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sceneUIReplacement([clear=boolean], [deleteRemaining=boolean],
[getNextFilter=[string,
string]], [getNextPanel=[string, string]],
[getNextScriptedPanel=[string,
string]], [update=string])
Note: Strings representing object names and
arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the
synopsis.
sceneUIReplacement is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT
editable.
This command returns existing scene based UI that can be utilized
by the scene that is being loaded. It can also delete any such UI
that is not used by the loading scene.
| string |
When used with getNextScriptedPanel, getNextPanel, or
getNextFilter |
clear, deleteRemaining, getNextFilter, getNextPanel, getNextScriptedPanel, update
| Long name (short name) |
Argument types |
Properties |
update(u) |
string |
 |
|
Updates the state of the command to reflect the current state
of the application. The string argument is the name of the main
window pane layout holding the panels. |
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clear(cl) |
boolean |
|
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Frees any resources allocated by the command. |
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getNextScriptedPanel(gsp) |
[string, string] |
|
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Returns the next scripted panel of the specified scripted panel
type, preferably with the specified label. |
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getNextFilter(gf) |
[string, string] |
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Returns the next filter of the specified type with the
specified name. |
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getNextPanel(gp) |
[string, string] |
|
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Returns the next panel of the specified type, preferably with
the specified label. |
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deleteRemaining(dr) |
boolean |
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Delete any UI that is scene dependent and has not been
referenced by this command since the last update. |
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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 have multiple arguments, passed
either as a tuple or a list. |
import maya.cmds as cmds
import maya.mel as mm
gMainPane = mm.eval( 'global string $gMainPane; $temp = $gMainPane;' )
cmds.sceneUIReplacement( update=gMainPane )
# Try to find the modelPanel named Top View
cmds.sceneUIReplacement( getNextPanel=('modelPanel','Top View') )
# Result: modelPanel1 #
cmds.modelPanel( 'modelPanel1', q=True, label=True )
# Result: Top View #
# Try to find Front View
cmds.sceneUIReplacement( getNextPanel=('modelPanel', 'Front View') )
# Result: modelPanel3 #
cmds.modelPanel( 'modelPanel3', q=True, label=True )
# Result: Front View #
# Is there another Front View? (No: all we find is a model panel called Persp View)
cmds.sceneUIReplacement( getNextPanel=('modelPanel', 'Front View') )
# Result: modelPanel4
cmds.modelPanel( 'modelPanel4', q=True, label=True )
# Result: Persp View