pymel.core.context.dragAttrContext¶

dragAttrContext(*args, **kwargs)¶

The dragAttrContext allows a user to manipulate the attributes of an object by using a virtual slider within the viewport. The virtual slider is used by dragging in a viewport with the middle mouse button. The speed at which the attributes are changed can be controlled by holding down the Ctrl key to slow it down and the Shift key to speed it up.

Flags:

Long Name / Short Name		Argument Types	Properties
connectTo / ct		PyNode
	Specifies an attribute to which to connect the context. This is a multi-use flag, but all attributes used must be from one object.
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.
name / n		unicode
	If this is a tool command, name the tool appropriately.
reset / r		bool
	Resets the list of attributes to which the context is connected. Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.dragAttrContext

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

pm.polyPlane( w=10, h=10, sx=3, sy=3, ax=(0, 1, 0), tx=1, ch=1 )
# Result: [nt.Transform(u'pPlane1'), nt.PolyPlane(u'polyPlane1')] #

pm.dragAttrContext( 'myDragAttrContext' )
# Result: u'myDragAttrContext' #

# Example 1: Move along X direction and rotate around X at the same time.
pm.dragAttrContext( 'myDragAttrContext', edit=True, connectTo=('pPlane1.translateX', 'pPlane1.rotateX') )
# Result: u'myDragAttrContext' #
pm.setToolTo( 'myDragAttrContext' )

# Example 2: Extrude a face and then modify the distance that it is extruded by.
pm.polyExtrudeFacet( 'pPlane1.f[0]', ch=1, kft=0, pvx=-1.633333373, pvy=-1.111623654, pvz=3.142515589, tx=0, ty=0, tz=0, rx=0, ry=0, rz=0, sx=1, sy=1, sz=1, ran=0, divisions=1, twist=0, taper=1, off=0, ltz=0, ws=0, ltx=0, lty=0, lrx=0, lry=0, lrz=0, lsx=1, lsy=1, lsz=1, ldx=1, ldy=0, ldz=0, w=0, gx=0, gy=-1, gz=0, att=0, mx=0, my=0, mz=0, sma=30 )
# Result: [u'polyExtrudeFace1'] #
pm.dragAttrContext( 'myDragAttrContext', edit=True, connectTo='polyExtrudeFace1.localTranslateZ' )
# Result: u'myDragAttrContext' #
pm.setToolTo( 'myDragAttrContext' )

# Example 3: Do a wedge face and modify both the number of divisions and the
# angle at the same time.
pm.polyWedgeFace( 'pPlane1.f[0]', 'pPlane1.e[30]', ws=1, wedgeAngle=90, divisions=4, ed=30, ch=1 )
# Result: [nt.PolyWedgeFace(u'polyWedgeFace1')] #
pm.dragAttrContext( 'myDragAttrContext', edit=True, connectTo=('polyWedgeFace1.wedgeAngle', 'polyWedgeFace1.divisions') )
# Result: u'myDragAttrContext' #
pm.setToolTo( 'myDragAttrContext' )