pymel.core.context.scriptCtx¶

scriptCtx(*args, **kwargs)¶

This command allows a user to create their own tools based on the selection tool. A number of selection lists can be collected, the behaviour of the selection and the selection masks are fully customizable, etc. The command is processed prior to being executed. The keyword $Selection#where # is a number 1 or greater specifies a selection set. The context can specify several selection sets which are substituted in place of the $Selection# keyword in the form of a Mel string array. Items that are specific per set need to be specified in each set, if they are going to be specified for any of the sets. See examples below. In addition, in order to specify the type of selection you need to be making, any of the selection type flags from selectTypecommand can be used here.

Flags:

Long Name / Short Name		Argument Types	Properties
allComponents / alc		bool
	Set all component selection masks on/off
allObjects / alo		bool
	Set all object selection masks on/off
animBreakdown / abd		bool
	Set animation breakdown selection mask on/off.
animCurve / ac		bool
	Set animation curve selection mask on/off.
animInTangent / ait		bool
	Set animation in-tangent selection mask on/off.
animKeyframe / ak		bool
	Set animation keyframe selection mask on/off.
animOutTangent / aot		bool
	Set animation out-tangent selection mask on/off.
baseClassName / bcn		unicode
	This string will be used to produce MEL function names for the property sheets for the tool. For example, if myScriptToolwas given, the functions myScriptToolValuesand myScriptToolPropertieswill be used for the property sheets. The default is scriptTool.
byName / bn		unicode, int
camera / ca		bool
	Set camera selection mask on/off. (object flag)
cluster / cl		bool
	Set cluster selection mask on/off. (object flag)
collisionModel / clm		bool
	Set collision model selection mask on/off. (object flag)
controlVertex / cv		bool
	Set control vertex selection mask on/off. (component flag)
cumulativeLists / cls		bool
	If set, the selection lists will be cumulative. For example, the second list will contain all the items from the first list, the third all the items from the second list etc. Make sure your script specified above takes that into account. Relevant if there is more than one selection set.
curve / c		bool
	Set curve selection mask on/off. (object flag)
curveKnot / ck		bool
	Set curve knot selection mask on/off. (component flag)
curveOnSurface / cos		bool
	Set curve-on-surface selection mask on/off. (object flag)
curveParameterPoint / cpp		bool
	Set curve parameter point selection mask on/off. (component flag)
dimension / dim		bool
	Set dimension shape selection mask on/off. (object flag)
dynamicConstraint / dc		bool
	Set dynamicConstraint selection mask on/off. (object flag)
edge / eg		bool
	Set mesh edge selection mask on/off. (component flag)
editPoint / ep		bool
	Set edit-point selection mask on/off. (component flag)
emitter / em		bool
	Set emitter selection mask on/off. (object flag)
enableRootSelection / ers		bool
	If set, the items to be selected are at their root transform level. Default is false.
escToQuit / esc		bool
	If set to true, exit the tool when press Esc. Default is false.
exists / ex		bool
	Returns true or false depending upon whether the specified object exists. Other flags are ignored.
exitUponCompletion / euc		bool
	If set, completing the last selection set will exit the tool. Default is true.
expandSelectionList / esl		bool
	If set, the selection lists will expand to have a single component in each item. You probably want this as a default, otherwise two isoparms on the same surface will show up as 1 item. To ensure that components on the same object are returned in the order in which they are selected, use the selectPref -trackSelectionOrder oncommand in your -toolStartscript to enable ordered selection, then restore it to its original value in your -toolFinishscript.
facet / fc		bool
	Set mesh face selection mask on/off. (component flag)
field / fi		bool
	Set field selection mask on/off. (object flag)
finalCommandScript / fcs		script
	Supply the script that will be run when the user presses the enter key and the context is completed. Depending on the number of selection sets you have, the script can make use of variables string $Selection1[], $Selection2[], ...
fluid / fl		bool
	Set fluid selection mask on/off. (object flag)
follicle / fo		bool
	Set follicle selection mask on/off. (object flag)
forceAddSelect / fas		bool
	If set to true, together with -setAutoToggleSelection (see below) on the first selection set, causes the first selection after the computation of the previous result to be shiftselection, unless a modifier key is pressed. Default is false. Flags for each selection set. These flags are multi-use.
hairSystem / hs		bool
	Set hairSystem selection mask on/off. (object flag)
handle / ha		bool
	Set object handle selection mask on/off. (object flag)
history / ch		bool
	If this is a tool command, turn the construction history on for the tool in question.
hull / hl		bool
	Set hull selection mask on/off. (component flag)
ignoreInvalidItems / iii		bool
	If you have multiple selection sets, the state of the selection set is recorded at the time you complete it. You could then delete some of the items in that list and end up with invalid items in one or more of your selection sets. If this flag is set, those items will be detected and ignored. You will never know it happened. Its as if they were never selected in the first place, except that your selection set now does not have as many items as it may need. If this flag is not set, you will get a warning and your final command callback script will likely not execute because of an error condition.
ikEndEffector / iee		bool
	Set ik end effector selection mask on/off. (object flag)
ikHandle / ikh		bool
	Set ik handle selection mask on/off. (object flag)
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.
imagePlane / ip		bool
	Set image plane selection mask on/off. (component flag)
implicitGeometry / ig		bool
	Set implicit geometry selection mask on/off. (object flag)
isoparm / iso		bool
	Set surface iso-parm selection mask on/off. (component flag)
joint / j		bool
	Set ik handle selection mask on/off. (object flag)
jointPivot / jp		bool
	Set joint pivot selection mask on/off. (component flag)
lastAutoComplete / lac		bool
	True if auto complete is set for the last selection set, false otherwise. Mostly used for query, but if present in conjuction with -sac/setAutoComplete flag, -sac flag takes precedence.
lattice / la		bool
	Set lattice selection mask on/off. (object flag)
latticePoint / lp		bool
	Set lattice point selection mask on/off. (component flag)
light / lt		bool
	Set light selection mask on/off. (object flag)
localRotationAxis / ra		bool
	Set local rotation axis selection mask on/off. (component flag)
locator / lc		bool
	Set locator (all types) selection mask on/off. (object flag)
locatorUV / luv		bool
	Set uv locator selection mask on/off. (object flag)
locatorXYZ / xyz		bool
	Set xyz locator selection mask on/off. (object flag)
meshComponents / mc		bool
meshUVShell / msh		bool
motionTrailPoint / mtp		bool
motionTrailTangent / mtt		bool
nCloth / ncl		bool
	Set nCloth selection mask on/off. (object flag)
nParticle / npr		bool
	Set nParticle point selection mask on/off. (component flag)
nParticleShape / nps		bool
	Set nParticle shape selection mask on/off. (object flag)
nRigid / nr		bool
	Set nRigid selection mask on/off. (object flag)
name / n		unicode
	If this is a tool command, name the tool appropriately.
nonlinear / nl		bool
	Set nonlinear selection mask on/off. (object flag)
nurbsCurve / nc		bool
	Set nurbs-curve selection mask on/off. (object flag)
nurbsSurface / ns		bool
	Set nurbs-surface selection mask on/off. (object flag)
objectComponent / ocm		bool
	Component flags apply to object mode.
orientationLocator / ol		bool
	Set orientation locator selection mask on/off. (object flag)
particle / pr		bool
	Set particle point selection mask on/off. (component flag)
particleShape / ps		bool
	Set particle shape selection mask on/off. (object flag)
plane / pl		bool
	Set sketch plane selection mask on/off. (object flag)
polymesh / p		bool
	Set poly-mesh selection mask on/off. (object flag)
polymeshEdge / pe		bool
	Set poly-mesh edge selection mask on/off. (component flag)
polymeshFace / pf		bool
	Set poly-mesh face selection mask on/off. (component flag)
polymeshFreeEdge / pfe		bool
	Set poly-mesh free-edge selection mask on/off. (component flag)
polymeshUV / puv		bool
	Set poly-mesh UV point selection mask on/off. (component flag)
polymeshVertex / pv		bool
	Set poly-mesh vertex selection mask on/off. (component flag)
polymeshVtxFace / pvf		bool
	Set poly-mesh vertexFace selection mask on/off. (component flag)
queryByName / qbn		unicode
rigidBody / rb		bool
	Set rigid body selection mask on/off. (object flag)
rigidConstraint / rc		bool
	Set rigid constraint selection mask on/off. (object flag)
rotatePivot / rp		bool
	Set rotate pivot selection mask on/off. (component flag)
scalePivot / sp		bool
	Set scale pivot selection mask on/off. (component flag)
sculpt / sc		bool
	Set sculpt selection mask on/off. (object flag)
selectHandle / sh		bool
	Set select handle selection mask on/off. (component flag)
setAllowExcessCount / sae		bool
	If set, the number if items is to be interpreted as the minimum.
setAutoComplete / sac		bool
	If set to true, as soon as the specified number of items is selected the tool will start the next selection set or run the command.
setAutoToggleSelection / sat		bool
	If set to true, it is as if shiftkey is pressed when there are no modifiers pressed. That means that you get the toggle selectbehaviour by default. This only applies to the 3D view, and the selection done in the hypergraph, outliner or elsewhere is still a subject to the usual rules.
setDoneSelectionPrompt / dsp		unicode
	If setAutoComplete is not set (see below) this string will be shown as soon as the tool has enough items for a particular selection set. If this is not set, but is needed, the same string as set with -setSelectionPrompt flag will be used.
setNoSelectionHeadsUp / snh		unicode
	Supply a string that will be shown as a heads up prompt when there is nothing selected. This must be set separately for each selection set.
setNoSelectionPrompt / snp		unicode
	Supply a string that will be shown as help when there is nothing selected. This must be set separately for each selection set.
setSelectionCount / ssc		int
	The number of items in this selection set. 0 means as many as you need until completion.
setSelectionHeadsUp / ssh		unicode
	Supply a string that will be shown as a heads up prompt when there is something selected. This must be set separately for each selection set.
setSelectionPrompt / ssp		unicode
	Supply a string that will be shown as help when there is something selected. This must be set separately for each selection set.
showManipulators / sm		bool
	If set, the manipulators will be shown for any active objects. Basically, it is as if you are in the Show Manipulator tool.
spring / spr		bool
	Set spring shape selection mask on/off. (object flag)
springComponent / spc		bool
	Set individual spring selection mask on/off. (component flag)
stroke / str		bool
	Set the Paint Effects stroke selection mask on/off. (object flag)
subdiv / sd		bool
	Set subdivision surfaces selection mask on/off. (object flag)
subdivMeshEdge / sme		bool
	Set subdivision surfaces mesh edge selection mask on/off. (component flag)
subdivMeshFace / smf		bool
	Set subdivision surfaces mesh face selection mask on/off. (component flag)
subdivMeshPoint / smp		bool
	Set subdivision surfaces mesh point selection mask on/off. (component flag)
subdivMeshUV / smu		bool
	Set subdivision surfaces mesh UV map selection mask on/off. (component flag)
surfaceEdge / se		bool
	Set surface edge selection mask on/off. (component flag)
surfaceFace / sf		bool
	Set surface face selection mask on/off. (component flag)
surfaceKnot / sk		bool
	Set surface knot selection mask on/off. (component flag)
surfaceParameterPoint / spp		bool
	Set surface parameter point selection mask on/off. (component flag)
surfaceRange / sr		bool
	Set surface range selection mask on/off. (component flag)
surfaceUV / suv		bool
	Set surface uv selection mask on/off. (component flag)
texture / tx		bool
	Set texture selection mask on/off. (object flag)
title / t		unicode
	Supply a string that will be used as a precursor to all the messages; i.e., the nameof the tool.
toolCursorType / tct		unicode
	Supply the string identifier to set the tool cursor type when inside of tool. The following are the valid ids: create, dolly, edit, pencil, track, trackHorizontal, trackVertical, transformation, tumble, zoom, zoomIn, zoomOut, flyThrough, dot, fleur, leftArrow, question, doubleHorizArrow, doubleVertArrow, sizing, dollyIn, dollyOut, brush, camera, noAccess, input, output, leftCycle, rightCycle, rightExpand, knife.
toolFinish / tf		script
	Supply the script that will be run when the user exits the script.
toolStart / ts		script
	Supply the script that will be run when the user first enters the script
totalSelectionSets / tss		int
	Total number of selection sets.
vertex / v		bool
	Set mesh vertex selection mask on/off. (component flag) Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.scriptCtx

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

# Simple example of "attach curve" tool created using scriptCtx. This tool
# prompts the user to select two curves to attach. As soon as two curves
# are selected, the attach is performed. It uses the selection type
# flag 'curveParameterPoint' from "selectType" command to specify the
# selection mask for this tool.

pm.scriptCtx( title='Attach Curve', totalSelectionSets=1, fcs="select -r $Selection1; performAttachCrv 0 \"\"", cumulativeLists=True, expandSelectionList=True, setNoSelectionPrompt='Select two curves close to the attachment points', setSelectionPrompt='Select a second curve close to the attachment point', setDoneSelectionPrompt='Never used because setAutoComplete is set', setAutoToggleSelection=True, setSelectionCount=2, setAutoComplete=True, curveParameterPoint=True )
# Result: u'scriptCtx1' #

# And a more complex example of fillet blend tool (two sets of any number
# of "surface curves").  Notice how the selection lists are passed as
# arguments to the callback function, performBlendGiven.

pm.scriptCtx( i1='birail3Gen.xpm', title='"Birail 3+ Tool', toolCursorType='edit', totalSelectionSets=2, cumulativeLists=True, expandSelectionList=True, fcs='select -r $Selection2; performBirail 0 3 \"birailThreePlusProfileContext\" ', setAutoToggleSelection=[True,True], setAutoComplete=[False, False], setSelectionCount=[0,2], nurbsCurve=[True,True], isoparm=[True,True], curveOnSurface=[True,True], surfaceEdge=[True,True], polymeshEdge=[True,True], setNoSelectionPrompt=['Select any number of profiles','Select two rails'], setSelectionPrompt=['Select additional profiles or hit ENTER', 'Select the second rail'], setDoneSelectionPrompt=['Profiles selected. Hit ENTER to start rail selection.', 'Rails selected. Hit ENTER to compute birail. '] )
# Result: u'scriptCtx2' #

# Here's Birail 3+ where you select any number of curves, then 2 rails:

pm.scriptCtx( i1='birail3Gen.xpm', title='"Birail 3+ Tool', toolCursorType='edit', totalSelectionSets=2, cumulativeLists=True, expandSelectionList=True, fcs='select -r $Selection2; performBirail 0 3 \"birailThreePlusProfileContext\" ', setAutoToggleSelection=[True,True], setAutoComplete=[False, False], setSelectionCount=[0,2], nurbsCurve=[True,True], isoparm=[True,True], curveOnSurface=[True,True], surfaceEdge=[True,True], polymeshEdge=[True,True], setNoSelectionPrompt=['Select any number of profiles','Select two rails'], setSelectionPrompt=['Select additional profiles or hit ENTER', 'Select the second rail'], setDoneSelectionPrompt=['Profiles selected. Hit ENTER to start rail selection.', 'Rails selected. Hit ENTER to compute birail. '] )
# Result: u'scriptCtx3' #

# userBirailContextCallback has "true" as the first argument, which suggests
# that $Selection2 contains all of $Selection1 items (as -cumulativeLists
# true is specified in the tool creation.)