New to MAXScript and am having a hard time determining the syntax for how to get values out of an object depending upon what controller(s) are on it.

For example, create a box - and I can get its Z rotation like this:
$Box001.rotation.controller.Z_Rotation

But put an orientation constraint on it, and through trial and error I can’t figure out how to now get the rotation values from that object?

In MAXScript Listener window I’m fumbling around like this:

$Box001.rotation.controller
Controller:Orientation_Constraint
$Box001.rotation.controller.Z_Rotation
-- Unknown property: “z_rotation” in Controller:Orientation_Constraint
$Box001.rotation.controller.Z
-- Unknown property: “z” in Controller:Orientation_Constraint
$Box001.rotation.controller.orientation_constraint
-- Unknown property: “Orientation_Constraint” in Controller:Orientation_Constraint
$Box001.transform.controller.rotation.controller
Controller:Orientation_Constraint
$Box001.transform.controller.rotation.controller.Z
-- Unknown property: “z” in Controller:Orientation_Constraint
$Box001.transform.controller.rotation.controller.rotation
-- Unknown property: “rotation” in Controller:Orientation_Constraint
$Box001.transform.controller.rotation.controller.orientation_constraint
-- Unknown property: “Orientation_Constraint” in Controller:Orientation_Constraint
$Box001.transform.controller.rotation.controller.orientation_constraint
-- Unknown property: “Orientation_Constraint” in Controller:Orientation_Constraint
$Box001.transform.controller.rotation.controller.orientation_constraint.weight[1]
-- Unknown property: “Orientation_Constraint” in Controller:Orientation_Constraint
$Box001.transform.controller.rotation.controller.Z_Rotation
-- Unknown property: “z_rotation” in Controller:Orientation_Constraint
$Box001.rotation.controller[#x_rotation].controller.value$Box0
-- Unknown property: “controller” in undefined

There has to be an easier way!

BTW - my question isn’t specific to orientation constraint - but more general that how do I find the syntax for any controller or combination of controllers for any value?  The documentation has some properties and some methods, but it doesn’t seem to be documented???

Many thanks!

You can also use

which returns for basic controller

or returns for orientation constraint controller

Hope it will help.

-amarhys

Max 2011, Win7-Pro 64.
NVidia GeForce GTX 460
Core i7 950 3.06Ghz, 24Gb Ram.

Anubis - thanks, but I have no clue what that means or how to use it...???  :)

Amarhys - yes this is helpful, but I’m unclear where to go next.  If I put an orientation controller on an object I get:

getPropNames $Box001.rotation.controller
#(#weight, #relative, #local_world)

So what next?  How do I get the object’s rotation values?  I’m unclear how to go from what getPropNames give me to figure out syntax to get values.