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  • ne.____.il
    ne.____.il last edited by Dr. Sassi May 16, 2023, 5:54 AM May 9, 2023, 10:27 PM

    Hello!

    I'm working on a scene that has many objects, all with Cloth tags applied.
    Is it possible to store a selection of these tags so that I can double click on it, allowing me to select the tags as a group again, instead of having to manual select the tags anytime I want to adjust parameters?

    I feel like I saw a tutorial on YouTube covering this very thing recently though, for the life of me, I've not been able to locate it.

    Any/all feedback is welcome and appreciated!

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    • Dr. Sassi
      Dr. Sassi last edited by May 10, 2023, 2:51 AM

      Hi ne.____.il

      Select all the Tags, but also select something else, a Null Object. Tags by themselves are not able to produce a Selection Object.
      Then go to
      Main Menu> Select> Selection Filter> Create Selection Object.

      This produces a new Object in the Object manager. Click on it.
      In the Attribute Manager> Object, you will find a list. Delete that Null object from the list.

      It should now work as you like to.

      Restore Selection, and all parameters are provided from all Cloth Tags.

      Please have a look here:
      https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/#html/6194.html?TocPath=Appendix%257C_____2
      Scroll down to
      Expanded Formula Entry by Multiple Selections, here: x, num, tot

      Enjoy

      Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
      Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
      Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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      • ne.____.il
        ne.____.il last edited by May 10, 2023, 2:22 PM

        Dr. Sassi, as always, thank you.

        I am pleased to report, however, that when I selected only the simulation tags of my cloth objects, a Selection Object was created without the need of a null, or other object!

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        • Dr. Sassi
          Dr. Sassi last edited by May 10, 2023, 5:34 PM

          Hi ne.___.il,

          Great that this is working for you.

          I checked here with 2023.2.1, and it doesn't work, which makes me wonder what the difference is.

          I have set up several objects, put a Cloth Tag on each, and the option to create a Selection object is grayed out.

          I'm curious about when it works and does not since I asked for that option a long time ago.

          Thanks for the feedback.

          Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
          Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
          Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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          • ne.____.il
            ne.____.il last edited by May 10, 2023, 9:35 PM

            That's strange!

            As a point of reference, I'm on a Windows-based machine, also running Cinema 4D 2023 2.1.

            I've attached a screen recording, not sure if it's helpful or not, but thought I'd pass along anyway.
            https://www.dropbox.com/s/ns97wmk8xmpigcj/video1329155506.mp4?dl=0

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            • Dr. Sassi
              Dr. Sassi last edited by May 10, 2023, 10:29 PM

              Very kind of you, ne.___.il

              Thank you for using DropBox.

              Yes, I'm on Mac here, and the Create Selection Object is not even in the Command Manager.

              I have filed a report.

              My best wishes.

              Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
              Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
              Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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