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isolateSelect [-addDagObject name] [-addSelected] [-loadSelected] [-removeSelected] [-state boolean] [-update] [-viewObjects] string
isolateSelect is undoable, queryable, and NOT
editable.
This command turns on/off isolate select mode in a specified
modeling view, specified as the argument. Isolate select mode is a
display mode where the currently selected objects are added to a
list and only those objects are displayed in the view. It allows
for selective viewing of specific objects and object components.
| boolean |
When used with query |
In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
addDagObject, addSelected, loadSelected, removeSelected, state, update, viewObjects
| Long name (short name) |
Argument types |
Properties |
-state(-s) |
boolean |
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Turns isolate select mode on/off. |
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-viewObjects(-vo) |
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Returns the name (if any) of the objectSet which contains the
list of objects visible in the view if isolate select mode is on.
If isolate select mode is off, an empty string is returned. |
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-addDagObject(-ado) |
name |
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Add the specified object to the set of objects to be displayed
in the view. |
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-loadSelected(-ls) |
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Replace the objects being displayed with the currently active
objects. |
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-addSelected(-as) |
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Add the currently active objects to the set of objects to be
displayed in the view. |
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-removeSelected(-rs) |
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Remove the currently active objects to the set of objects to be
displayed in the view. |
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-update(-u) |
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Update the view's list of objects due to a change to the set of
objects to be displayed. |
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 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. |
// create some primitives and go into component selection mode
sphere -n sphere1;
cone -n cone1;
selectMode -component;
// to query the current modelPanel, you can use the command
// paneLayout -q -pane1 viewPanes;
// turn on isolate select mode for a particular 3d view. Only
// the sphere and the selected CVs will be displayed.
select "sphere1.cv[0:2][*]";
isolateSelect -state 1 modelPanel1;
// add the code to the list of objects to be viewed
select cone1;
isolateSelect -addSelected modelPanel1;
// make just the sphere the object to be viewed
select sphere1;
isolateSelect -loadSelected modelPanel1;