pymel.core.general.delete¶
- delete(*args, **kwargs)¶
This command is used to delete selected objects, or all objects, or objects specified along with the command. Flags are available to filter the type of objects that the command acts on. At times, more than just specified items will be deleted. For example, deleting two CVs in the same rowon a NURBS surface will delete the whole row.
- Modifications:
- the command will not fail on an empty list
Flags:
Long Name / Short Name Argument Types Properties all / all bool Remove all objects of specified kind, in the scene. This flag is to be used in conjunction with the following flags. attribute / at unicode List of attributes to select channels / c bool Remove animation channels in the scene. Either all channels can be removed, or the scope can be narrowed down by specifying some of the above mentioned options. constraints / cn bool Remove selected constraints and constraints attached to the selected nodes, or remove all constraints in the scene. constructionHistory / ch bool Remove the construction history on the objects specified or selected. controlPoints / cp bool This flag explicitly specifies whether or not to include the control points of a shape (see -sflag) in the list of attributes. Default: false. (Not valid for pasteKeycmd.) expressions / e bool Remove expressions in the scene. Either all expressions can be removed, or the scope can be narrowed down by specifying some of the above mentioned options. hierarchy / hi unicode Hierarchy expansion options. Valid values are above,below,both,and none.(Not valid for pasteKeycmd.) inputConnectionsAndNodes / icn bool Break input connection to specified attribute and delete all unconnected nodes that are left behind. The graph will be traversed until a node that cannot be deleted is encountered. motionPaths / mp bool shape / s bool Consider attributes of shapes below transforms as well, except controlPoints. Default: true. (Not valid for pasteKeycmd.) staticChannels / sc bool Remove static animation channels in the scene. Either all static channels can be removed, or the scope can be narrowed down by specifying some of the above mentioned options. timeAnimationCurves / tac bool Modifies the -c/channels and -sc/staticChannels flags. When true, only channels connected to time-input animation curves (for instance, those created by ‘setKeyframe’ will be deleted. When false, no time-input animation curves will be deleted. Default: true. unitlessAnimationCurves / uac bool Modifies the -c/channels and -sc/staticChannels flags. When true, only channels connected to unitless-input animation curves (for instance, those created by ‘setDrivenKeyframe’ will be deleted. When false, no unitless-input animation curves will be deleted. Default: true. Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list. Derived from mel command maya.cmds.delete
Example:
import pymel.core as pm # To delete selected objects use: pm.delete() # To delete a few specific objects like surfaceShape1, surface1 and # paramCurve1 use: pm.delete( 'surfaceShape1', 'surface1', 'paramCurve1' ) # To delete all channels in the scene: pm.delete( all=True, c=True ) # To delete static channels connected to selected nodes: pm.delete( sc=True ) # To delete motion path nodes connected to selected nodes: pm.delete( mp=True ) # To delete all expressions in the scene: pm.delete( all=True, e=True ) # To delete selected constraints and constraints attached to selected nodes: pm.delete( cn=True ) # Notes: # The at, h, s and cp flags only apply when either c/channels # or sc/staticChannels or e/expressions options are specified.