In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
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Argument types |
Properties |
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affectsActive(aa)
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boolean
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Set affects-active toggle which when on
causes the active list to be affected when
changing between object and component
selection mode.
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allowHiliteSelection(ahs)
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boolean
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When in component selection mode, allow selection of
objects for editing. If an object is selected for
editing, it appears in the hilite color and its
selectable components are automatically displayed.
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autoSelectContainer(asc)
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boolean
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When enabled, with container centric selection also on, whenever the root transform is selected in the viewport, the container node will automatically be selected as well.
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autoUseDepth(aud)
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boolean
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When enabled, useDepth and paintSelectWithDepth will be automatically enabled
in shaded display mode and disabled in wireframe display mode.
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clickBoxSize(cbs)
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uint
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When click selecting, this value defines the size of
square picking region surrounding the cursor. The size of
the square is twice the specified value. That is, the
value defines the amount of space on all four sides of the
cursor position. The size must be positive.
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clickDrag(cld)
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boolean
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Set click/drag selection interaction on/off
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containerCentricSelection(ccs)
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boolean
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When enabled, selecting any DAG node in a container in the viewport will select the container's
root transform if there is one. If there is no root transform then the highest
DAG node in the container will be selected. There is no effect when selecting
nodes which are not in a container.
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disableComponentPopups(dcp)
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boolean
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A separate preference to allow users to disable popup
menus when selecting components. This pref is only meaningful
if the popupMenuSelection pref is enabled.
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expandPopupList(epl)
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boolean
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When in popup selection mode, if this is set then
all selection items that contain multiple objects or
components will be be expanded such that each object or
component will be a single new selection item.
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ignoreSelectionPriority(isp)
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boolean
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If this is set, selection priority will be ignored
when performing selection.
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manipClickBoxSize(mcb)
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uint
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When selecting a manipulator, this value defines the size of
square picking region surrounding the cursor. The size of
the square is twice the specified value. That is, the
value defines the amount of space on all four sides of the
cursor position. The size must be positive.
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paintSelect(ps)
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boolean
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When enabled, the select tool will use drag selection instead of marquee selection.
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paintSelectWithDepth(psd)
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boolean
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When enabled, paint selection will not select components that are behind the surface
in the current camera view.
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popupMenuSelection(pms)
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boolean
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If this is set, a popup menu will be displayed
and used to determine the object to select. The menu
lists the current user box (marquee) of selected
candidate objects.
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preSelectBackfacing(psb)
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boolean
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When enabled preselection will highlight backfacing components whose normals face away from the camera.
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preSelectClosest(psc)
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boolean
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When enabled and the cursor is over a surface, preselection highlighting will try
to preselect the closest component to the cursor regardless of distance.
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preSelectDeadSpace(pds)
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uint
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This value defines the size of the region around the cursor used for preselection highlighting
when the cursor is outside the surface.
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preSelectHilite(psh)
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boolean
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When enabled, the closest component under the cursor will be highlighted to indicate that
clicking will select that component.
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preSelectHiliteSize(phs)
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float
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This value defines the size of the region around the cursor used for preselection highlighting.
Within this region the closest component to the cursor will be highlighted.
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preSelectTweakDeadSpace(pdt)
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uint
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This value defines the size of the region around the cursor used for preselection highlighting
when the cursor is outside the surface in tweak mode.
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selectTypeChangeAffectsActive(stc)
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boolean
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If true then the active list will be updated according to the new selection preferences.
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selectionChildHighlightMode(sch)
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int
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Controls the highlighting of the children of a selected object. Valid modes are:
0: Always highlight children
1: Never highlight children
2: Use per-object "Selection Child Highlight" setting.
Default mode is (0): Always highlight children.
For (2), each DAG object has an individual "Selection Child Highlight" boolean flag.
By default, this flag will be TRUE. When mode (2) is enabled, the control is deferred
to the selected object's "Selection Child Highlight" flag.
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singleBoxSelection(sbs)
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boolean
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Set single box selection on/off.
This flag indicates whether just single object
will be selected when the user box (marquee) selects
several objects if flag set to true. Otherwise, all
those objects inside the box will be selected.
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straightLineDistance(sld)
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boolean
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If true then use straight line distances for selection proximity.
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trackSelectionOrder(tso)
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boolean
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When enabled, the order of selected objects and components will be tracked. The 'ls' command will be able
to return the active list in the order of selection which will allow scripts to be written that depend
on the order.
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useDepth(ud)
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boolean
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When enabled, marquee selection will not select components that are behind the surface
in the current camera view.
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xformNoSelect(xns)
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boolean
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Disable selection in xform tools
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.