edit a string (path from maya)

[revelationsr]

/grp_base_objects/pSphere1_001_001/pSphere1_001_00Shape1

I get a object from Maya. Here is the path. How do edit it from that to this.

pSphere1_001

I will have a few hundered objects coming in. I need to be able to pull the name out.

I am sure there are really handy tuts out there that will show in detail how to edit strings procedurally. But I cant find them for the life of me.

 

Cheers

 

[Sepu]

Add this python code after you alembic (using the python sop) and it should strip out the "shape" from the abc and it should give you what you need.
 

node = hou.pwd()
geo = node.geometry()

for prim in geo.prims():
    path = prim.attribValue("path")
    newpath = path[:path.rfind("/")]
    prim.setAttribValue("path",newpath)

 

[revelationsr]

Cheers! I will try it when I get into the office in the morning.