Deleting Batch Iterations

ssweik · November 10, 2020, 4:14pm

Where does one go to delete any/all instances of an iteration. Last night, I deleted several iterations from the Iterations folder in the selected Batch group. After looking in the library, they are still there. Seems I’m missing a crucial step here.

chrislovesflame · November 10, 2020, 10:31pm

You’re doing it correctly, there’s no other way than manually deleting them.
Maybe you only did it in a Batch group in your Desktop and forgot to save and replace it in the library?

Peter · November 11, 2020, 2:39am

Another option might be python? (I haven’t used it yet)

github.com

Autodesk/flame-family/blob/master/custom-actions/media-panel/clean_batch_iterations.py

"""Delete all iterations other than the current one in a Batch Group."""

def get_media_panel_custom_ui_actions():
    """Return custom actions to execute on Media Panel objects."""

    def scope_desktop(selection):
        """Scope the custom action to the Desktop."""
        import flame
        for item in selection:
            if isinstance(item, flame.PyDesktop):
                return True
        return False

    def scope_batch_group(selection):
        """Scope the custom action to the Batch Groups."""
        import flame
        for item in selection:
            if isinstance(item, flame.PyBatch):
                return True
        return False

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andymilkis · November 11, 2020, 3:48pm

Yes. There’s a sample python script that ships with flame that will delete all but the latest iteration. You can find it in /opt/Autodesk//python_examples. It’s the file called “clean_batch_iterations.py”. Just put it in the /opt/Autodesk/shared/python folder and rescan your python hooks (cntrl-shft-P-H) or relaunch the software. It should be available if you rt-click on a batch group.