def createAxisContols(name, args):
"""
creates a Control with sub Controls limited to move only in one axis each
"""
ret = {}
X=[]
Y=[]
Z=[]
functArgs = {"axis":"xyz", "size":1}
functArgs = dict(functArgs.items() + args.items())
child=None
xName = String.removeSuffix(name) + "X"
yName = String.removeSuffix(name) + "Y"
zName = String.removeSuffix(name) + "Z"
topGrp = cmds.group(name=(name+"_GRP"),em=True)
ctlGrp = cmds.group(name=(name+"Ctl_GRP"),em=True)
if "x" in functArgs["axis"]:
X = Control.arrowCtl( xName, functArgs )
Attribute.lockHide(X[0], {"all":1, "h":1, "l":1})
Attribute.setColour(X[0], "red")
cmds.setAttr(( X[0] + ".tx"), lock=False, cb = True , k = True )
child = Transform.getShape(X[0])
cmds.rotate(0,-90,0, (child+".cv[0:7]"))
if "y" in functArgs["axis"]:
Y = Control.arrowCtl( yName, functArgs )
Attribute.lockHide(Y[0], {"all":1, "h":1, "l":1})
Attribute.setColour(Y[0], "green")
cmds.setAttr(( Y[0] + ".ty"), lock=False, cb = True , k = True )
child = Transform.getShape(Y[0])
cmds.rotate(90,0,0, (child+".cv[0:7]"))
if "z" in functArgs["axis"]:
Z = Control.arrowCtl( zName, functArgs )
Attribute.lockHide(Z[0], {"all":1, "h":1, "l":1})
Attribute.setColour(Z[0], "blue")
cmds.setAttr(( Z[0] + ".tz"), lock=False, cb = True , k = True )
child = Transform.getShape(Z[0])
cmds.rotate(180,0,0, (child+".cv[0:7]"))
#connect Control to group to negate movement
XNeg = cmds.createNode("multDoubleLinear", n=(name+"X_PMA"))
cmds.setAttr((XNeg + ".input2"), -1)
YNeg = cmds.createNode("multDoubleLinear", n=(name+"Y_PMA"))
cmds.setAttr((YNeg + ".input2"), -1)
ZNeg = cmds.createNode("multDoubleLinear", n=(name+"Z_PMA"))
cmds.setAttr((ZNeg + ".input2"), -1)
cmds.connectAttr((X[0]+".tx"),(XNeg+".input1"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((Y[0]+".ty"),(YNeg+".input1"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((Z[0]+".tz"),(ZNeg+".input1"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((XNeg+".output"),(X[1]+".tx"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((YNeg+".output"),(Y[1]+".ty"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((ZNeg+".output"),(Z[1]+".tz"), f=True)
#connect Control to ctls to top grp
cmds.connectAttr((X[0]+".tx"),(ctlGrp+".tx"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((Y[0]+".ty"),(ctlGrp+".ty"), f=True)
cmds.connectAttr((Z[0]+".tz"),(ctlGrp+".tz"), f=True)
cmds.parent(ctlGrp, topGrp)
if "x" in functArgs["axis"]:
cmds.parent(X[1], ctlGrp)
if "y" in functArgs["axis"]:
cmds.parent(Y[1], ctlGrp)
if "z" in functArgs["axis"]:
cmds.parent(Z[1], ctlGrp)
ret["xctl"] = X
ret["yctl"] = Y
ret["zctl"] = Z
ret["grp"] = [topGrp, ctlGrp]
return ret
