// animated duplicates, instances script proc animatedDuplication (int $rangeStart, int $rangeEnd, int $numOfDuplicates, int $duplicateOrInstance) { int $range_start = $rangeStart; int $range_end = $rangeEnd; int $num_of_duplicates = $numOfDuplicates; int $step_size = ($range_end - $range_start) / $num_of_duplicates; int $i = 0; int $temp; currentTime $range_start; // set to range start string $selectedObjects[]; // to store selected objects $selectedObjects = `ls -sl`; // store selected objects select $selectedObjects; while ($i <= $num_of_duplicates) { $temp = $range_start + ($step_size * $i); currentTime ($temp); // seleced the objects to duplicate or instance select $selectedObjects; if($duplicateOrInstance == 0) { duplicate; } else { instance; } $i++; } }