def pasteCtlShape(*args):
'''Assigns the control's shape from the ctlShapeClipboard global variable
to the selected controls'''
sel = mc.ls(sl=1, fl=1)
for each in sel:
manager.setShape(each, ctlShapeClipboard)
mc.select(sel)
def _flipCtlShape(crv=None, axis=[-1, -1, -1]):
'''Scales the points of the crv argument by the axis argument. This function is not meant to be
called directly. Look at the flipCtlShape instead.'''
shapes = manager.getShape(crv)
newShapes = []
for shape in shapes:
for i, each in enumerate(shape["points"]):
shape["points"][i] = [
each[0] * axis[0], each[1] * axis[1], each[2] * axis[2]
]
newShapes.append(shape)
manager.setShape(crv, newShapes)
mc.select(crv)
def mirrorCtlShapes(*args):
'''Mirrors the selected control's shape to the other control on the other side'''
sel = mc.ls(sl=1, fl=1)
for ctl in sel:
if ctl[0] not in ["L", "R"]:
continue
search = "R_"
replace = "L_"
if ctl[0] == "L":
search = "L_"
replace = "R_"
shapes = manager.getShape(ctl)
for shape in shapes:
shape.pop("colour")
manager.setShape(ctl.replace(search, replace), shapes)
_flipCtlShape(ctl.replace(search, replace))
mc.select(sel)
def assignControlShape(*args):
'''Assigns args[0] as the shape of the selected curves'''
sel = mc.ls(sl=1, fl=1)
for each in sel:
manager.setShape(each, manager.loadFromLib(args[0]))
mc.select(sel)
