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toggleAxis([origin=boolean], [view=boolean])
Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.
toggleAxis is undoable, queryable, and NOT editable.
Toggles the state of the display axis.
Note: the display of the axis in the bottom left corner has
been rendered obsolete by the headsUpDisplay command.
| boolean | if in the query mode, otherwise none. |
In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
origin, view
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origin(o)
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boolean
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Turns display of the axis at the origin of the ground plane
on or off.
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view(v)
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boolean
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Turns display of the axis at the bottom left of each view
on or off. (Obsolete - refer to the headsUpDisplay command)
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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
# Turns origin axis on
cmds.toggleAxis( o=True )
# Turns origin axis off.
cmds.toggleAxis( o=False )
# Returns true if the axis at the origin is on.
cmds.toggleAxis( q=True, o=True )
# Toggles the display of the axis
cmds.toggleAxis()