Cinema 4D - my Python script - find replace object names

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This page contains code for a Python script I've written for Cinema 4D. To understand how it compiles see Cinema 4D - my Python scripts. There is a simpler version of this renamer code (one which doesn't use regex) in the example at Cinema 4D - Python scripts.

find_replace_object_names.py

find_replace_object_names.py 

# Does a Find/Replace on object names over all selected object
# using Regular Expressions.
 
import c4d
from c4d import gui
import re  # Regular expression

# Unique id numbers for each of the GUI elements
LBL_USAGE = 1000
LBL_INFO1 = 1001
LBL_INFO2 = 1002
GROUP_TEXT = 10000
TXT_FIND = 10001
TXT_REPLACE = 10002
CHK_MATCH_CASE = 10003
GROUP_OPTIONS = 20000
BTN_OK = 20001
BTN_CANCEL = 20002

class OptionsDialog(gui.GeDialog):
  """ Dialog for doing a find replace on object names.
  """
  def CreateLayout(self):
    self.SetTitle('Find and Replace Object Names')
    self.AddMultiLineEditText(LBL_USAGE, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT, inith=40, initw=500,
                              style=c4d.DR_MULTILINE_READONLY)
    self.SetString(LBL_USAGE,
        "USAGE: Does find/replace on selected object names\n"
        "   using regular expression")
    # Find replace strings:
    self.GroupBegin(GROUP_TEXT, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT, 2, 2)
    self.AddStaticText(LBL_INFO1, c4d.BFH_LEFT, name='Find:') 
    self.AddEditText(TXT_FIND, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT)
    self.SetString(TXT_FIND, 'Cap1')
    self.AddStaticText(LBL_INFO2, c4d.BFH_LEFT, name='Replace with:') 
    self.AddEditText(TXT_REPLACE, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT)
    self.SetString(TXT_REPLACE, 'Floor')
    self.GroupEnd()
    self.AddSeparatorH(c4d.BFH_SCALE);
    # Checkbox Option - append to existing string:
    self.AddCheckbox(CHK_MATCH_CASE, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT,
                     initw=1, inith=1, name="match case")
    self.SetBool(CHK_MATCH_CASE, True)   
    self.AddSeparatorH(c4d.BFH_SCALE);
    # Buttons - an Ok and Cancel button:
    self.GroupBegin(GROUP_OPTIONS, c4d.BFH_CENTER, 2, 1)
    self.AddButton(BTN_OK, c4d.BFH_SCALE, name='OK')
    self.AddButton(BTN_CANCEL, c4d.BFH_SCALE, name='Cancel')
    self.GroupEnd()
    self.ok = False
    return True
 
  # React to user's input:
  def Command(self, id, msg):
    if id==BTN_CANCEL:
      self.Close()
    elif id==BTN_OK:
      self.ok = True
      self.option_find = self.GetString(TXT_FIND)
      self.option_replace = self.GetString(TXT_REPLACE)
      self.option_match_case = self.GetBool(CHK_MATCH_CASE)
      self.Close()
    return True
 
def main():
  # Get the selected objects, including children.
  selection = doc.GetActiveObjects(c4d.GETACTIVEOBJECTFLAGS_CHILDREN)
 
  if len(selection) <= 0:
    gui.MessageDialog('Must select objects!')
    return
 
  # Open the options dialogue to let users choose their options.
  dlg = OptionsDialog()
  dlg.Open(c4d.DLG_TYPE_MODAL, defaultw=300, defaulth=50)
  if not dlg.ok:
    return
 
  # Setup regex find pattern:
  pattern = re.compile(dlg.option_find, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
  if (dlg.option_match_case):
    pattern = re.compile(dlg.option_find)
 
  doc.StartUndo()
  num_renamed = 0
  for i in range(0,len(selection)):
    sel = selection[i]
    new_name = pattern.sub(dlg.option_replace, sel.GetName())
    if (sel.GetName() != new_name):
      print ' - ' + sel.GetName() + ' > ' + new_name
      doc.AddUndo(c4d.UNDOTYPE_CHANGE_SMALL, sel)
      sel.SetName(new_name)
      num_renamed += 1
  doc.EndUndo()
  c4d.EventAdd()  # Update C4D to see changes.
  gui.MessageDialog(str(num_renamed) + ' of ' + str(len(selection)) +
                    ' objects renamed')
 
if __name__=='__main__':
  main()


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