Cinema 4D - my Python scripts - alphabetically sort objects
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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.
alphabetically_sort_objects.py
alphabetically_sort_objects.py
# Script for alphabetically sorting objects under any parent
# object(s) you select. Note that if you wish to sort the
# top-most objects you should put them under a null object first.
import c4d
from c4d import gui
# Unique id numbers for each of the GUI elements:
LBL_USAGE = 1000
RADIO_GROUP = 10000
RADIO_ALPABETIC = 10001
RADIO_REVERSE_ALPHABETIC = 10002
CHK_FACTOR_NUMBERS = 20003
GROUP_OPTIONS = 30000
BTN_OK = 30001
BTN_CANCEL = 30002
class OptionsDialog(gui.GeDialog):
""" Dialog for reordering objects alphabetically.
"""
def CreateLayout(self):
self.SetTitle('Object Sorter (Albabetical Sorting)')
self.AddMultiLineEditText(LBL_USAGE, c4d.BFV_SCALEFIT, inith=40, initw=500,
style=c4d.DR_MULTILINE_READONLY)
self.SetString(LBL_USAGE, 'USAGE: For all parent objects selected, sorts\n ' +
' all their immediate children alphabetically')
# Radio Button Group - rename parent or children:
self.AddRadioGroup(RADIO_GROUP, c4d.BFH_LEFT, 1, 1)
self.AddChild(RADIO_GROUP, RADIO_ALPABETIC, 'A-Z')
self.AddChild(RADIO_GROUP, RADIO_REVERSE_ALPHABETIC, 'Z-A')
self.SetBool(RADIO_ALPABETIC, True) # Set first radio button on.
self.GroupEnd()
self.AddSeparatorH(c4d.BFH_SCALE);
# Checkbox - factor numbers:
self.AddCheckbox(CHK_FACTOR_NUMBERS, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT,
initw=1, inith=1, name='consider number values (9 before 10)')
self.SetBool(CHK_FACTOR_NUMBERS, 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_reverse_order = self.GetBool(RADIO_REVERSE_ALPHABETIC)
self.option_pad_numbers = self.GetBool(CHK_FACTOR_NUMBERS)
self.Close()
return True
def pad_whole_numbers(haystack, pad_digits):
"""Inputs a string and zero pabds any contigous numbers.
Example:
pad_whole_numbers('Bld 99, Cube 1-88', 4) -> 'Bld 0099, Cube 0001b-0088'
pad_whole_numbers('Bld 100, Cube 90a', 4) -> 'Bld 0100, Cube 0090a'
This can be useful for sorting when you want Bld 99 to be before Bld 1000.
Args:
haystack: String to alter.
pad_digits: Number of digits to pad each number to.
Returns:
Altered string with padded numbers.
"""
return_str = ''
conseq_digits = 0
# Iterate from last char to first, plus 1 extra:
for i in range(len(haystack)-1,-2,-1):
if (i>=0 and haystack[i] >= '0' and haystack[i] <= '9'):
conseq_digits += 1
elif (conseq_digits > 0):
if (pad_digits > conseq_digits):
return_str += '0' * (pad_digits - conseq_digits)
conseq_digits = 0
if (i>=0):
return_str += haystack[i]
if len(return_str) == len(haystack):
return haystack
return return_str[::-1] # Reverse the string.
def main():
# Get the selected objects, without children.
selection = doc.GetActiveObjects(c4d.GETACTIVEOBJECTFLAGS_SELECTIONORDER)
if len(selection) <= 0:
gui.MessageDialog('Please select the parents of objects you wish to sort')
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
doc.StartUndo() # Start undo block.
for i in range(0,len(selection)):
parent = selection[i]
obj = selection[i].GetDown()
olist = [] # List of [name, objects] pairs.
while obj: # Add all the child objects to the list:
name = obj.GetName()
if (dlg.option_pad_numbers):
name = pad_whole_numbers(name, 10)
print(obj.GetName() + ' > ' + name)
olist.append([name,obj]) # Name then object.
obj = obj.GetNext()
olist.sort() # Sort the list by the name.
if not dlg.option_reverse_order:
olist.reverse() # Reverse list (since we insert backwards)
for i,o in enumerate(olist): # For each object in sorted list:
doc.AddUndo(c4d.UNDOTYPE_CHANGE,o[1])
o[1].Remove() # Remove the object.
doc.InsertObject(o[1],parent=parent) # Now insert it under the parent.
doc.EndUndo() # End undo block.
c4d.EventAdd() # Update C4D to see changes.
if __name__=='__main__':
main()
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