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Synopsis

renderThumbnailUpdate [-forceUpdate string] boolean

renderThumbnailUpdate is undoable, queryable, and NOT editable.

Toggle the updating of object thumbnails. These are visible in tools like the Attribute Editor and Hypershade. All thumbnails everywhere will not update to reflect changes to the object until this command is used to toggle to true unless a specific thumbnail is forced to render using the -forceUpdate flag.

Return value

None

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags

forceUpdate
Long name (short name) Argument types Properties
-forceUpdate(-fu) string create
Force the thumbnail to update.
Flag can appear in Create mode of command Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command Flag can be used more than once in a command.

MEL examples

// Turns on thumbnail updates.
renderThumbnailUpdate true;

// Turns off thumbnail updates.
renderThumbnailUpdate false;

// Force update of a thumbnail
renderThumbnailUpdate -fu "lambert1"