I’m trying to make a script snap and align a point helper to the vertices of an arbitrary quad. my problem is that the winding order of the quad is inconsistent when using polyop.getvertsusingface. Is this because I’m not recognizing the pattern, or is this something that I need to find a work around for. I was thinking of trying to reorder the vertices based on their uv space, but before I jump into sorting algorithms I hoped to get some input on perhaps better solutions. feel free to point out any coding faux pas , I just started learning maxscript 3 days ago.

--sets the location quad varibles
moveToObj = $
newdir = polyop.getfacenormal $ ((polyop.getfaceselection $) as array)[1]
corners = (polyop.getvertsusingface $ ((polyop.getfaceselection $)as array)[1]) as array

--corner points. I created the linked xform beforehand
points = $ as array

for i = 1 to points.count do
(
points.pos = polyop.getvert movetoobj corners
points.dir = newdir
)

I attached a .jpg to show what I’m talking about. the left window is usually what ends up happening, the right is if I spend 5 minutes messing with the point helper array selection order (trial and error)

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