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distanceDimension([endPoint=[linear, linear, linear]],
[startPoint=[linear, linear,
linear]])
Note: Strings representing object names and
arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the
synopsis.
distanceDimension is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT
editable.
This command is used to create a distance dimension to display the
distance between two specified points.
| string |
- the shape name of the DAG node created. |
endPoint, startPoint
| Long name (short name) |
Argument types |
Properties |
startPoint(sp) |
[linear, linear, linear] |
 |
|
Specifies the point to start measuring distance from. |
|
endPoint(ep) |
[linear, linear, linear] |
|
|
Specifies the point to measure distance to, from the
startPoint. |
|
| 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. |
import maya.cmds as cmds
# To measure ths distance between [0,2,2] and [1,5,6]:
cmds.distanceDimension( sp=(0, 2, 2), ep=(1, 5, 6) )
# Result: distanceDimensionShape1 #