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//
//  Procedure Name:
//  MASHbakeToParticles
//
//  Description;
//  Force nParticles to exist at MASH point locations. This is scripted, and slow.
//
global proc MASHbakeToParticles()
{

    string $sel[] = `ls -sl`;

    if (size($sel) > 0) {
        string $id = `nodeType $sel[0]`;
        if ($id == "MASH_Waiter") {

            vector $positions[] = `getAttr ($sel[0]+".positions")`;

            string $pcmd = "nParticle ";

            for ($item in $positions)
            $pcmd += ("-p " + $item + " ");
            string $particleShape[] = `eval($pcmd)`;
            string $dynCommand = "vector $positions[] = `getAttr "+$sel[0]+".positions`;\n\nint $id = particleId;\nvector $current = $positions[$id];\nposition = << ($current.x), ($current.y), ($current.z) >>;";
            dynExpression -s $dynCommand -rbd $particleShape[1];

        }
        else {
            MASHinViewMessage((getPluginResource("MASH", "kPleaseSelectAWaiter")), "Warning");
        }

    }
    else
    {
        MASHinViewMessage((getPluginResource("MASH", "kPleaseSelectAWaiter")), "Warning");
    }


}