
bbox not oriented to global axis it's a bit trickier.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"><A
href="http://www.grahamdclark.com/">http://www.grahamdclark.com</A></FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">2nd hand TD</FONT> </DIV>
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 <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
 face=Tahoma size=2>-- --Original Message-- --<BR><B>From:</B>
 owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] <B>On Behalf Of
 </B>Harry Bardak<BR><B>Sent:</B> June 17, 2004 8:58 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
 XSI@(protected)<BR><B>Subject:</B> [scripting] Volume selection ?
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 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hi everyone.</FONT></DIV>
 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well i would like to script something like this
:
 </FONT></DIV>
 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When i select a box, every object in this box is
 select. </FONT></DIV>
 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So in other word how can i detect if an object
is
 inside another one. <BR>Wich way should i follow to do that ? </FONT></DIV>
 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks by advance. </FONT></DIV>
 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
 <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>harry.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>