pymel.core.context.manipRotateContext¶

manipRotateContext(*args, **kwargs)¶

This command can be used to create, edit, or query a rotate manip context.

Flags:

Long Name / Short Name		Argument Types	Properties
activeHandle / ah		int
	Sets the default active handle for the manip. That is, the handle which should be initially active when the tool is activated. Values can be: 0 - X axis handle is active1 - Y axis handle is active2 - Z axis handle is active3 - View rotation handle (outer ring) is active (default)
alignAlong / aa		float, float, float
	Aligns active handle along vector.
centerTrackball / ctb		bool
constrainAlongNormal / xn		bool
	When true, transform constraints are applied along the vertex normal first and only use the closest point when no intersection is found along the normal.
currentActiveHandle / cah		int
	Sets the active handle for the manip. Values can be: 0 - X axis handle is active1 - Y axis handle is active2 - Z axis handle is active3 - View rotation handle (outer ring) is active4 - Arc Ball is active
editPivotMode / epm		bool
	Returns true manipulator is in edit pivot mode
editPivotPosition / epp		bool
	Returns the current position of the edit pivot manipulator.
exists / ex		bool
	Returns true or false depending upon whether the specified object exists. Other flags are ignored.
image1 / i1		unicode
	First of three possible icons representing the tool associated with the context.
image2 / i2		unicode
	Second of three possible icons representing the tool associated with the context.
image3 / i3		unicode
	Third of three possible icons representing the tool associated with the context.
lastMode / lm		int
	Returns the previous rotation mode.
manipVisible / vis		bool
	Returns true if the rotate manipulator is visible.
mode / m		int
	Arcball mode (0 - Object Space (default), 1 - World Space, 2 - Gimbal Mode, 3 - Custom Axis Orientation), 9 - Component Space
modifyTranslation / mt		bool
	When false, and an object is rotated about a point other than its rotate pivot, its rotateTranslate attribute is modified to put the object at the correct position. When true, its translate attribute is used instead. Default is false.
orientAxes / oa		float, float, float
	Orients manipulator rotating around axes by specified angles
orientObject / oo		unicode
	Orients manipulator to the passed in object/component
orientTowards / ot		float, float, float
	Orients active handle towards world point
pinPivot / pin		bool
	Pin component pivot. When the component pivot is set and pinned selection changes will not reset the pivot position and orientation.
pivotOriHandle / poh		bool
	When true, the pivot manipulator will show the orientation handle during editing. Default is true.
position / p		bool
	Returns the current position of the manipulator.
postCommand / psc		script
	Specifies a command to be executed when the tool is exited.
postDragCommand / pod		script, <type ‘unicode’>
	Specifies a command and a node type. The command will be executed at the end of a drag when a node of the specified type is in the selection.
preCommand / prc		script
	Specifies a command to be executed when the tool is entered.
preDragCommand / prd		script, <type ‘unicode’>
	Specifies a command and a node type. The command will be executed at the start of a drag when a node of the specified type is in the selection.
preserveChildPosition / pcp		bool
	When false, the children objects move when their parent is rotated. When true, the worldspace position of the children will be maintained as the parent is moved. Default is false.
preserveUV / puv		bool
	When false, the uvs are not changes to match the vertex edit. When true, the uvs are edited to project to new values to stop texture swimming as vertices are moved.
reflection / rfl		bool
	This flag is obsolete. Reflection is now managed as part of selection itself using the symmetricModeling command.
reflectionAbout / rab		int
	This flag is obsolete. Reflection is now managed as part of selection itself using the symmetricModeling command.
reflectionAxis / rfa		int
	This flag is obsolete. Reflection is now managed as part of selection itself using the symmetricModeling command.
reflectionTolerance / rft		float
	This flag is obsolete. Reflection is now managed as part of selection itself using the symmetricModeling command.
rotate / ro		float, float, float
	Returns the rotation of the manipulator for its current orientation/mode.
snap / s		bool
snapPivotOri / spo		bool
	Snap pivot orientation. Modify pivot orientation when snapping the pivot to a component.
snapPivotPos / spp		bool
	Snap pivot position. Modify pivot position when snapping the pivot to a component.
snapRelative / sr		bool
snapValue / sv		float
tweakMode / twk		bool
	When true, the manipulator is hidden and highlighted components can be selected and rotated in one step using a click-drag interaction.
useCenterPivot / ucp		bool
	When true, use the center of the selection’s bounding box as the center of the rotation (for all objects).
useManipPivot / ump		bool
	When true, use the manipulator’s center as the center of the rotation (for all objects).
useObjectPivot / uop		bool
	When true, use each object’s pivot as the center of its rotation.
xformConstraint / xc		unicode
	none - no transform constraintedge - edge transform constraintsurface - surface transform constraintFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.manipRotateContext

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# To create a new rotate context:
pm.manipRotateContext()
# Result: u'manipRotateContext2' #

# To query the mode of an existing context:
pm.manipRotateContext( 'manipRotateContext1', q=True, mode=True )
# Result: 0 #

# To edit an existing context to come up with the X axis
# handle active by default:
pm.manipRotateContext( 'manipRotateContext1', e=True, ah=0 )
# Result: u'manipRotateContext1' #