Hi,

I have a simple doubt. I load dynamically objects to a scene and each object has the following structure:

<MTSScene Version="330">
	<MTSInstance Name="ParentNameX">
		<MTSInstance Name="Child_01" />
		<MTSInstance Name="Child_02" />
		<MTSInstance Name="Child_03" />
	</MTSInstance>
</MTSScene>

The ParentName is different for each object I load but the child names are always the same.

As I know the ParentName I would like to be able to access a specific node like:

ParentName1.Child_01.Property

I generally use SetProperty to set a property, the problem is that when I try:

  		vmp.SetProperty('MTSInstance.Child_01', 'rot_', rotatey180, 'mts_pnt3d');

It sets the property to ALL Child_01 nodes, and I would like to set for example just the property of the ParentName1.Child_01.

Is it possible? How can I do it using vmp.SetProperty?

I tryed the following code but it doesn't work.

  		vmp.SetProperty('ParentName1.Child_01', 'rot_', rotatey180, 'mts_pnt3d');

Thanks,
Marcelo Muniz

There’s no method that I know that would do this. We’ve always set a standard procedure here to use unique names across all instances, geometries, and materials (if needed). I know there should be a way to do this now with the latest DOM, but I haven’t had the time to mess around with it

Ok. But this doesn't solve my problem. I work with thousand models and there is no way I can ensure different names for instance, geometry and materials.

Maybe this could be a nice feature for a future version.

It should be possible to access the DOM by the child’s number. Check out the DOM information in the release notes for the 3.0.15.x release http://developer.viewpoint.com/dc/docs/release_notes/vmp_win_3015_relnotes.pdf

There are not many examples around using the more sophisticated DOM but I’ll see if I can turn one up. If you get what you need form the document maybe you can share yours?

~B