artPuttyCtx

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Synopsis

artPuttyCtx [-accopacity boolean] [-activeListChangedProc string] [-afterStrokeCmd string] [-alphaclamp string] [-alphaclamplower float] [-alphaclampupper float] [-attrSelected string] [-autosmooth boolean] [-beforeStrokeCmd string] [-brushalignment boolean] [-brushfeedback boolean] [-clamp string] [-clamplower float] [-clampupper float] [-clear] [-collapsecvtol float] [-colorfeedback boolean] [-colorrangelower float] [-colorrangeupper float] [-dataTypeIndex int] [-disablelighting boolean] [-dispdecr] [-dispincr] [-dragSlider string] [-duringStrokeCmd string] [-exists] [-expandfilename boolean] [-exportfilemode string] [-exportfilesave string] [-exportfilesizex int] [-exportfilesizey int] [-exportfiletype string] [-filterNodes] [-history boolean] [-image1 string] [-image2 string] [-image3 string] [-importfileload string] [-importfilemode string] [-importreassign boolean] [-interactiveUpdate boolean] [-invertrefvector boolean] [-lowerradius float] [-mappressure string] [-maxdisp float] [-maxvalue float] [-minvalue float] [-mouldtypemouse string] [-name string] [-objattrArray string] [-opacity float] [-outline boolean] [-outwhilepaint boolean] [-paintNodeArray string] [-paintattrselected string] [-paintmode string] [-polecv boolean] [-profileShapeFile string] [-projective boolean] [-radius float] [-reflection boolean] [-reflectionaxis string] [-refsurface boolean] [-refvector string] [-refvectoru float] [-refvectorv float] [-selectedattroper string] [-showactive boolean] [-smoothiters int] [-stampProfile string] [-stitchcorner boolean] [-stitchedgeflood] [-stitchtype string] [-surfaceConformedBrushVertices boolean] [-tablet] [-tangentOutline boolean] [-toolOffProc string] [-toolOnProc string] [-updateerasesrf] [-updaterefsrf] [-usepressure boolean] [-value float] [-whichTool string]

artPuttyCtx is undoable, queryable, and editable.

This command is used to modify NURBS surfaces using a brush based interface (Maya Artisan). This is accomplished by moving the control vertices (cvs) under the brush in the specified direction.

Return value

None

In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
-exists(-ex)
Returns true or false depending upon whether the specified object exists. Other flags are ignored.
-image1(-i1)	string
-image2(-i2)	string
-image3(-i3)	string
Contexts support up to three icons that represent the tool associated with the context.
-history(-ch)	boolean
If this is a tool command, turn the construction history on for the tool in question.
-name(-n)	string
If this is a tool command, name the tool appropriately.
-dragSlider(-dsl)	string
Sets the current brush drag state for resizing or offsetting the brush (like the 'b' and 'm' default hotkeys). The string argument is one of: "radius", "lowradius", "opacity", "value", "depth", "displacement", "uvvector" or "none". C: Default is "none".
-opacity(-op)	float
Sets the brush opacity. C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
-accopacity(-aco)	boolean
Sets opacity accumulation on/off. C: Default is false (Except for sculpt tool for which it is true by default). Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-radius(-r)	float
Sets the size of the brush. C: Default is 1.0 cm. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
-lowerradius(-lr)	float
Sets the lower size of the brush (only apply on tablet).
-stampProfile(-stP)	string
Sets the brush profile of the current stamp. Currently, the following profiles are supported: "gaussian", "soft", "solid" and "square". C: Default is gaussian. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-profileShapeFile(-psf)	string
Passes a name of the image file for the stamp shape profile.
-brushalignment(-bra)	boolean
Specifies the path brush alignemnt. If true, the brush will align to stroke path, otherwise it will align to up vector. C: Default is true. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-clear(-clr)
Floods all cvs/vertices to the current value.
-usepressure(-up)	boolean
Sets the tablet pressure on/off. C: Default is false. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-mappressure(-mp)	string
Sets the tablet pressure mapping when the table is used. There are four options: "none" - the pressure has no effect, "opacity" - the pressure is mapped to the opacity, "radius" - the is mapped to modify the radius of the brush, "both" - the pressure modifies both the opacity and the radius. C: Default is "none". Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-outline(-o)	boolean
Specifies if the brush should be drawn. C: Default is TRUE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-outwhilepaint(-owp)	boolean
Specifies if the brush outline should be drawn while painting. C: Default is FALSE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-brushfeedback(-brf)	boolean
Specifies if the brush additional feedback should be drawn. C: Default is TRUE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-showactive(-sa)	boolean
Sets on/off the display of the surface isoparms. C: Default is TRUE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-paintmode(-pm)	string
Specifies the paint mode. There are two possibilities: "screen" and "tangent". C: Default is "screen". Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-projective(-prm)	boolean
Specifies the projective paint mode. C: Default is 'false'. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-reflection(-rn)	boolean
Specifies the reflection mode. C: Default is 'false'. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-reflectionaxis(-ra)	string
Specifies the reflection axis. There are three possibilities: "x", "y" and "z". C: Default is "x". Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-importfileload(-ifl)	string
Load the attribute map a specified file.
-importreassign(-irm)	boolean
Specifies if the multiply atrribute maps are to be reassigned while importing. Only maps previously exported from within Artisan can be reassigned. C: Default is FALSE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-importfilemode(-ifm)	string
Specifies the channel to import. The valid entries here are: "alpha", "luminance", "red", "green", "blue", and "rgb" C: Default is "alpha". Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-expandfilename(-eef)	boolean
If true, it will expand the name of the export file and concatenate it with the surface name. Otherwise it will take the name as it is. C: Default is true.
-exportfilesave(-esf)	string
Exports the attribute map and saves to a specified file.
-exportfilemode(-efm)	string
Specifies the export channel.The valid entries here are: "alpha", "luminance", "rgb", "rgba". C: Default is "luminance/rgb". Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-exportfilesizex(-fsx)	int
Specifies the width of the attribute map to export. C: Default width is 256. Q: When queried, it returns an integer.
-exportfilesizey(-fsy)	int
Specifies the width of the attribute map to export. C: Default width is 256. Q: When queried, it returns an integer.
-exportfiletype(-eft)	string
Specifies the image file format. It can be one of the following: "iff", "tiff", "jpeg", "alias", "rgb", "fit" "postScriptEPS", "softimage", "wavefrontRLA", "wavefrontEXP". C: default is tiff. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-tablet(-tab)
Returns true if the tablet device is present, false if it is absent
-surfaceConformedBrushVertices(-scv)	boolean
Enables/disables the the display of the effective brush area as affected vertices.
-tangentOutline(-to)	boolean
Enables/disables the display of the brush circle tangent to the surface.
-selectedattroper(-sao)	string
Sets the edit weight operation. Four edit weights operations are provided : "absolute" - the value of the weight is replaced by the current one, "additive" - the value of the weight is added to the current one, "scale" - the value of the weight is multiplied by the current one, "smooth" - the value of the weight is divided by the current one. C: Default is "absolute". Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-filterNodes(-fon)
Sets the node filter.
-value(-val)	float
Specifies the value for each attribute. C: Default is 0.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
-minvalue(-miv)	float
Specifies the minimum value for each attribute. C: Default is 0.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
-maxvalue(-mxv)	float
Specifies the minimum value for each attribute. C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
-clamp(-cl)	string
Specifies if the weight value should be clamped to the lower and upper bounds. There are four options here: "none" - no clamping is performed, "lower" - clamps only to the lower bound, "upper" - clamps only to the upper bounds, "both" - clamps to the lower and upper bounds. C: Default is "none". Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-clamplower(-cll)	float
Specifies the lower bound for the values. C: Default is 0.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
-clampupper(-clu)	float
Specifies the upper bound for the values. C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
-alphaclamp(-alc)	string
Specifies if the weight value should be alpha clamped to the lower and upper bounds. There are four options here: "none" - no clamping is performed, "lower" - clamps only to the lower bound, "upper" - clamps only to the upper bounds, "both" - clamps to the lower and upper bounds. C: Default is "none". Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-alphaclamplower(-acl)	float
Specifies the lower bound for the alpha values. C: Default is 0.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
-alphaclampupper(-acu)	float
Specifies the upper bound for the alpha values. C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
-dataTypeIndex(-dti)	int
When the selected paintable attribute is a vectorArray, it specifies which field to paint on.
-colorfeedback(-cf)	boolean
Sets on/off the color feedback display. C: Default is FALSE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-disablelighting(-dl)	boolean
If color feedback is on, this flag determines whether lighting is disabled or not for the surfaces that are affected C: Default is FALSE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-colorrangelower(-crl)	float
Specifies the value which maps to black when color feedback mode is on C: Default is 0.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
-colorrangeupper(-cru)	float
Specifies the value which maps to the maximum color when color feedback mode is on C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
-interactiveUpdate(-iu)	boolean
Specifies how often to transfer the painted values into the attribute. TRUE: transfer them "continuously" (many times per stroke) FALSE: transfer them only at the end of a stroke (on mouse button release) C: Default is TRUE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-paintNodeArray(-pna)	string
An array of paintable nodes. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-objattrArray(-oaa)	string
An array of all paintable attributes. Each element of the array is a string with the following information: NodeType.NodeName.AttributeName.MenuType *MenuType: type(level) of the item in the Menu (UI). Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-attrSelected(-asl)	string
Returns a name of the currently selected attribute. Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-paintattrselected(-pas)	string
An array of selected paintable attributes. Each element of the array is a string with the following information: NodeType.NodeName.AttributeName.
-beforeStrokeCmd(-bsc)	string
The passed string is executed as a MEL command immediately before the start of a stroke. C: Default is no command. Q: When queried, it returns the current command
-duringStrokeCmd(-dsk)	string
The passed string is executed as a MEL command during the stroke, each time the mouse is dragged. C: Default is no command. Q: When queried, it returns the current command
-afterStrokeCmd(-asc)	string
The passed string is executed as a MEL command immediately after the end of a stroke. C: Default is no command. Q: When queried, it returns the current command
-whichTool(-wst)	string
The string defines the name of the tool to be used for the Artisan context. An example is "artClothPaint". In query mode, the tool name for the given context is returned. Note: due to the way MEL works, always specify the -query flag last when specifying a flag which takes arguments.
-activeListChangedProc(-alp)	string
Accpts a string which contains a MEL command that is invoked whenever the active list changes. There may be some situations where the UI, for example, needs to be updated, when objects are selected/deselected in the scene. In query mode, the name of the currently registered MEL command is returned and this will be an empty string if none is defined.
-toolOnProc(-top)	string
Accepts a strings describing the name of a MEL procedure which is invoked whenever the tool is turned on. For example, cloth invokes "clothPaintToolOn" when the cloth paint tool is turned on. Define this callback if your tool requires special functionality when your tool is activated. It is typical that if you implement a toolOnProc you will want to implement a toolOffProc as well (see the -toolOffProc flag. In query mode, the name of the currently registered MEL command is returned and this will be an empty string if none is defined.
-toolOffProc(-tfp)	string
Accepts a strings describing the name of a MEL procedure which is invoked whenever the tool is turned off. For example, cloth invokes "clothPaintToolOff" when the cloth paint tool is turned on. Define this callback if your tool requires special functionality when your tool is deactivated. It is typical that if you implement a toolOffProc you will want to implement a toolOnProc as well (see the -toolOnProc flag. In query mode, the name of the currently registered MEL command is returned and this will be an empty string if none is defined.
-mouldtypemouse(-mtm)	string
Specifies the putty operations/mode ("push" - pushes cvs along the given direction (see refvector flag), "pull" - pulls cvs along the specified direction, "smooth" - smooths the sculpt, "erase" - erases the paint). C: Default is "push". Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-refvector(-rv)	string
Specifies the direction of the push/pull operation ("normal" - sculpt along normals, "firstnormal" - sculpt along the first normal of the stroke, "view" - sculpt along the view direction, "xaxis", "yaxis", "zaxis" - sculpt along a given axis directions, "uisoparm", "visoparm" - sculpt along U or V isoparametric lines), "uvvector" - sculpt along an arbitrary vector in UV space. C: Default is "normal". Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-invertrefvector(-irv)	boolean
Sets the invert of the reference vector option when the reflection is ON. If it is true, the reference vector for the reflected stroke is negated with respect to the original one. C: Default is FALSE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-refvectoru(-rvu)	float
Specifies the U component of the UV vector to be used when -refVector is set to "uvvector".
-refvectorv(-rvv)	float
Specifies the V component of the UV vector to be used when -refVector is set to "uvvector".
-maxdisp(-md)	float
Defines a maximum displacement ( maxDisp in [0.0..5.0] ). C: Default is 1.0. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
-collapsecvtol(-clc)	float
Specifies the tolerance for the collapse cv detection. C: Default is 0.005 cm. Q: When queried, it returns a float.
-autosmooth(-asm)	boolean
Sets up the auto smoothing option. When the brush is in the smooth mode, adjusting the strength will adjust how fast the surfaces is smoothed out. C: Default is FALSE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-smoothiters(-si)	int
Sets the quality of the smoothing operation (number of iterations). C: Default is 3. Q: When queried, it returns an int.
-stitchtype(-stt)	string
Sets on/off the stitching mode ( "off" - stitching is turned off, "position" - position stitching is done without taking care about the tangent continuity C0, "tan" - C1 continuity is preserved). C: Default is "position". Q: When queried, it returns a string.
-stitchedgeflood(-sef)
Triggers postprocessing stitching edge procedure.
-stitchcorner(-stc)	boolean
Sets on/off the stitching corner mode C: Default is "off". Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-polecv(-pcv)	boolean
Pull all the pole cvs to the same position
-refsurface(-rs)	boolean
Sets on/off the update of the reference surface. If it is true the reference surface is automatically updated on the per stroke bases. If it is false, the user has to update the reference surface explicitly by pressing the update button (see updaterefsrf). C: Default is TRUE. Q: When queried, it returns a boolean.
-updaterefsrf(-urs)
Updates the reference surface.
-updateerasesrf(-ues)
Updates the erase surface.
-dispincr(-din)
Increases a maximum displacement by 10%.
-dispdecr(-dde)
Decreases a maximum displacement by 10%.

Flag can appear in Create mode of command	Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command	Flag can be used more than once in a command.

MEL examples

// Set the brush radius to 20.0
artPuttyCtx -e -radius 20.00 artPuttyContext;

// Set the brush radius to 20.0
artPuttyCtx -e -radius 20.00 artPuttyContext;