blender/release/scripts/batch_name_edit.py

#!BPY

"""
Name: 'Batch Object Name Edit'
Blender: 232
Group: 'Object'
Tooltip: 'Apply the chosen rule to rename all selected objects at once.'
"""

__author__ = "Campbell Barton"
__url__ = ("blender", "elysiun")
__version__ = "1.0"

__bpydoc__ = """\
"Batch Object Name Edit" allows you to change multiple names of Blender
objects at once.  It provides options to define if you want to: replace text
in the current names, truncate their beginnings or endings or prepend / append
strings to them.

Usage:

Select the objects to be renamed and run this script from the Object->Scripts
menu of the 3d View.
"""


# $Id$
#
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Batch Name Edit by Campbell Barton (AKA Ideasman)
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
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#
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# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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# ***** END GPL LICENCE BLOCK *****
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

from Blender import *

def main():
	def new():
		newname = Draw.PupStrInput('Name: ', '', 32)
		if newname == None: return
		Window.WaitCursor(1)
		for ob in Object.GetSelected():
			ob.name = newname
		
	def replace():
		replace = Draw.PupStrInput('Replace: ', '', 32)
		if replace == None: return
		with = Draw.PupStrInput('With: ', '', 32)
		if with == None: return
		Window.WaitCursor(1)
		for ob in Object.GetSelected():
			ob.name = ob.name.replace(replace, with)
			
			# Use pythons replace, its better.
			'''
			if replace in ob.name:
				chIdx = ob.name.index(replace)
				
				# Remove the offending word and replace it with - 'with'
				ob.name = ob.name[ :chIdx] + with + ob.name[chIdx + len(replace):]
			'''
			
	
	def prefix():
		prefix = Draw.PupStrInput('prefix: ', '', 32)
		
		if prefix == None: return
		Window.WaitCursor(1)
		for ob in Object.GetSelected():
			ob.name = prefix + ob.name
	
	
	def suffix():
		suffix = Draw.PupStrInput('Suffix: ', '', 32)
		if suffix == None: return
		Window.WaitCursor(1)
		for ob in Object.GetSelected():
			ob.name = ob.name + suffix
	
	def truncate_start():
		truncate = Draw.PupIntInput('Truncate Start: ', 0, 0, 31)
		if truncate != None:
			Window.WaitCursor(1)
			for ob in Object.GetSelected():
				ob.name = ob.name[truncate: ]
	
	def truncate_end():
		truncate = Draw.PupIntInput('Truncate End: ', 0, 0, 31)
		if truncate == None: return
		Window.WaitCursor(1)
		for ob in Object.GetSelected():
			ob.name = ob.name[ :-truncate]
	
	
	name = "Selected Object Names%t|New Name|Replace Text|Add Prefix|Add Suffix|Truncate Start|Truncate End"
	result = Draw.PupMenu(name)
	
	if result == -1:
		pass
	elif result == 1:
		new()
	elif result == 2:
		replace()
	elif result == 3:
		prefix()
	elif result == 4:
		suffix()
	elif result == 5:
		truncate_start()
	elif result == 6:
		truncate_end()
	
	Window.WaitCursor(0)

main()