v3.5

Pops up a transient scene explorer for picking objects. The picked objects are returned in a collection.

oReturn = OpenTransientExplorer( [InitObjects], [Filter], [ExpandLevel], [Sort], [MultiSelect] );

XSICollection

The return value of a collection of objects selected. This collection is empty if nothing was picked.

Parameter	Type	Description
InitObjects	Variant	List of objects to display in transient scene explorer. Default Value: Current Selection
Filter	siTransientExplorerFilter	Scene explorer filters. Default Value: siSEFilterAllNodes
ExpandLevel	Long	Number of levels to auto-expand initial selection. Default Value: 0
Sort	Boolean	Sort the entries in alphabetical order. Default Value: False
MultiSelect	Boolean	Allows multiple objects to be selected. Default Value: False

JScript Example

// Create hiearchy

var a = GetPrim( "Null", "a" );

var b = GetPrim( "Null","b", a );

var c = GetPrim( "Null","c", b );

// Display the transient explorer

var pickedobjects = OpenTransientExplorer( a, null, 3, true, false );

Application.LogMessage( "you picked " + pickedobjects );

// A message appears in the history pane naming the item you clicked in the explorer.

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