OpenMaya.MAngle Class Reference

Class Description

Manipulate angular data.

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Constructors

Signature	Parameters	Description
MAngle()		Default constructor. Returns a new MAngle with a value of 0.0 radians.
MAngle(src)	src - MAngle	Copy constructor. Returns a new MAngle having the same value and unit as src.
MAngle(value, unit)	value - Float unit - Angular unit type constant	Returns a new MAngle having the specified value and unit.

 

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Inheritance diagram for OpenMaya.MAngle:

Public Member Functions
	__init__ ()
	__repr__ ()
	__str__ ()
	asAngMinutes ()
	asAngSeconds ()
	asDegrees ()
	asRadians ()
	asUnits ()

Static Public Member Functions
	internalToUI ()
	internalUnit ()
	setUIUnit ()
	uiToInternal ()
	uiUnit ()

Static Public Attributes
Angular Unit Types
int	kAngMinutes = 3
int	kAngSeconds = 4
int	kDegrees = 2
int	kInvalid = 0
int	kLast = 5
int	kRadians = 1

Properties
	unit
	value

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

OpenMaya.MAngle.__init__

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x.__init__(...) initializes x; see help(type(x)) for signature

Member Function Documentation

OpenMaya.MAngle.__repr__

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x.__repr__() <==> repr(x)

OpenMaya.MAngle.__str__

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x.__str__() <==> str(x)

OpenMaya.MAngle.asAngMinutes

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Returns the angular value, converted to minutes of arc.

Signature:	asAngMinutes()
Parameters:
Returns:	Float
Description:	Returns the angular value converted to minutes of arc.

OpenMaya.MAngle.asAngSeconds

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Returns the angular value, converted to seconds of arc.

Signature:	asAngSeconds()
Parameters:
Returns:	Float
Description:	Returns the angular value converted to seconds of arc.

OpenMaya.MAngle.asDegrees

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Returns the angular value, converted to degrees.

Signature:	asDegrees()
Parameters:
Returns:	Float
Description:	Returns the angular value converted to degrees.

OpenMaya.MAngle.asRadians

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Returns the angular value, converted to radians.

Signature:	asRadians()
Parameters:
Returns:	Float
Description:	Returns the angular value converted to radians.

OpenMaya.MAngle.asUnits

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Returns the angular value, converted to the specified units.

Signature:	asUnits(unit)
Parameters:	unit - Angular unit type constant
Returns:	Float
Description:	Returns the angular value converted to the specified unit.

OpenMaya.MAngle.internalToUI ( )

static

Converts a value from Maya's internal units to the units used in the UI.

Name:	internalToUI(internalValue)
Parameters:	internalValue - Float
Returns:	Float
Description:	Interprets internalValue as an angular value in Maya's internal units and returns it converted to UI units.

OpenMaya.MAngle.internalUnit ( )

static

Returns the angular unit used internally by Maya.

Name:	internalUnit()
Parameters:
Returns:	Angular unit type constant
Description:	Returns the unit type used by Maya to store angular values internally (e.g. in plugs and binary files).

OpenMaya.MAngle.setUIUnit ( )

static

Sets the angular unit used in Maya's UI.

Name:	setUIUnit(newUnit)
Parameters:	newUnit - Angular unit type constant
Returns:	None.
Description:	Sets the units used by Maya's UI when entering and displaying angular values.

OpenMaya.MAngle.uiToInternal ( )

static

Converts a value from the units used in the UI to Maya's internal units.

Name:	uiToInternal(uiValue)
Parameters:	uiValue - Float
Returns:	Float
Description:	Interprets uiValue as an angular value in Maya's UI units and returns it converted to UI units.

OpenMaya.MAngle.uiUnit ( )

static

Returns the units used to display angles in Maya's UI.

Name:	uiUnit()
Parameters:
Returns:	Angular unit type constant
Description:	Returns the units currently used by Maya's UI when entering and displaying angular values.

Member Data Documentation

OpenMaya.MAngle.kAngMinutes = 3

static

Name:	kAngMinutes
Type:	Int
Description:	Minutes of arc.

OpenMaya.MAngle.kAngSeconds = 4

static

Name:	kAngSeconds
Type:	Int
Description:	Seconds of arc.

OpenMaya.MAngle.kDegrees = 2

static

Name:	kDegrees
Type:	Int
Description:	Degrees.

OpenMaya.MAngle.kInvalid = 0

static

Name:	kInvalid
Type:	Int
Description:

OpenMaya.MAngle.kLast = 5

static

Name:	kLast
Type:	Int
Description:	Marker for end of angular type constants.

OpenMaya.MAngle.kRadians = 1

static

Name:	kRadians
Type:	Int
Description:	Radians.

Property Documentation

OpenMaya.MAngle.unit

static

 Angular units used by the angle.

Name:	unit
Type:	Angular unit type constant
Access:	RW
Description:	Angulat units in which value is interpreted.

OpenMaya.MAngle.value

static

 Value of the angle.

Name:	value
Type:	Float
Access:	RW
Description:	Raw value of angle.