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i have created 500 point helpers with animation created by pflow.

When I clone and mirror the animation the mirror isn’t true.

Is there a script way to copy each of the objects and then invert
in this case the pos.z???? (flip top to bottom)

Thanks


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Simply copy them and multiply their pos Y axis by -1

see this forum:
http://www.scriptspot.com/forums.../how-to-store-object-keys

Author: Anubis
Replied: 07 September 2010 07:02 AM  
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This script, when working with 500 objects will
only invert frame #0.

That’s all it would do.


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Are you sure? I not see any reason the script to not work for you.
It multiply each key value on each object position [axis] controller.keys

function flipPositionKeys axis =
(
    userSel = getCurrentSelection ()
    for obj in userSel do
    (
        userKeys = obj.position.controller[axis].controller.keys
        if userKeys.count > 0 do
            for k in userKeys do k.value *= -1
    )
)

flipPositionKeys 2 -- 2 = Y axis
Author: Anubis
Replied: 07 September 2010 09:49 AM  
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Looking briefly at it, it should work for all keys (at all frames) for the specified controller.

userKeys = obj.position.controller[n].controller.keys

Creates essentially an array of all the keys for the specified axis which you can then loop through and do what you will to each key.

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Replied: 07 September 2010 09:51 AM  
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works here at home with your mini-script but the linked script on that webpage
didn’t work.  Worked really quick here at home on my 11 days left-max 2011 demo!


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Mark Pigott 07 September 2010 06:52 PM

works here at home with your mini-script but the linked script on that webpage
didn’t work.  Worked really quick here at home on my 11 days left-max 2011 demo!

And I could finish this R&D with the script thanks!

http://vimeo.com/14783493


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