Changing Selected Object's Properties

[phunHunger]

Is it possible to change the currently selected object's properties with thyme?

If it is, hotkeys could be used to change an objects collideSet to 0 or an objects friction to 0 at the press of a button instead of going through the menus every time.

[Someone Else]

I don't think that's possible, but it certainly would be useful.

[mold999]

Ok, let me get this straight :

You want to be able to change the properties of an object with thyme
You want to be able to use a key to do that

Ok, both are possible, if I understand you correctly.

If you want to change the properties with thyme, then open the console, using F11 or tilde(~)
Type the name of some scene.my.* variable. If you don't know what this is, it is basically just a variable in the form "scene.my.variable". It does not need to be called "variable", it can be anything from "pig" to "Switzerland".
Then, type a value. it can be a number (which is known as an "integer", although it can be a decimal), a string (something like, [1, 5]), a boolean (true or false), or (crap, I can't remember the last one!).
So, it should look something like this :

scene.my.pig = 4

Now, go to the script menu of the object you want to alter
Say you want to change density. In the density box of the object, type

{scene.my.pig}

MAKE SURE TO ADD THE CURLY BRACKETS!

Now, this makes the density of the object 4, in this case
Return to the console. now type "keys.bind("chose your letter",{your variable here = whatever your new value is})"

It should look like this :

keys.bind("f",{scene.my.pig = 10})

Now, when you press "f", it changes the density to 10.

I hope this helped!

I hope I didn't forget more then the last name of the value...

On an unrelated note, how does "[*]" and "[/*]" work? I know they make the arrows, but I can't get them to work.

[phunHunger]

I understand what you're saying but I was wondering if there was a preset, global variable for the currently selected/highlighted object as in...

Selected.collideSet = 0

and so forth.

Selected being the object that you have just clicked on and have highlighted.

[electronicboy]

nope, there is no way of adressing a selected object.

Well, none that i've heard of?

[bozbez]

:arrow: Then, type a value. it can be a number (which is known as an "integer", although it can be a decimal), a string (something like, [1, 5]), a boolean (true or false), or (crap, I can't remember the last one!).

That sentence generally failed
I rewrite it for ya:
Then, type a value. It can be a number of two sorts; an integer (45), or a float (45.57), it could be an array ([2,4,6,4]), it could be a string ("blablabla"), a Boolean (true), or a function ({sim.time < 10 ? 56 : 69}).

An improvement, I think, although it could be clearer :/ .

[Someone Else]

I think the proper syntax would be this:

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scene.selected.collideSet = 4
keys.bind("f", scene.selected.collideSet = 4)

Also, the [/*] is a lie. Just use [*] and it will work. But only in [list ]here.[/list] And remove the space in the {list}. I just added that so it wouldn't turn into

this.

[bozbez]

or scene.focus...

[Someone Else]

Or that. It doesn't much matter to me. Just depends on what Emil thinks...
But I do think that scene.something is the right scope.