Link Composite

[glorybound]

I am working with the dreaded Revit file. How do I break link composites?

[Drachen]

I've worked with linked Revit files once or twice. I think converting them to Editable Mesh will break the link.

[glorybound]

no, not in this case

I've worked with linked Revit files once or twice. I think converting them to Editable Mesh will break the link.

[MoonDoggie]

There's some "CAD Cleanup" scripts around that do this, You'll have to try a few of them. I can't remember which one worked, but I know I found on on Scriptspot bobby. Convertting the objects doesn't work. I've tried. Unparenting makes them scatter like crazy. Check scriptspot and let me know which worked.

[paolo242]

http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/cad-cleaner
or
http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/cleaner

[glorybound]

I tried those earlier and they toss things in all kinds of directions.

http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/cad-cleaner
or
http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/cleaner

[glorybound]

They are both the same, correct?

[Neilg]

no, the second one is a more general cleaner and might be more useful. i use it all the time. shouldnt move anything.

[glorybound]

I use the second one all the time, but the first one seems to be the same, or at least I'm not seeing it after I install it.

[hoppergrass]

do you need to keep the Link? If not export out a .obj then re-import it to a clean file.
A bit clunky I know

[DanielBrew]

It might be because the imported objects have instanced controllers. Try this:

(
	clearListener()
	
	mapped fn unlink obj =
	(
		if isKindOf obj.parent LinkComposite do
		(
			obj.transform.controller = copy obj.transform.controller
			obj.parent = undefined
		)
	)
	
	unlink (getCurrentSelection())
)

p.s. You need to select all the objects you want to unlink before running the script.

[MoonDoggie]

Bobby, I didn't know if you had this fixed, but I found an old script I used to do this back in the day:

Run it, it'll be under "ColinScripts" see if that works for you.


It acts on your current selection, so Ctrl+a to select all your scene to fix linkcomposites.

macroScript DWG_cleanup
Category: "ColinScripts"
Tooltip: "Clean DWG import-ColinEdit"
Icon:#("Particles",1)
/*
by Jon Seagull, 2005
scripts@jonseagull.com
uses some code from a macroscript called transform_unique by Yves Adam


Acts on current selection, and:


Removes bylayer wirecolors
Removes any white wirecolors (changes to layer color, or to orange if layer is also white)
Removes Block/Style Parents
Condenses selection to a single new layer
*/
(
	
--collect objects
--objs = for i in selection where ((try(i.wirecolor)catch(undefined))!= undefined) collect i
-- Colin's Edit
max create mode
disableSceneRedraw()
objs = for i in selection where ((isProperty i #wirecolor) != false) collect i


--make new layer
theLayer = Layermanager.newlayer()


st = timestamp()
for i in objs do
(
	--transform unique
	i.transform.controller = prs()
	--unlink block children
	if classof i.parent == LinkComposite do i.parent = undefined
	
	
	--remove bylayer wirecolors
	i.colorbylayer = false
	i.wirecolor = if i.layer.wirecolor != white then i.layer.wirecolor \
					else if i.wirecolor != white then i.wirecolor \
					else orange
				
	--assign to new layer
	theLayer.addnode i
)
--delete blocks
for i in objs where (classof i == LinkComposite) do delete i
format "% ms\n" (timestamp()-st)
max hide selection
enableSceneRedraw()
)

[glorybound]

I'll try, thanks!

[glorybound]

I get an error:

--Runtime error: Cannot set matrix3 property: controller

[MoonDoggie]

change the line:

i.transform.controller = prs()


to

try(i.transform.controller = prs()) catch()