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affects(string, [by=boolean], [type=string])
Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.
affects is NOT undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.
This command returns the list of attributes on a node or node type which
affect the named attribute.
| string | List of affected/affecting attributes |
attribute, node, class, dg
affectedNet, listConnections
by, type
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Argument types |
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by()
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boolean
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Show attributes that are affected by the given one rather than the
ones that affect it.
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type(t)
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string
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static node type from which to get 'affects' information
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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 have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
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import maya.cmds as cmds
# List the attributes on node "sphere" that affect the "tx" attribute
cmds.sphere( n='sphere' )
cmds.affects( 'tx', 'sphere' )
# List the attributes on nodes of type "transform" that are affected by
# the "ty" attribute
cmds.affects( 'ty', by=True, t='transform' )
# List the attributes on nodes of type "revolve" that affect the
# "outputSurface" attribute
cmds.affects( 'outputSurface', t='revolve' )