pymel.core.context.lassoContext

lassoContext(*args, **kwargs)

Creates a context to perform selection via a “lasso”. Use for irregular selection regions, where the “marquee-style” select of the “selectContext” is inappropriate.

Flags:
Long name (short name) Argument Types Properties
drawClosed (dc) bool  
   
exists (ex) bool ../../../_images/create.gif
 
Returns true or false depending upon whether the specified object exists. Other flags are ignored.
fastComponents (fc) bool  
   
history (ch) bool ../../../_images/create.gif
 
If this is a tool command, turn the construction history on for the tool in question.
image1 (i1) unicode ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
   
image2 (i2) unicode ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
   
image3 (i3) unicode ../../../_images/create.gif ../../../_images/query.gif ../../../_images/edit.gif
 
Contexts support up to three icons that represent the tool associated with the context.
name (n) unicode ../../../_images/create.gif
 

If this is a tool command, name the tool appropriately.Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.lassoContext

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

import maya.cmds as cmds

# Create a new lasso context, then switch to it
pm.lassoContext('lassoContext1')
# Result: u'lassoContext1' #
pm.setToolTo('lassoContext1')