def get_boundingbox_center(object_name):
"""
returns the bounding box center.
:param object_name:
:return:
"""
return transform_utils.Transform(object_name).bbox_center()
def mirror_transforms(object_name=""):
"""
mirror the transform controllers. **Must have corresponding left/ right naming.
:param object_name: <str> the object to get transform values and find the mirror object from.
:return: <bool> True for success. <bool> False for failure.
"""
if not object_name:
object_name = object_utils.get_selected_node(single=True)
mirror_obj_name = ''
if '_l_' in object_name:
mirror_obj_name = object_name.replace('_l_', '_r_')
if '_r_' in object_name:
mirror_obj_name = object_name.replace('_r_', '_l_')
if mirror_obj_name == mirror_obj_name:
return False
p_object = object_utils.get_transform_relatives(object_name,
find_parent=True,
as_strings=True)[0]
p_mirror_object = object_utils.get_transform_relatives(mirror_obj_name,
find_parent=True,
as_strings=True)[0]
p_trm = transform_utils.Transform(p_object)
matrix = p_trm.world_matrix()
mirror_matrix = p_trm.mirror_matrix(matrix)
cmds.xform(p_mirror_object, m=mirror_matrix, ws=1)
return True
def get_joint_hierarchy_positions(base_joint_name=""):
"""
get hierarchial positions array.
:return: <tuple> positions array.
"""
joint_hierarchy = get_joint_hierarchy(base_joint_name)
positions_array = ()
for jnt_name in joint_hierarchy:
positions_array += transform_utils.Transform(
jnt_name).get_world_translation_list(),
return positions_array
def create_joint_at_transform(transform_name="", name=""):
"""
creates joints at the same position as the transform object.
:param transform_name: <str> the transform name to get values from.
:param name: <str> the name to use when creating joints.
:return: <str> joint name.
"""
if not name:
jnt_name = joint_name(transform_name)
else:
jnt_name = name
tfm = transform_utils.Transform(transform_name)
cmds.joint(name=jnt_name)
cmds.xform(jnt_name, m=tfm.world_matrix(), ws=True)
return jnt_name
def create_control_at_transform(object_name,
name='',
shape_name="cube",
auto_num=True):
"""
creates a controller object at the same space as the transform.
:param object_name: <str> object name to use.
:param name: <str> the name for the new controller object.
:param shape_name: <str> build this shape.
:param auto_num: <int> generate a number associated with the name.
:return: <str> control grp.
"""
tfm = transform_utils.Transform(object_name)
if auto_num:
name = name_utils.get_start_name_with_num(name)
ctrl_data = create_control(shape_name, name=name)
grps = ctrl_data['group_names']
cmds.xform(grps[-1], m=tfm.world_matrix(), ws=1)
return ctrl_data