def rotateSelectedOrientsAroundAxis(axis,
degrees=90,
preserveChildren=True,
preserveShapes=True,
syncJointAxes=True):
"""
Rotate the selected nodes around the given axis
If the node is a joint, its jointOrient will be rotated
Args:
axis:
degress:
preserveChildren:
preserveShapes:
syncJointAxes (bool): If True, joints will also have their
translate and scale axes updated to match the new orientation
"""
# if currently on move tool, make sure its object space
if pm.currentCtx() == pm.melGlobals['$gMove']:
pm.manipMoveContext('Move', e=True, mode=0)
rotation = pm.dt.Vector()
rotation[axis] = degrees
nodes = pm.selected()
for node in nodes:
rotateOrientOrTransform(node, rotation, preserveChildren,
preserveShapes, syncJointAxes)
def get_manipulator_orientation():
"""This is a cheat until I find a better way to calculate the plane"""
# Store original manipulator mode setting
orig_mode = pymel.manipMoveContext('Move', query=True, mode=True)
# Set manipulator to 'Component'
pymel.manipMoveContext('Move', edit=True, mode=9)
# Get manipulator Orientation
orientation = pymel.manipMoveContext('Move', query=True, orientAxes=True)
loc = pymel.spaceLocator(name='orientation')
loc.setRotation([
pymel.util.degrees(orientation[0]),
pymel.util.degrees(orientation[1]),
pymel.util.degrees(orientation[2])
])
# loc_b = pymel.spaceLocator(name='normal')
# loc_b.setTranslation(loc.getMatrix()[0][0:3])
values = loc.getMatrix()[0][0:3]
pymel.delete(loc)
return OpenMaya.MVector(values[0], values[1], values[2])
def cycleMoveMode():
"""Cycle movement modes of the Move Tool (Object, Local, World)"""
mode = pm.manipMoveContext( 'Move', query=True, mode=True )
newMode = (mode+1)%3
pm.manipMoveContext( 'Move', edit=True, mode=newMode )
mel.MoveTool()
print "// Move Tool: %s //" % ("Object", "Local", "World")[newMode]
def loc_edgeLoop():
sel = pm.ls(sl=True,fl=True)
index=1
for obj in sel:
transform = obj
if isinstance(obj,pm.MeshEdge):
transform = obj.node().getParent()
pm.polySelect(transform,elb=obj.indices()[0])
edgeLoop=pm.ls(sl=True)
pm.language.melGlobals.initVar( 'string', 'gMove' )
pm.setToolTo(pm.language.melGlobals['gMove'])
moveManip = pm.manipMoveContext('Move', q=True,p=True)
grpName = transform+'_ELP_LOC_GRP'
if pm.objExists(grpName):
elp_grp=pm.PyNode(grpName)
print 'addingIndex'
index+=1
else:
print 'removing index'
index=1
elp_grp = pm.group(em=True,n=grpName)
locName=transform+'_'+str(index)+'_LOC'
loc = pm.spaceLocator(n=locName)
loc.translate.set(moveManip)
loc.setParent(elp_grp)
pm.select(edgeLoop, r=True)
def setTransformManipulatorMode(mode):
context = pymel.currentCtx()
if context == 'RotateSuperContext':
if mode == 'world': mode = 1
elif mode == 'local': mode = 0
elif mode == 'trueValues': mode = 2
pymel.manipRotateContext('Rotate', edit=True, mode=mode)
elif context == 'moveSuperContext':
if mode == 'world': mode = 2
elif mode == 'local': mode = 0
elif mode == 'trueValues': mode = 1
pymel.manipMoveContext('Move', edit=True, mode=mode)
elif context == 'scaleSuperContext':
if mode == 'world': mode = 0
elif mode == 'local': mode = 0
elif mode == 'trueValues': mode = 0
pymel.manipScaleContext('Scale', edit=True, mode=mode)
def getManipulatorPosition(transform):
"""
Gets position of move manipulator where control is.
Args:
transform (string, PyNode, list, tuple, or set): Name of object(s) to get position from.
Returns:
(list): [x, y, z], World position of object in three coordinates.
"""
pm.select(transform)
pm.setToolTo('Move')
position = pm.manipMoveContext('Move', q=1, p=1)
pm.select(clear=True)
return position
def getPosition(transform):
"""
Gets position of move manipulator where control is.
Args:
transform (string): name of object to get position from.
Returns:
(list): [x, y, z], world position of object in three coordinates.
"""
pm.select(transform)
pm.setToolTo('Move')
pos = pm.manipMoveContext('Move', q=1, p=1)
pm.select(clear=True)
return pos
def placeSine(sineTool, cntrlList):
tempGrp = pm.group(pm.parent(pm.duplicate(cntrlList), w=True))
pm.setToolTo('Move')
pos = pm.manipMoveContext('Move', q=1, p=1)
pm.delete(tempGrp)
pm.select(clear=True)
pm.move(sineTool, pos)
distanceNum = getDistance(cntrlList[0], cntrlList[-1])
sineTool.scale.set([distanceNum, distanceNum, distanceNum])
pm.aimConstraint(cntrlList[-1], sineTool)
pm.delete(pm.listRelatives(sineTool, type='aimConstraint'))
return distanceNum
def cycleManipulatorSpace():
"""
Cycles through the different manipulator spaces. Usually parent, world, and object.
"""
validateSelect()
current_context = pm.currentCtx()
context_title = pm.contextInfo(current_context, t=True)
if 'Move' in context_title:
context_mode = pm.manipMoveContext('Move', q=True, mode=True)
if context_mode == 0:
pm.manipMoveContext('Move', edit=True, mode=context_mode + 1)
pm.displayInfo('In Parent space.')
elif context_mode == 1:
pm.manipMoveContext('Move', edit=True, mode=context_mode + 1)
pm.displayInfo('In World space.')
else:
pm.manipMoveContext('Move', edit=True, mode=0)
pm.displayInfo('In Object space.')
elif 'Rotate' in context_title:
context_mode = pm.manipRotateContext('Rotate', q=True, mode=True)
if context_mode == 0:
pm.manipRotateContext('Rotate', edit=True, mode=context_mode + 1)
pm.displayInfo('In World space.')
elif context_mode == 1:
pm.manipRotateContext('Rotate', edit=True, mode=context_mode + 1)
pm.displayInfo('In Gimbal space.')
else:
pm.manipRotateContext('Rotate', edit=True, mode=0)
pm.displayInfo('In Object space.')
elif 'Scale' in context_title:
context_mode = pm.manipScaleContext('Scale', q=True, mode=True)
if context_mode == 0:
pm.manipScaleContext('Scale', edit=True, mode=context_mode + 1)
pm.displayInfo('In Parent space.')
elif context_mode == 1:
pm.manipScaleContext('Scale', edit=True, mode=context_mode + 1)
pm.displayInfo('In World space.')
else:
pm.manipScaleContext('Scale', edit=True, mode=0)
pm.displayInfo('In Object space.')