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[Schreib]

Well, kind of straight-forward. This script duplicates a model which you have created in Game Maker and returns it's new index.

PRE

/*
**  Usage:
**      newmodel = d3d_model_duplicate(oldmodel);
**
**  Arguments:
**      oldmodel      the model you wish to duplicate
**
**  Returns:
**      the index of the duplicated model
**
**  GMLscripts.com
*/
{
    var oldmodel, nindex;
    oldmodel = argument0;
    d3d_model_save(oldmodel,temp_directory+"\ju830ASD83889.mod");
    nindex = d3d_model_create();
    d3d_model_load(nindex,temp_directory+"\ju830ASD83889.mod");
    file_delete(temp_directory+"\ju830ASD83889.mod");
    return nindex;
}

Note that the temporary filename was assigned by frequently banging my head against the keyboard...

Edited by Schreib, 20 August 2007 - 12:56 PM.

[Fede-lasse]

Why not:

/*
**  Usage:
**      newmodel = d3d_model_duplicate(oldmodel);
**
**  Arguments:
**      oldmodel      the model you wish to duplicate
**
**  Returns:
**      the index of the duplicated model
**
**  GMLscripts.com
*/
{
    var oldmodel, nindex, modelid, modelext;
    oldmodel = argument0;
    modelid = ""
    modelext = choose(".d3d",".mod")
    repeat(floor(random(10))+1) { modelid+=choose(string_char_at("QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM",floor(random(string_length("QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM")))),string(floor(random(11)))) }
    if file_exists(temp_directory+"\"+modelid+modelext) { do { modelid+=choose(string_char_at("QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM",floor(random(string_length("QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM")))),string(floor(random(11)))) } until !file_exists(temp_directory+"\"+modelid+modelext) }
    d3d_model_save(oldmodel,temp_directory+"\"+modelid+modelext);
    nindex = d3d_model_create();
    d3d_model_load(nindex,temp_directory+"\"+modelid+modelext);
    file_delete(temp_directory+"\"+modelid+modelext);
    return nindex;
}

It doesn't overwrite previous models if the function is called twice at the same time by generating a completely random model name.
Hope it helps

Btw, I haven't tested this yet, but it should work.

- Fede-lasse

[Schreib]

I'm quite sure most users don't have something called ju830ASD83889.dat or ju830ASD83889.mod in their game directory . The file is deleted before the script proceedes, so there is no risk that if you are copying two models at a time the other one will be overwritten. I weigh the positive parts with my script (quite fast) over the negative parts (no unique name taken into consideration).

I appretiate your will to improve though.

Edited by Schreib, 02 March 2008 - 08:01 PM.

[Fede-lasse]

Lol, now when I think, "my" script is completely useless.
I guess that was just a waste of my time

no unique name taken into consideration

Stop saying such a thing; everyone knows that you're talking about me anyway

- Fede-lasse

[japjap]

Can you make a sample for beginners to this?