SetTransientReferencePlane

Creates a transient reference plane based on the selection, and makes it the active reference plane. Transient reference planes are stored in the Transform reference plane.

Scripting Syntax

SetTransientReferencePlane( [InputObjs] );

Parameters

Parameter Type Description

InputObjs String List of objects.
Default Value: Current selection.

Examples

Parameter	Type	Description
InputObjs	String	List of objects. Default Value: Current selection.

VBScript Example

'

'	This example shows how to set the transient reference plane: refplanes.transform

'

NewScene

CreatePrim "Grid", "MeshSurface"

Rotate , 45, 0, 0, siAbsolute, siParent, siObj, siX

CreatePrim "Sphere", "MeshSurface"

SelectObj "grid", , True

'Set transient reference plane

SetTransientReferencePlane "grid"

' Make sure that plane  mode is selected (alt+6) in the SRT panel section.

SelectObj "sphere", , True

SetUserPref "3D_TRANSFO_REFERENTIAL_CHANGED", 7

' Interactively translate the sphere it will move parallel 

'to the plane defined by the grid.

'NOTE: Please make sure that plane reference mode in MCP is ON

'when moving the sphere... Sometimes it snaps back to view mode.

SetTransientReferencePlane

Introduced

Description

Scripting Syntax

Parameters

Examples

VBScript Example