Before I went reinventing this particular wheel I though I'd check to see if somebody had already done it.

I need to randomize the value of a particular dial that is in a bunch of body parts. Basically creating (psudo)random movements. Just changing each instance or the "random" dial to a random number.

Script to set random value on named dial

# Written by PhilC<br></br>
# <a href="http://www.philc.net">http://www.philc.net</a><br></br>
# Use at your own risk

#------------------------<br></br>
# Start user edit

# Set name of dial here. (Use external name)<br></br>
dialName = "twist"

# Random number will be a floating point number between
one and zero.<br></br>
# Multiply this by a factor if higher or lower values are
required.<br></br>
# Note that factor may be negative.<br></br>
factor = 20

# End user edit<br></br>
#------------------------

import poser<br></br>
import random<br></br>
import string

scene = poser.Scene()

# make all lower case<br></br>
dialName = string.lower(dialName)

def main():<br></br>
    fig = scene.CurrentFigure()<br></br>
    if not fig:<br></br>
        print "Please
select a figure."<br></br>
        return<br></br>
    for actor in fig.Actors():<br></br>
        for parm in
actor.Parameters():<br></br>
           
if string.lower(parm.Name()) == dialName:<br></br>
               
dialValue = random.random() * factor<br></br>
               
parm.SetValue(dialValue)<br></br>
               <br></br>
main()<br></br>
scene.DrawAll()<br></br>

Semidieu has the Advanced Figure Randomizer over at RDNA & I think there might be a free one here as well, ockham would be a good person to start your search with.

Then of course PhilC might be persuaded to pop in with the exact thing you're after written in seconds. hehehe :thumbupboth:

Windows 7 64Bit
Poser Pro 2010 SR1

random.random() will generate a random number between 0.000 and 1.000 however there are other ways to generate a random number which you may want to play with.
random.randint(a,b)

This will produce a random integer N such that a <= N <= b.

Just play around with it :)

Hope that helps.

pop :)

See I just knew that wheel had already been invented. Thanks! This will make my life much easier.

Quote - pop :)

:lol:

Windows 7 64Bit
Poser Pro 2010 SR1