pymel.core.context.polySelectCtx¶

polySelectCtx(*args, **kwargs)¶

Create a new context to select polygon components In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags:

Long Name / Short Name		Argument Types	Properties
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.
mode / m		int
	Edge loop or Edge ring or Border edge mode Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.polySelectCtx

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# Create a poly plane
pm.polyPlane(w=10, h=10, sx=10, sy=10, n='pPlane1')

# Create a new poly select context, then switch to it
pm.polySelectCtx('polySelectCtx1')
pm.setToolTo('polySelectCtx1')