much obliged Brad. Funny how there is still no well integrated renamer in xsi, other than the one on xsinet.
Seems like a no brainer
----- Original Message -----
From: Bradley Gabe <withanar@gmail.com>
Date: Friday, December 7, 2007 12:23 pm
Subject: Find / Replace Addon (From Production Challenge)
To: xsi@Softimage.COM
> Hi XSIers-
>
> brg_Rename is a text editor style Find / Replace utility for XSI scene
> nodes. I basically copied the layout and functionality of
> Edit/Replace in
> Scintilla, except for scene nodes in XSI, rather than blocks of
> text. :-)
>
> Ultimately, it serves the same purpose as Find / Replace in a
> text editor.
> If you use any kind of naming convention with your scenes, it
> works as a
> Selection tool or a name replacement tool.
>
> Here's the PPG layout:
>
> *Find------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------
> *Find what: _____________________
> Match case ................................[ ]
> Find where
>
> - any instance
> - as prefix
> - as suffix
> - in middle
>
> [ Find in Selection ]
> [ Find All ]
> *
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------
> Replace ---------------------------------------------------------
> ----------*
> Replace with: _____________________
> Log report .....................................[ ]
>
> [ Replace in Selection ] [
> Replace All ]
> *
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------
> *
>
>
> I demo'd this tool at the Production Challenge last Siggraph,
> and it's
> available for download (thanks Raff!).
> Just drag and drop the link over XSI to install:
> http://www.xsibase.com/users/brg_Rename.xsiaddon
>