textureWindow

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Synopsis

textureWindow [-activeSelectionOnTop boolean] [-axesColor float float float] [-backFacingColor float float float float] [-capture string] [-captureSequenceNumber int] [-changeCommand string string string string] [-checkerColor1 float float float] [-checkerColor2 float float float] [-checkerColorMode int] [-checkerDensity int] [-checkerDrawTileLabels boolean] [-checkerGradient1 float float float] [-checkerGradient2 float float float] [-checkerGradientOverlay boolean] [-checkerTileLabelColor float float float] [-clearImage] [-cmEnabled boolean] [-control] [-defineTemplate string] [-displayAxes boolean] [-displayCheckered boolean] [-displayDistortion boolean] [-displayDivisionLines boolean] [-displayGridLines boolean] [-displayImage int] [-displayIsolateSelectHUD boolean] [-displayLabels boolean] [-displayOverlappingUVCountHUD boolean] [-displayPreselection boolean] [-displayReversedUVCountHUD boolean] [-displaySolidMap boolean] [-displayStyle string] [-displayTextureBorder boolean] [-displayUVPositionHUD boolean] [-displayUVShellCountHUD boolean] [-displayUVStatisticsHUD boolean] [-displayUsedPercentageHUD boolean] [-distortionAlpha float] [-distortionPerObject boolean] [-divisions int] [-docTag string] [-doubleBuffer] [-drawAxis boolean] [-drawSubregions boolean] [-exists] [-exposure float] [-filter string] [-forceMainConnection string] [-forceRebake boolean] [-frameAll] [-frameSelected] [-frontFacingColor float float float float] [-gamma float] [-gridLinesColor float float float] [-gridNumbersColor float float float] [-highlightConnection string] [-imageBaseColor float float float] [-imageDim boolean] [-imageDisplay boolean] [-imageNames] [-imageNumber int] [-imagePixelSnap boolean] [-imageRatio boolean] [-imageRatioValue float] [-imageSize] [-imageTileRange float float float float] [-imageUnfiltered boolean] [-internalFaces boolean] [-labelPosition string] [-loadImage string] [-lockMainConnection] [-mainListConnection string] [-maxResolution int] [-multiColorAlpha float] [-nbImages] [-nextView] [-numUvSets] [-numberOfImages int] [-numberOfTextures int] [-panel string] [-parent string] [-previousView] [-realSize] [-refresh] [-relatedFaces boolean] [-removeAllImages] [-removeImage] [-rendererString string] [-reset] [-saveImage] [-scaleBlue float] [-scaleGreen float] [-scaleRed float] [-selectInternalFaces] [-selectRelatedFaces] [-selectionConnection string] [-setUvSet int] [-singleBuffer] [-size float] [-solidMap3dView boolean] [-solidMapColorSeed int] [-solidMapPerShell boolean] [-spacing float] [-stateString] [-style int] [-subdivisionLinesColor float float float] [-textureBorder3dView boolean] [-textureBorderColor float float float] [-textureBorderWidth int] [-textureNames] [-textureNumber int] [-tileLabels boolean] [-tileLinesColor float float float] [-toggle boolean] [-toggleExposure] [-toggleGamma] [-unParent] [-unlockMainConnection] [-updateMainConnection] [-useFaceGroup boolean] [-useTemplate string] [-usedPercentageHUDRange float float float float] [-uvSets] [-viewPortImage boolean] [-viewTransformName string] [-wireframeComponentColor float float float float] [-wireframeObjectColor float float float float] [-writeImage string] string

textureWindow is undoable, queryable, and editable.

The UV Editor displays texture mapped polygon objects in 2D texture space. Only active objects are visible in this window.

The UV Editor has the ability to display two types of images. The Texture Image is a visualisation of the current texture and associated placement parameters. The Editor Image is a user specified image loaded from disk.

A UV Editor can be invoked by selecting the "Window -> UV Texture Editor..." menu item from the main maya menu listing that appears at the top of the maya window. It can also be invoked by selecting the "Panel -> UV Editor" item under the "Panels" menu item that appears at the top right hand corner of the view.

As a UV Editor typically exists at start-up time, and as only one of these can exist at any given time, this command is normally used to query and edit the editor settings.

Return value

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
-activeSelectionOnTop(-ast)	boolean
Display the solid map / distortion of active selection on top of others.
-axesColor(-axc)	float float float
The color of axes, default is 0.0 0.0 1.0
-backFacingColor(-bfc)	float float float float
Sets or queries the RGBA back facing color.
-capture(-cpt)	string
Perform an one-time capture of the viewport to the named image file on disk.
-captureSequenceNumber(-csn)	int
When a number greater or equal to 0 is specified each subsequent refresh will save an image file to disk if the capture flag has been enabled. The naming of the file is: {root name}.#.{extension} if the name {root name}.{extension} is used for the capture flag argument. The value of # starts at the number specified to for this argument and increments for each subsequent refresh. Sequence capture can be disabled by specifying a number less than 0 or an empty file name for the capture flag.
-changeCommand(-cc)	string string string string
Parameters: First string: command Second string: editorName Third string: editorCmd Fourth string: updateFunc Call the command when something changes in the editor The command should have this prototype : command(string $editor, string $editorCmd, string $updateFunc, int $reason) The possible reasons could be : 0: no particular reason 1: scale color 2: buffer (single/double) 3: axis 4: image displayed 5: image saved in memory
-checkerColor1(-cc1)	float float float
Sets the first color of the checker and identification pattern, when color mode is 2-colors.
-checkerColor2(-cc2)	float float float
Sets the second color of the checker and identification pattern, when color mode is 2-colors.
-checkerColorMode(-ccm)	int
Sets the color mode of the checker and identification pattern. 0: multi-colors; 1: 2-colors;
-checkerDensity(-cd)	int
Sets the density of the checker and identification pattern.
-checkerDrawTileLabels(-cdt)	boolean
Toggles the checker tile label display.
-checkerGradient1(-cg1)	float float float
Sets the first gradient of the checker and identification pattern, when color mode is 2-colors.
-checkerGradient2(-cg2)	float float float
Sets the second gradient of the checker and identification pattern, when color mode is 2-colors.
-checkerGradientOverlay(-cgo)	boolean
Toggle application of the gradient.
-checkerTileLabelColor(-ctc)	float float float
Sets the checker tile label color.
-clearImage(-ci)
Clears the current Editor Image.
-cmEnabled(-cme)	boolean
Turn on or off applying color management in the editor. If set, the color management configuration set in the current editor is used.
-control(-ctl)
Query only. Returns the top level control for this editor. Usually used for getting a parent to attach popup menus. Caution: It is possible for an editor to exist without a control. The query will return "NONE" if no control is present.
-defineTemplate(-dt)	string
Puts the command in a mode where any other flags and arguments are parsed and added to the command template specified in the argument. They will be used as default arguments in any subsequent invocations of the command when templateName is set as the current template.
-displayAxes(-dax)	boolean
Specify true to display the grid axes.
-displayCheckered(-dct)	boolean
Display a unique checker and identification pattern for each UV tiles.
-displayDistortion(-ddt)	boolean
Display the layout in shaded colors to indentify areas with stretched/squashed UVs
-displayDivisionLines(-ddl)	boolean
Specify true to display the subdivision lines between grid lines.
-displayGridLines(-dgl)	boolean
Specify true to display the grid lines.
-displayImage(-di)	int
Set a particular image in the Editor Image Stack as the current Editor Image. Images are added to the Editor Image Stack using the "si/saveImage" flag.
-displayIsolateSelectHUD(-dih)	boolean
Show heads-up display of isolate selection
-displayLabels(-dl)	boolean
Specify true to display the grid line numeric labels.
-displayOverlappingUVCountHUD(-doh)	boolean
Show heads-up display of overlapping UV count, as a part UV Statistics HUD
-displayPreselection(-dps)	boolean
Toggles the pre-selection display.
-displayReversedUVCountHUD(-drh)	boolean
Show heads-up display of UV Shells, as a part UV Statistics HUD
-displaySolidMap(-dsm)	boolean
Display a solid overlay for the active texture map.
-displayStyle(-dst)	string
Set the mode to display the image. Valid values are: "color" to display the basic RGB image "mask" to display the mask channel "lum" to display the luminance of the image
-displayTextureBorder(-dtb)	boolean
Toggles the texture borders display.
-displayUVPositionHUD(-duv)	boolean
Show heads-up display of UV positions
-displayUVShellCountHUD(-dsh)	boolean
Show heads-up display of UV Shell count, as a part UV Statistics HUD
-displayUVStatisticsHUD(-duh)	boolean
Show heads-up display of UV Statistics
-displayUsedPercentageHUD(-dph)	boolean
Show heads-up display of used UV space percentage, as a part UV Statistics HUD
-distortionAlpha(-dta)	float
Set or query the distortion display alpha.
-distortionPerObject(-dpo)	boolean
Toggles the per-object distortion display.
-divisions(-d)	int
Sets the number of subdivisions between main grid lines.
-docTag(-dtg)	string
Attaches a tag to the editor.
-doubleBuffer(-dbf)
Set the display in double buffer mode
-drawAxis(-da)	boolean
Set or query whether the axis will be drawn.
-drawSubregions(-dsr)	boolean
Toggles the subregion display.
-exists(-ex)
Returns whether the specified object exists or not. Other flags are ignored.
-exposure(-exp)	float
The exposure value used by the color management of the current editor.
-filter(-f)	string
Specifies the name of an itemFilter object to be used with this editor. This filters the information coming onto the main list of the editor.
-forceMainConnection(-fmc)	string
Specifies the name of a selectionConnection object that the editor will use as its source of content. The editor will only display items contained in the selectionConnection object. This is a variant of the -mainListConnection flag in that it will force a change even when the connection is locked. This flag is used to reduce the overhead when using the -unlockMainConnection , -mainListConnection, -lockMainConnection flags in immediate succession.
-forceRebake(-frb)	boolean
Forces the current cache texture to refresh.
-frameAll(-fa)
This will zoom on the whole scene.
-frameSelected(-fs)
This will zoom on the currently selected objects.
-frontFacingColor(-ffc)	float float float float
Sets or queries the RGBA front facing color.
-gamma(-ga)	float
The gamma value used by the color management of the current editor.
-gridLinesColor(-glc)	float float float
The color of grid lines, default is 0.325 0.325 0.325
-gridNumbersColor(-gnc)	float float float
The color of grid numbers, default is 0.2 0.2 0.2
-highlightConnection(-hlc)	string
Specifies the name of a selectionConnection object that the editor will synchronize with its highlight list. Not all editors have a highlight list. For those that do, it is a secondary selection list.
-imageBaseColor(-ibc)	float float float
The base color of the image, default is white 1.0 1.0 1.0
-imageDim(-idm)	boolean
Toggles the image dimming.
-imageDisplay(-id)	boolean
Toggles the Texture Image display.
-imageNames(-imn)
List image names for all Texture Images available for display, if any.
-imageNumber(-in)	int
Sets the number of Texture Images to display. This depends on the number of textures corresponding to the current selection. If there are N textures, then the possible Texture Image numbers are 0 to N-1.
-imagePixelSnap(-ip)	boolean
Sets a mode so that UV transformations in the UV Texture Editor will cause UV values to snap to image pixel corners. Which pixels are used depends on whether a Texture Image or an Editor Image is being displayed. If both are displayed, the Texture Image pixels will be used.
-imageRatio(-imr)	boolean
Sets the window to draw using the Texture Image's height versus width ratio. If the width is greater than the height, then the width is set to be 1 "unit" in the window, and the height is adjusted by width divided by height. This only affects the display of a Texture Image, not an Editor Image.
-imageRatioValue(-irv)	float
Query current image ratio value in UV Editor.
-imageSize(-is)
Returns the size of the Texture Image currently being displayed. The values returned are width followed by height. Image size can only be queried.
-imageTileRange(-itr)	float float float float
Sets the UV range of the display. The 4 values specify the minimum U, V and maximum U, V in that order. When viewing a texture image, these values affect how many times the image is tiled based on appropriate parameters (e.g. Repeat UV, Mirror, Wrap, etc...) When viewing an Editor Image these values determine the visible size of the image. For example, setting the range to ( 0, 0, 2, 1 ) will cause the Editor Image to be loaded into a 2x1 rectangle, distorting it as necessary to fill the available space.
-imageUnfiltered(-iuf)	boolean
Sets the Texture Image to draw unfiltered. The image will appear "pixelated" when the display resolution is higher than the resolution of the image.
-internalFaces(-if)	boolean
Display contained faces by the selected components.
-labelPosition(-lp)	string
The position of the grid's numeric labels. Valid values are "axis" and "edge".
-loadImage(-li)	string
load an image from disk and set it as the current Editor Image
-lockMainConnection(-lck)
Locks the current list of objects within the mainConnection, so that only those objects are displayed within the editor. Further changes to the original mainConnection are ignored.
-mainListConnection(-mlc)	string
Specifies the name of a selectionConnection object that the editor will use as its source of content. The editor will only display items contained in the selectionConnection object.
-maxResolution(-mrs)	int
This flag will set the current cached texture's maximum resolution.
-multiColorAlpha(-mca)	float
Sets the multi-color alpha of shaded UVs.
-nbImages(-nim)
returns the number of images
-nextView(-nv)
Switches to the next view.
-numUvSets(-nuv)
This flag will return the number of UV sets for selected objects in the texture window.
-numberOfImages(-ni)	int
The number of Texture Images currently available. for display.
-numberOfTextures(-nt)	int
The number of textures currently available. for display.
-panel(-pnl)	string
Specifies the panel for this editor. By default if an editor is created in the create callback of a scripted panel it will belong to that panel. If an editor does not belong to a panel it will be deleted when the window that it is in is deleted.
-parent(-p)	string
Specifies the parent layout for this editor. This flag will only have an effect if the editor is currently un-parented.
-previousView(-pv)
Switches to the previous view.
-realSize(-rs)
This will display the image with the size of the internal buffer. Note: This argument no long has any affect on image display.
-refresh(-ref)
requests a refresh of the current Editor Image.
-relatedFaces(-rf)	boolean
Display connected faces by the selected components.
-removeAllImages(-ra)
remove all the Editor Images from the Editor Image Stack
-removeImage(-ri)
remove the current Editor Image from the Editor Image Stack
-rendererString(-rds)	string
Set or query the string describing the current renderer.
-reset(-r)
Resets the ground plane to its default values.
-saveImage(-si)
save the current Editor Image to memory. Saved Editor Images are stored in an Editor Image Stack. The most recently saved image is stored in position 0, the second most recently saved image in position 1, and so on... To set the current Editor Image to a previously saved image use the "di/displayImage" flag.
-scaleBlue(-sb)	float
Define the scaling factor for the blue component in the View. The default value is 1 and can be between -1000 to +1000
-scaleGreen(-sg)	float
Define the scaling factor for the green component in the View. The default value is 1 and can be between -1000 to +1000
-scaleRed(-sr)	float
Define the scaling factor for the red component in the View. The default value is 1 and can be between -1000 to +1000
-selectInternalFaces(-sif)
Add to selectionList the faces which are contained by (internal to) selected components.
-selectRelatedFaces(-srf)
Add to selectionList the faces which are connected to (non-internally related to) selected components.
-selectionConnection(-slc)	string
Specifies the name of a selectionConnection object that the editor will synchronize with its own selection list. As the user selects things in this editor, they will be selected in the selectionConnection object. If the object undergoes changes, the editor updates to show the changes.
-setUvSet(-suv)	int
This flag will set the current UV set on one given selected object within the texture window.
-singleBuffer(-sbf)
Set the display in single buffer mode
-size(-s)	float
Sets the size of the grid.
-solidMap3dView(-s3d)	boolean
Display a solid overlay for the active texture map in 3D viewport.
-solidMapColorSeed(-scs)	int
Sets the multi-color seed of shaded UVs.
-solidMapPerShell(-sps)	boolean
Display a solid overlay with a random color per shell.
-spacing(-sp)	float
Sets the spacing between main grid lines.
-stateString(-sts)
Query only flag. Returns the MEL command that will create an editor to match the current editor state. The returned command string uses the string variable $editorName in place of a specific name.
-style(-st)	int
This flag is obsolete and should not be used.
-subdivisionLinesColor(-sdc)	float float float
The color of subdivision lines, default is 0.25 0.25 0.25
-textureBorder3dView(-t3d)	boolean
Toggles the texture borders display in 3d viewport.
-textureBorderColor(-tbc)	float float float
Sets the display color of texture border.
-textureBorderWidth(-tbw)	int
Set the display edge width of texture border.
-textureNames(-txn)
Texture names for all Texture Images available for display, if any.
-textureNumber(-tn)	int
Sets the number of textures to display This depends on the number of textures corresponding to the current selection. If there are N textures, then the possible Texture Image numbers are 0 to N-1.
-tileLabels(-tlb)	boolean
Toggles the texture tile label display.
-tileLinesColor(-tlc)	float float float
The color of tile lines, default is 0.0 0.0 0.0
-toggle(-tgl)	boolean
Toggles the ground plane display.
-toggleExposure(-tge)
Toggles between the current and the default exposure value of the editor.
-toggleGamma(-tgg)
Toggles between the current and the default gamma value of the editor.
-unParent(-up)
Specifies that the editor should be removed from its layout. This cannot be used in query mode.
-unlockMainConnection(-ulk)
Unlocks the mainConnection, effectively restoring the original mainConnection (if it is still available), and dynamic updates.
-updateMainConnection(-upd)
Causes a locked mainConnection to be updated from the orginal mainConnection, but preserves the lock state.
-useFaceGroup(-uf)	boolean
Display faces that are associated with the groupId that is set on the mesh node that is drawn. (The attribute "displayFacesWithGroupId")
-useTemplate(-ut)	string
Forces the command to use a command template other than the current one.
-usedPercentageHUDRange(-upr)	float float float float
Sets the range when calculating used UV space percentage. The 4 values specify the minimum U, V and maximum U, V in that order., default is 0 0 1 1.
-uvSets(-uvs)
This flag will return strings containing UV set and object name pairs for selected objects in the texture window. The syntax of each pair is "objectName | uvSetName", where | is a literal character.
-viewPortImage(-vpi)	boolean
Toggles the view port/ caching Texture Images.
-viewTransformName(-vtn)	string
Sets the view pipeline to be applied if color management is enabled in the current editor.
-wireframeComponentColor(-wcc)	float float float float
Sets or queries the RGBA component wireframe color.
-wireframeObjectColor(-woc)	float float float float
Sets or queries the RGBA object wireframe color.
-writeImage(-wi)	string
write the current Editor Image to disk

Flag can appear in Create mode of command	Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command	Flag can be used more than once in a command.

MEL examples

// As a UV Editor typically exists on start-up, you normally
// will not need to create one.. Hence all the examples that follow
// explain how to query and edit the editor settings.

// Get the panel that the editor belongs to.
string $texWinName[] = `getPanel -sty polyTexturePlacementPanel`;

// Get the space between main grid lines
textureWindow -q -sp $texWinName[0];
// Result: 0.05 //

// Change the space between main grid lines
textureWindow -e -sp 0.1 $texWinName[0];

// Get the size of the grid
textureWindow -q -s $texWinName[0];
// Result: 12 //

// Change the size of the grid
textureWindow -e -s 0.8 $texWinName[0];

// Zoom on the whole scene
textureWindow -e -fa $texWinName[0];

  // Set display mode to related (connected) faces
  textureWindow -e -rf $texWinName[0];