pymel.core.context¶

Contains all context command functions (previously ‘ctx’).

Functions

`SymmetrizeUVContext`	Flags:
`alignCtx`	The alignCtx command creates a tool for aligning and distributing objects.
`arcLenDimContext`	Command used to register the arcLenDimCtx tool.
`art3dPaintCtx`	This is a tool context command for 3d Paint tool.
`artAttrCtx`	This is a context command to set the flags on the artAttrContext, which is the base context for attribute painting operations.
`artAttrPaintVertexCtx`	This is a context command to set the flags on the artAttrContext, which is the base context for attribute painting operations.
`artAttrSkinPaintCtx`	This is a context command to set the flags on the artAttrContext, which is the base context for attribute painting operations.
`artBaseCtx`	Flags:
`artFluidAttrCtx`	This command is used to paint properties (such as density) of selected fluid volumes.
`artPuttyCtx`	This is a context command to set the flags on the artAttrContext, which is the base context for attribute painting operations.
`artSelectCtx`	This command is used to select/deselect/toggle components on selected surfaces using a brush interface (Maya Artisan).
`artSetPaintCtx`	This tool allows the user to modify the set membership (add, transfer, remove cvs) on nurbs surfaces using Maya Artisan’s interface.
`artUserPaintCtx`	This is a context command to set the flags on the artAttrContext, which is the base context for attribute painting operations.
`blendCtx`	Flags:
`boxDollyCtx`	This command can be used to create, edit, or query a dolly context.
`boxZoomCtx`	This command can be used to create, edit, or query a box zoom context.
`clipEditorCurrentTimeCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to change current time within the track area of a clip editor.
`createNurbsCircleCtx`	Flags:
`createNurbsConeCtx`	Flags:
`createNurbsCubeCtx`	Flags:
`createNurbsCylinderCtx`	Flags:
`createNurbsPlaneCtx`	Flags:
`createNurbsSphereCtx`	Flags:
`createNurbsSquareCtx`	Flags:
`createNurbsTorusCtx`	Flags:
`createPolyConeCtx`	Flags:
`createPolyCubeCtx`	Flags:
`createPolyCylinderCtx`	Flags:
`createPolyHelixCtx`	Flags:
`createPolyPipeCtx`	Flags:
`createPolyPlaneCtx`	Flags:
`createPolyPlatonicSolidCtx`	Flags:
`createPolyPrismCtx`	Flags:
`createPolyPyramidCtx`	Flags:
`createPolySoccerBallCtx`	Flags:
`createPolySphereCtx`	Flags:
`createPolyTorusCtx`	Flags:
`ctxAbort`	This command tells the current context to reset itself, losing what has been done so far.
`ctxCompletion`	This command tells the current context to finish what it is doing and create any objects that is is working on.
`ctxData`	Derived from mel command `maya.cmds.ctxData`
`ctxEditMode`	This command tells the current context to switch edit modes.It acts as a toggle.
`ctxTraverse`	This command tells the current context to do a traversal.
`currentCtx`	This command returns the currently selected tool context.
`currentTimeCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to change current time within the graph editor
`curveAddPtCtx`	The curveAddPtCtx command creates a new curve add points context, which adds either control vertices (CVs) or edit points to an existing curve.
`curveBezierCtx`	Flags:
`curveCVCtx`	The curveCVCtx command creates a new context for creating curves by placing control vertices (CVs).
`curveEPCtx`	The curveEPCtx command creates a new context for creating curves by placing edit points.
`curveEditorCtx`	The curveEditorCtx command creates a new NURBS editor context, which is used to edit a NURBS curve or surface.
`curveMoveEPCtx`	The curveMoveEPCtx command creates a new context for moving curve edit points using a manipulator.
`curveSketchCtx`	The curveSketchCtx command creates a new curve sketch context, also known as the pencil context.
`directKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to directly manipulate keyframes within the graph editor
`distanceDimContext`	Command used to register the distanceDimCtx tool.
`dollyCtx`	This command can be used to create, edit, or query a dolly context.
`dpBirailCtx`	Flags:
`dragAttrContext`	The dragAttrContext allows a user to manipulate the attributes of an object by using a virtual slider within the viewport.
`draggerContext`	The draggerContext allows the user to program the behavior of the mouse or an equivalent dragging device in MEL.
`drawExtrudeFacetCtx`	Flags:
`dynPaintCtx`	Flags:
`dynParticleCtx`	The particle context command creates a particle context.
`dynSelectCtx`	Flags:
`dynWireCtx`	Flags:
`graphDollyCtx`	This command can be used to create a dolly context for the graph editor.
`graphSelectContext`	This command can be used to create a selection context for the hypergraph editor.
`graphTrackCtx`	This command can be used to create a track context for the graph editor.
`greasePencilCtx`	This is a tool context command for the grease pencil tool.
`hotkeyCtx`	This command sets the hotkey context for the entire application.
`ikHandleCtx`	The ikHandle context command (ikHandleCtx) updates parameters of ikHandle tool.
`ikSplineHandleCtx`	The ikSplineHandle context command (ikSplineHandleCtx) updates parameters of ikSplineHandle tool.
`insertJointCtx`	The command will create an insert joint context.
`insertKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to insert keys within the graph editor
`jointCtx`	The joint context command (jointCtx) updates the parameters of the joint tool.
`keyframeRegionCurrentTimeCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to change current time within the keyframe region of the dope sheet editor.
`keyframeRegionDirectKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to directly manipulate keyframes within the dope sheet editor
`keyframeRegionDollyCtx`	This command can be used to create a dolly context for the dope sheet editor.
`keyframeRegionInsertKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to insert keys within the keyframe region of the dope sheet editor
`keyframeRegionMoveKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to move keyframes within the keyframe region of the dope sheet editor
`keyframeRegionScaleKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to scale keyframes within the keyframe region of the dope sheet editor
`keyframeRegionSelectKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to select keyframes within the keyframe region of the dope sheet editor
`keyframeRegionSetKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to set keys within the keyframe region of the dope sheet editor
`keyframeRegionTrackCtx`	This command can be used to create a track context for the dope sheet editor.
`lassoContext`	Creates a context to perform selection via a lasso.
`latticeDeformKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to deform key frames with lattice manipulator.
`manipMoveContext`	This command can be used to create, edit, or query a move manip context.
`manipMoveLimitsCtx`	Create a context for the translate limits manipulator.
`manipRotateContext`	This command can be used to create, edit, or query a rotate manip context.
`manipRotateLimitsCtx`	Create a context for the rotate limits manipulator.
`manipScaleContext`	This command can be used to create, edit, or query a scale manip context.
`manipScaleLimitsCtx`	Create a context for the scale limits manipulator.
`mateCtx`	Dynamic library stub function
`modelCurrentTimeCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to change current time within the model views.
`modelingToolkitSuperCtx`	Flags:
`moveKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to move keyframes within the graph editor
`mpBirailCtx`	Flags:
`nexConnectContext`	Flags:
`nexConnectCtx`	Flags:
`nexCtx`	Flags:
`nexMultiCutContext`	Flags:
`nexMultiCutCtx`	Flags:
`nexQuadDrawContext`	Flags:
`nexQuadDrawCtx`	Flags:
`nexTRSContext`	Flags:
`orbitCtx`	Create, edit, or query an orbit context.
`panZoomCtx`	This command can be used to create camera 2D pan/zoom context.
`paramDimContext`	Command used to register the paramDimCtx tool.
`polyAppendFacetCtx`	Create a new context to append facets on polygonal objects In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
`polyCreaseCtx`	Create a new context to crease components on polygonal objects In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
`polyCreateFacetCtx`	Create a new context to create polygonal objects In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
`polyCutCtx`	Create a new context to cut facets on polygonal objects In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
`polyMergeEdgeCtx`	Create a new context to merge edges on polygonal objects In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
`polyMergeFacetCtx`	Create a new context to merge facets on polygonal objects In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
`polySelectCtx`	Create a new context to select polygon components In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
`polySelectEditCtx`	Create a new context to select and edit polygonal objects
`polyShortestPathCtx`	Creates a new context to select shortest edge path between two vertices or UVs in the 3d viewport.
`polySlideEdgeCtx`	Flags:
`polySplitCtx`	Create a new context to split facets on polygonal objects In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
`polySuperCtx`	Flags:
`polyVertexNormalCtx`	Flags:
`projectionContext`	Set the context for projection manips
`propModCtx`	Controls the proportional move context.
`regionSelectKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to scale keyframes within the graph editor using the region select tool.
`renderWindowSelectContext`	Set the selection context for the render view panel.
`retimeKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to scale keyframes within the graph editor using the retime tool.
`rollCtx`	Create, edit, or query a roll context.
`roundCRCtx`	Flags:
`scaleKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to scale keyframes within the graph editor
`scriptCtx`	This command allows a user to create their own tools based on the selection tool.
`sculptMeshCacheCtx`	This is a tool context command for mesh cache sculpting tool.
`selectContext`	Creates a context to perform selection.
`selectKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to select keyframes within the graph editor In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
`selectKeyframeRegionCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to select keyframes within the keyframe region of the dope sheet editor In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
`setEditCtx`	This command creates a tool that can be used to modify set membership.
`setKeyCtx`	This command creates a context which may be used to set keys within the graph editor
`shadingGeometryRelCtx`	This command creates a context that can be used for associating geometry to shading groups.
`shadingLightRelCtx`	This command creates a context that can be used for associating lights to shading groups.
`showManipCtx`	This command can be used to create a show manip context.
`skinBindCtx`	This command creates a tool that can be used to edit volumes from an interactive bind.
`snapTogetherCtx`	The snapTogetherCtx command creates a tool for snapping surfaces together.
`snapshotBeadContext`	Dynamic library stub function
`snapshotBeadCtx`	Creates a context for manipulating in and/or out tangent beads on the motion trail
`snapshotModifyKeyCtx`	Creates a context for inserting/delete keys on an editable motion trail
`softModContext`	Dynamic library stub function
`softModCtx`	Controls the softMod context.
`softSelectOptionsCtx`	Flags:
`spBirailCtx`	Flags:
`srtContext`	This command can be used to create a combined transform (translate/scale/rotate) context.
`stitchSurfaceCtx`	Flags:
`superCtx`	Flags:
`targetWeldCtx`	Create a new context to weld vertices together on a poly object.
`texCutContext`	This command creates a context for cut uv tool.
`texLatticeDeformContext`	This command creates a context which may be used to deform UV maps with lattice manipulator.
`texManipContext`	Command used to register the texSelectCtx tool.
`texMoveContext`	This command can be used to create, edit, or query a texture editor move manip context.
`texMoveUVShellContext`	This command can be used to create, edit, or query a texture editor move manip context.
`texRotateContext`	This command can be used to create, edit, or query a rotate context for the UV Editor.
`texScaleContext`	This command can be used to create, edit, or query a scale context for the UV Editor.
`texSculptCacheContext`	This is a tool context command for uv cache sculpting tool.
`texSelectContext`	Command used to register the texSelectCtx tool.
`texSelectShortestPathCtx`	Creates a new context to select shortest edge path between two vertices or UVs in the texture editor window.
`texSmoothContext`	Flags:
`texSmudgeUVContext`	This command creates a context for smudge UV tool.
`texTweakUVContext`	This command can be used to create, edit, or query a texture editor move manip context.
`texWinToolCtx`	This class creates a context for the View Tools track, dolly, and box zoomin the texture window.
`textureLassoContext`	Flags:
`texturePlacementContext`	Create a command for creating new texture placement contexts.
`threePointArcCtx`	The threePointArcCtx command creates a new context for creating 3 point arcs
`trackCtx`	This command can be used to create a track context.
`trimCtx`	Flags:
`tumbleCtx`	This command can be used to create, edit, or query a tumble context.
`twoPointArcCtx`	The twoPointArcCtx command creates a new context for creating two point circular arcs
`userCtx`	Flags:
`view2dToolCtx`	This class creates a context for the View Tools track, dolly, and box zoomin the Hypergraph.
`walkCtx`	This command can be used to create, edit, or query a walk context.
`wireContext`	This command creates a tool that can be used to create a wire deformer.
`wrinkleContext`	This command creates a context that creates wrinkles.