pymel.core.context.dollyCtx¶

dollyCtx(*args, **kwargs)¶

This command can be used to create, edit, or query a dolly context.

Flags:

Long Name / Short Name		Argument Types	Properties
alternateContext / ac		bool
	Set the ALT+MMB and ALT+SHIFT+MMB to refer to this context.
boxDollyType / bdt		unicode
	Set the behavior of where the camera’s center of interest is set to after the box dolly. In surfacemode, the center of interest will be snapped to the surface point at the center of the marquee. In bboxmode, the closest bounding box to the camera will be used. Bounding box mode will use the selection mask to determine which objects to include into the calculation.
centerOfInterestDolly / cd		bool
	Set the translate the camera’s center of interest. Left and right drag movements with the mouse will translate the center of interest towards or away respectively from the camera. The center of interest can be snapped to objects by using the left mouse button for selection. The default select mask will be used.
dollyTowardsCenter / dtc		bool
	Dolly towards center (if true), else dolly towards point where user clicks in the view.
exists / ex		bool
	Returns true or false depending upon whether the specified object exists. Other flags are ignored.
history / ch		bool
	If this is a tool command, turn the construction history on for the tool in question.
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.
localDolly / ld		bool
	Dolly with respect to the camera’s center of interest. The camera will not pass through the center of interest. Local dolly only applies to perspective cameras.
name / n		unicode
	If this is a tool command, name the tool appropriately.
orthoZoom / oz		bool
	Zoom orthographic view (if true), else dolly orthographic camera. Default value is true.
scale / s		float
	The sensitivity for dollying the camera.
toolName / tn		unicode
	Name of the specific tool to which this command refers. Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.dollyCtx

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

pm.dollyCtx( 'dollyContext', s=1.0, ac=False, ld=False, cd=False )

pm.dollyCtx( 'dollyContext', e=True, bdt='surface' )