Can't select hidden objects with geometry operator

[Dubbie2]

Title says it all really.

If an object is hidden I don’t seem to be able to use select by name to add it to the geometry operator list.
It lets me select it, but it doesn’t actually appear in the list.

R

[Bobo]

@Dubbie

Title says it all really.

If an object is hidden I don’t seem to be able to use select by name to add it to the geometry operator list.
It lets me select it, but it doesn’t actually appear in the list.

R

This is a bug 50/50 between me and Autodesk.
If you call selectByName showHidden:false in MAXScript and the user checks the “Show Hidden” in the Scene Explorer - based Select By Name dialog, the hidden objects will NOT be selected. This is Autodesk’s bug.
My bug was that I actually set the option to showHidden:false. Passing true would show the hidden objects by default and you could hide them if you don’t want them, but selecting them WILL include them in the selection. I will pass true from now on, you can even edit your file by searching for “selectByName” and changing the showHidden: from false to true if you want to fix it now.

Will be fixed in the next Beta build.

Thanks!