Command ("_SelBadObjects") always returns TRUE

[bfackrell]

When I run the following:

badObjects = rs.Command("_SelBadObjects")

I get TRUE even when no bad objects are selected. Does anybody have any idea why that would happen?

Is there a better way? Is there a way to simply check for selected geometry?

Here is my code:

badObjects = rs.Command("_SelBadObjects")
 
if badObjects:
 
   rs.MessageBox("Bad objects were found!\n"
       "The selected bad objects must be repaired before exporting."
       , 0 | 16, "CheckGeometry: Bad Objects")
else:
   print "...no bad objects were found."

[Steve Baer]

Command just returns True to tell you that it completed successfully. I think the following is probably what you are after

Python Code:

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
 
def getbadobjects():
    rs.UnselectAllObjects()
    rs.Command("_SelBadObjects")
    bad = rs.SelectedObjects()
    rs.UnselectAllObject()
    return bad
 
bad_objects = getbadobjects()
if bad_objects:
    print "got bad objects. count =", len(bad_objects)
else:
    print "no bad objects"

[bfackrell]

Yup! That is exactly what I needed! Thanks Steve.