draggerContext

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Synopsis

draggerContext( [name] , [anchorPoint=[float, float, float]], [button=int], [currentStep=int], [cursor=string], [dragCommand=script], [dragPoint=[float, float, float]], [drawString=string], [exists=boolean], [finalize=script], [history=boolean], [holdCommand=script], [image1=string], [image2=string], [image3=string], [initialize=script], [modifier=string], [name=string], [plane=[float, float, float]], [prePressCommand=script], [pressCommand=script], [projection=string], [releaseCommand=script], [snapping=boolean], [space=string], [stepsCount=int], [undoMode=string])

Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.

draggerContext is undoable, queryable, and editable.

Return value

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

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
exists(ex)	boolean
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.
initialize(inz)	script
Command called when the tool is entered.
finalize(fnz)	script
Command called when the tool is exited.
prePressCommand(ppc)	script
Command called when mouse dragger is pressed. It is called before pressCommand, so it can be used for initialization of context.
pressCommand(pc)	script
Command called when mouse dragger is pressed.
dragCommand(dc)	script
Command called when mouse dragger is dragged.
releaseCommand(rc)	script
Command called when mouse dragger is released.
holdCommand(hc)	script
Command called when mouse dragger is held.
anchorPoint(ap)	[float, float, float]
Anchor point (double array) where dragger was initially pressed.
dragPoint(dp)	[float, float, float]
Drag point (double array) current position of dragger during drag.
projection(pr)	string
Sets current projection of drag point. Valid types are: viewPlane project to view plane objectViewPlane project to object plane (parallel to view plane) objectPlane project to specified plane defined by object location and normal (default) 0,1,0 plane project to specified plane defined by origin and normal (default) 0,1,0 sketchPlane project to sketch plane xAxis project to closest point on X axis yAxis project to closest point on Y axis zAxis project to closest point on Z axis boundingSphere project to closest point on object sphere bounds boundingBox project to closest point on object bounding box
plane(pl)	[float, float, float]
Provide normal of projection plane (see -projection flag for details).
space(sp)	string
Sets current space that coordinates are reported in. Types are: world world space (global) object object space (local) screen screen space
modifier(mo)	string
Returns the current modifier type: ctrl, alt or none.
button(bu)	int
Returns the current mouse button (1,2,3).
cursor(cur)	string
Cursor displayed while context is active. Valid values are: "default", "hand", "crossHair", "dolly", "track", and "tumble".
drawString(ds)	string
A string to be drawn at the current position of the pointer.
undoMode(um)	string
Undo queue mode for the context actions. Acceptable values are: "all" default behaviour when every action that happens during dragger context activity is recorded as an individual undo chunk. "step" - all the actions that happen between each press and release are combined into one undo chunk. "sequence" - all the actions that happen between very first press and very last release are combined into single undo chunk. This works exactly the same as "step" for a single step dragger context.
stepsCount(sc)	int
Number of steps (press-drag-release sequences) for dragger context. When combined with undoMode flag, several steps might be recorded as single undo action.
snapping(snp)	boolean
Enable/disable snapping for dragger context.
currentStep(cs)	int
Current step (press-drag-release sequence) for dragger context. When queried before first press event happened, returns 0.

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 have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Python examples

import maya.cmds as cmds

# Procedure called on press
def SampleContextPress():
	pressPosition = cmds.draggerContext( 'sampleContext', query=True, anchorPoint=True)
	print ("Press: " + str(pressPosition))

# Procedure called on drag
def SampleContextDrag():
	dragPosition = cmds.draggerContext( 'sampleContext', query=True, dragPoint=True)
	button = cmds.draggerContext( 'sampleContext', query=True, button=True)
	modifier = cmds.draggerContext( 'sampleContext', query=True, modifier=True)
	print ("Drag: " + str(dragPosition) + "  Button is " + str(button) + "  Modifier is " + modifier + "\n")
	message = str(dragPosition[0]) + ", " + str(dragPosition[1])
	cmds.draggerContext( 'sampleContext', edit=True, drawString=message)

# Define draggerContext with press and drag procedures
cmds.draggerContext( 'sampleContext', pressCommand='SampleContextPress()', dragCommand='SampleContextDrag()', cursor='hand' );

# Set the tool to the sample context created
# Results can be observed by dragging mouse around main window
cmds.setToolTo('sampleContext')