geomToBBox

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Synopsis

geomToBBox [-combineMesh] [-keepOriginal] [-name string] [-nameSuffix string] [-shaderColor float float float] [-single]

geomToBBox is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.

Return value

None

Keywords

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
-combineMesh(-cm)
Combine resulting bounding boxes. Mutually exclusive with -s/single option.
-name(-n)	string
Specifies the bounding box name.
-nameSuffix(-ns)	string
Specifies the bounding box name suffix.
-keepOriginal(-ko)
Do not remove the selected nodes used to create the bounding boxes.
-single(-s)
Create a single bounding box per hierarchy selected.
-shaderColor(-sc)	float float float
Set the color attribute of the Lambert material associate with the bounding box. The RGB values should be defined between 0 to 1.0. Default value is 0.5 0.5 0.5.

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

// Create two poly spheres and parent them together
//
polySphere;
move -1 0 3;
polySphere;
move 3 0 -1;
parent pSphere2 pSphere1;
// Select the parent sphere
//
select -r pSphere1;
// Create a bounding box per shape with the object hierarchy selected,
// add a name and suffix for that bounding box and add a RGB color for the
// shader color.
geomToBBox -name "MyBBox" -nameSuffix "_perShape" -shaderColor 0 1 0.043;
// Create two poly spheres and parent them together
//
polySphere;
move -1 5 3;
polySphere;
move 3 5 -1;
parent pSphere3 pSphere4;
// Select the parent sphere
//
select -r pSphere4;
// Create one bounding box for the entire hierarchy selected,
// add a name and suffix for that bounding box and add a RGB color for the
// shader color.
//
geomToBBox -single -name "MyBBox" -nameSuffix "_hierarchy" -shaderColor 0.928 0.460 1;