setEditor

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Synopsis

setEditor [-addToList] [-addToSet] [-allSets] [-applyWeightCommand string] [-autoExpand boolean] [-autoScroll boolean] [-autoUpdate boolean] [-collapseFrames] [-componentListLength int] [-createBookmark string] [-editPartitions] [-editSets] [-expandFrames] [-groupComponents boolean] [-listBookmarks] [-mode string] [-reload] [-removeFromSet] [-scrollFrames] [-showBlendShapeSets boolean] [-showBoneLatticeSets boolean] [-showClusterSets boolean] [-showDeformerSets boolean] [-showJointLatticeSets boolean] [-showLatticeSets boolean] [-showNormalSets boolean] [-showRenderSets boolean] [-showSculptSets boolean] [-showWireSets boolean] [-useBookmark string]

setEditor is undoable, queryable, and editable.

Please note that the set editor is no longer a supported user interface element. Please see the relationship editor and the component editor.

Return value

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

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
-addToSet(-ats)
Adds the current selection list to the set selected in the set editor.
-removeFromSet(-rfs)
Removes the items selected in the set editor from the set they belong to.
-mode(-m)	string
Specifies the operating mode for the set editor. Valid values are: editing | selectNoExpand | selectExpand | paint. Only has an effect when auto update is disabled.
-autoUpdate(-au)	boolean
Specifies whether the set editor should use the current selection list to determine which sets it should display. The default is false.
-reload(-rl)
Temporarily reloads the contents of the set editor based on the current selection list.
-addToList(-al)
Adds the sets associated with the current selection list to the list of sets currently displayed in the editor
-allSets(-as)
Specifies that the set editor should display all available sets.
-createBookmark(-cb)	string
Creates a bookmark from the current contents of the set editor.
-useBookmark(-ub)	string
Use an existing bookmark for the contents of the set editor.
-listBookmarks(-lb)
Lists the names of the existing set editor bookmarks.
-applyWeightCommand(-awc)	string
The operation named in the string is performed on the weights which are selected in the set editor. For example, use the command to "setKeyframe" key weights, or "select" to select the attributes corresponding to the weights.
-showNormalSets(-sn)	boolean
-showRenderSets(-sr)	boolean
-showDeformerSets(-sd)	boolean
-showBoneLatticeSets(-sbl)	boolean
-showBlendShapeSets(-sbs)	boolean
-showClusterSets(-sc)	boolean
-showJointLatticeSets(-sjl)	boolean
-showLatticeSets(-sl)	boolean
-showSculptSets(-ss)	boolean
-showWireSets(-sw)	boolean
Specify whether sets of the given types should be shown or not. The default is true.
-editSets(-es)
The set editor will edit sets.
-editPartitions(-ep)
The set editor will edit partitions.
-groupComponents(-gc)	boolean
If set to true components are grouped in a expand/collapse item according to their parent. If false, components are left ungrouped and appear as <object>.<comp>[n]... in the set. The default is true.
-componentListLength(-cll)	int
Specifies the maximum size of a grouped component list The default is 8.
-expandFrames(-ef)
Recursively expands all frames currently in the set editor
-autoExpand(-aue)	boolean
Specifies whether the set editor should automatically expand frames. The default is false.
-collapseFrames(-cf)
Recursively collapses all frames currently expanded in the set editor
-scrollFrames(-sf)
Scrolls the expanded frames of the set editor to show selected items. Only has an effect when in list by object mode.
-autoScroll(-aus)	boolean
Specifies whether the set editor should automatically scroll its expanded frames to show selected items whenever the current selection list changes. The default is false. Only has an effect when in list by object mode.

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

// Make a set editor
//
string $win = `window`;
frameLayout;
setEditor;
showWindow $win;