DirectionCommandInput.setManipulator Method

Parent Object: DirectionCommandInput
Defined in namespace "adsk::core" and the header file is <Core/UserInterface/DirectionCommandInput.h>

Description

Defines a direction manipulator arrow in the graphics viewport whose direction can be flipped by the toggling the check box, clicking the button or by the user clicking and dragging on the manipulator arrow.

"directionCommandInput_var" is a variable referencing a DirectionCommandInput object.returnValue = directionCommandInput_var.setManipulator(origin, direction)

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	Returns true if successful

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
origin	Point3D	The origin point of the direction manipulator (arrow) in the model space of the root component.
direction	Vector3D	The direction of the manipulator (arrow) in the model space of the root component.

Samples

Command Inputs API Sample

Creates a command dialog that demonstrates all of the available command inputs.

To use the sample, create a new Python or C++ script and copy and paste this code, replacing the default code. You also need to unpack this zip file which contains a resource folder into the same folder where the source code file (.py or .cpp) is.

Version

Introduced in version January 2016