I don't see SIObject.GetUniqueName() in the scripting API.
Matt From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eric Cosky Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:28 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Getting consistent path to property in scene I'm not sure if this is helpful but it sounds like you may be able to do what you need by their unique names (SIObject.GetUniqueName()) instead of the standard full path. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Matt Lind Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:12 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> Subject: Getting consistent path to property in scene I am trying to write an export/importer toolset. One of the tasks is to dump the full path to animated parameters regardless of where they live in the scene so they can be found/modified directly upon importing the data. Example: If an object called "George" has an animated texture projection, the paths (via Parameter.FullName) to it's translation parameters may look something like this: George.polymsh.cls.SampleCluster.Texture_Projection.Texture_Projection_Def.projtrsu George.polymsh.cls.SampleCluster.Texture_Projection.Texture_Projection_Def.projtrsv George.polymsh.cls.SampleCluster.Texture_Projection.Texture_Projection_Def.projtrsw The problem is, if I use those strings with Dictionary.GetObject(), Selection.SetAsText(), or any other method, Softimage throws an error claiming the path is invalid. If I select the texture parameters directly in the explorer, the script log records the following as the paths: George.polymsh.cls.sample.clslist.SampleCluster.Texture_Projection.Texture_Projection_Def.projtrsu George.polymsh.cls.sample.clslist.SampleCluster.Texture_Projection.Texture_Projection_Def.projtrsv George.polymsh.cls.sample.clslist.SampleCluster.Texture_Projection.Texture_Projection_Def.projtrsw Notice the extra 'sample.clslist' inserted in the middle. Using these paths, I can get a reference to the parameters using Dictionary.GetObject(), Selection.SetAsText() and so on. The question is - how can I get those paths without requiring the user to select the parameters in the scene? Matt
