pymel.core.general.selectType¶

selectType(*args, **kwargs)¶

The selectTypecommand is used to change the set of allowable types of objects that can be selected when using the select tool. It accepts no other arguments besides the flags. There are basically two different types of items that are selectable when interactively selecting objects in the 3D views. They are classified as objects (entire objects) or components (parts of objects). The objectand componentcommand flags control which class of objects are selectable. It is possible to select components while in the object selection mode. To set the components which are selectable in object selection mode you must use the -ocm flag when specifying the component flags.

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.
byName / bn		unicode, bool
	Set the specified user-defined selection mask on/off. (object flag)
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)
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)
facet / fc		bool
	Set mesh face selection mask on/off. (component flag)
field / fi		bool
	Set field selection mask on/off. (object flag)
fluid / fl		bool
	Set fluid selection mask on/off. (object flag)
follicle / fo		bool
	Set follicle selection mask on/off. (object flag)
hairSystem / hs		bool
	Set hairSystem selection mask on/off. (object flag)
handle / ha		bool
	Set object handle selection mask on/off. (object flag)
hull / hl		bool
	Set hull selection mask on/off. (component flag)
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)
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)
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
	Set uv shell component mask on/off.
motionTrailPoint / mtp		bool
	Set motion point selection mask on/off.
motionTrailTangent / mtt		bool
	Set motion point tangent mask on/off.
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)
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
	Query the specified user-defined selection mask. (object flag)
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)
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)
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.selectType

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

pm.selectType( allObjects=True )
pm.selectType( q=True, cv=True )
# Result: False #
pm.selectType( allObjects=True, allComponents=False )