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alignCtx [-align] [-anchorFirstObject boolean] [-distribute] [-exists] [-history boolean] [-image1 string] [-image2 string] [-image3 string] [-name string] [-showAlignTouch boolean]
[contextName]
alignCtx is undoable, queryable, and editable.
The alignCtx command creates a tool for aligning and
distributing objects.
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In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
align, anchorFirstObject, distribute, exists, history, image1, image2, image3, name, showAlignTouch
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-exists(-ex)
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Returns true or false depending upon whether the
specified object exists. Other flags are ignored.
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-image1(-i1)
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string
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-image2(-i2)
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string
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-image3(-i3)
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string
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Contexts support up to three icons that represent
the tool associated with the context.
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-history(-ch)
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boolean
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If this is a tool command, turn the construction history on
for the tool in question.
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-name(-n)
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string
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If this is a tool command, name the tool appropriately.
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-align(-a)
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-distribute(-d)
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-anchorFirstObject(-afo)
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boolean
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Anchor first or last selected object. Default false.
Only applicable when aligning objects.
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-showAlignTouch(-sat)
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boolean
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Show or hide align touching handles. Default true.
Only applicable when aligning objects.
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Flag can appear in Create mode of command
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
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Flag can appear in Query mode of command
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Flag can be used more than once in a command.
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// Create a poly sphere and a poly cube, then move them apart
polySphere -r 3 -n pSphere1;
move 5 0 0;
polyCube -w 3 -h 3 -d 3 -n pCube1;
move -5 3 0;
select -r pSphere1 pCube1;
// Create a new align context which is used to align objects, then switch to it
// Now you can use this tool to align objects
alignCtx -a alignCtx1;
setToolTo alignCtx1;