Random Groups

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This simple rhinoscript, developed to randomize sets of objects for material application in rendering, allows the user to select a set of objects and place them into a user-specified number of groups.

Rhino Script

Option Explicit 
'Script written by <David Mans> 
'Script copyrighted by <NeoArchaic.net> 
'Script version Sunday, August 22, 2010 12:09:23 AM 
Call Main() 
Sub Main() 
	Dim arrObjects, counts 
	arrObjects = Rhino.GetObjects("Select Objects",,, True)  
	If isNull(arrObjects) Then Exit Sub 
	counts = Rhino.GetInteger("Number of Sets") 
	If isNull(counts) Then Exit Sub 
	Dim i, j 
	Call Rhino.EnableRedraw(False) 
	For i = 0 To counts - 1 Step 1 
		Call Rhino.AddGroup("Group_" &amp; i) 
	Next 
	For i = 0 To uBound(arrObjects) Step 1 
		j = CInt(rnd() * (counts - 1)) 
		Call Rhino.AddObjectToGroup(arrObjects(i), CStr("Group_" &amp; j)) 
	Next 
	Call Rhino.EnableRedraw(True) 
End Sub