A "Make mulitlpe children" script

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Dunno if anyone has made this before, but here it is.
You select the objects you want to parent, then pops up with a window so you can choose the parent from a list (for the clumsy people, you know who you are :P) the last chosen is handily at the top.
It doesn’t clear the relationships first though, so any parenting loops will bring up a blender error.


#!BPY
""" Registration info for Blender menus: 
Name: 'Make multiple children'
Blender: 234
Group: 'Object'
Tip: 'parent multiple objects at once'
"""
__author__ = "zenoscope"
__url__ = ("blender", "elysiun")
__version__ = "0.2"

# revision hist
# 0.01 - parent multiple kids
# 0.02 made this script so that you can choose from a list of
# objects to parent the others to?

import Blender
from Blender import Object, Draw,BGL

def make_list(oblist):	
	
	counter = 0
	list=list="Choose the parent%t"

	for ob in oblist:
		list = list + "|" + ob.name + "%x" + str(counter)
		counter = counter + 1
	
	ChangeThis=Draw.PupMenu(list,20)
	newParent=oblist.pop(ChangeThis)
	newParent.makeParent(oblist, 0, 0)

def parentSelected():
	global message
	oblist=Object.GetSelected()
	listLength=len(oblist)

	if listLength > 1:	
		make_list(oblist)
	#else:
		# Draw.PupMenu("You need to select stuff",1)

def event(evt, val):    # the function to handle input events
	Draw.Redraw(1)

def button_event(evt):  # the function to handle Draw Button events
	if evt == 1:
		parentSelected()	
	elif evt == 2:
		Draw.Exit()

def gui():              # the function to draw the screen
	global message
	BGL.glClearColor(0,0,1,1)
	BGL.glClear(BGL.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT)
	BGL.glColor3f(0,1,0)

	Draw.Button("parent", 1, 10, 120, 80, 20,"append")
	Draw.Button("Quit", 2, 10, 10, 55, 20,"append")


Draw.Register(gui, event, button_event)  # registering the 3 callbacks

I’ve got a script that lets you assign the same texture to multiple objects as well, and might whip one up for changing attribs such as the drawtype, subsurf level, blah blah if i have the time and anyone is interested?

2

Would it be possible to add subsurf or some other modifier to multiple objects this way? I think that would be useful.

3

And voila, you have your own brood of littluns! Perfect for couples with fertility problems!
No, seriously, thanks for this - it’s always a nightmare adding many objects.

4

I don’t see the utility of this script :-?
Why don’t use the CTRL+P ?

5

BeBraw:
it would be possible to do this, i’ll have a go at it and hopefully have some more options added at the end of the week.

Caronte:
This script is for mostly clumsy people, like me, where the parent gets selected somewhere in the middle of a mess of objects and its impossible to ferret it out properly. Though ALT+P does do the same (without the list option)

I’ve got a script to assign a material to multiple ojects as well, I’ll add that and the subsurfs, plus name and axis display as well. Any other suggestions?

6

Select the parent is very easy, even if many objects overlap, because Blender have many select opctions.

i.e1: If you push CTRL before RMB, the selected object is the one with center nearest to mouse cursor.
i.e2: You can use SHIFT+F4 to select with comodity.

You can do that with CTRL+L %|

7

thanks, I diidn’t know about those shortcuts. thanks!