// selectPartial.mel
// version 1.2
// author: volker heisterberg (volk@renderwahnsinn.de)
// This script is usefull if you got a lot of objects and want to select every e.g. second object only
// Usage: select all objects, run selectPartial (<number of steps> <offset>). e.g. selectPartial 3 2; 
// Version History:
// 1.1 	(14.05.05)	Fixed component selection when many are selected
// 1.2  (29.05.05)	Prevented the user from entering 0 for the step size

global proc selectPartial(int $step, int $offset)
{
	string $selection[] = `ls -sl -fl`;
	int $selectionCount = size($selection);
	if ($step<1) error "Step has to be at least 1 !!!";
	int $i=$offset;
	select -cl;
	while($i<$selectionCount)
	{
	 	select -add $selection[$i];
	 	print ("added " + $selection[$i] + "\n");
	 	$i = $i + $step;
	}
		
}