Go to: Synopsis. Return value. Related. Flags. Python examples.
connectDynamic(
[objects]
, [collisions=string], [delete=boolean], [emitters=string], [fields=string])
Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.
connectDynamic is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.
Dynamic connection specifies that the force fields, emitters, or collisions
of an object affect another dynamic object. The dynamic object that is
connected to a field, emitter, or collision object is influenced by those
fields, emitters and collision objects.
Connections are made to individual fields, emitters, collisions. So, if
an object owns several fields, if the user wants some of the fields to
affect an object, s/he can specify each field with a "-f" flag; but if
the user wants to connect all the fields owned by an object, s/he can
specify the object name with the "-f" flag. The same is true for
emitters and collisions.
Different connection types (i.e., for fields vs. emitters)
between the same pair of objects are logically
independent. In other words, an
object can be influenced by another object's fields without being
influenced by its emitters or collisions.
Each connected object must be a dynamic object. The object connected to
can be any object that
owns fields, emitters, etc.; it need not be dynamic. Objects that can
own influences are particles, geometry objects (nurbs and polys) and
lattices. You can specify either the shape name or the transform name of
the object to be influenced.
air, drag, emitter, gravity, newton, particle, radial
collisions, delete, emitters, fields
| Long name (short name) |
Argument types |
Properties |
fields(f)
|
string
|
 
|
|
Connects each object to the fields of the given object.
|
|
emitters(em)
|
string
|
|
|
Connects each object to the emitters of the given object.
|
|
collisions(c)
|
string
|
|
|
Connects each object to the collision models of the given object.
|
|
delete(d)
|
boolean
|
|
|
Deletes existing connections.
|
|
|
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
cmds.connectDynamic( 'Book', c='Floor' )
# Connects the dynamic object "Book" to the collision model of the
# "Floor". This means that the book will collide with and bounce off of
# the floor.
cmds.connectDynamic( 'Moon', 'Spaceship', f='Moon' )
# Connects dynamic object "Spaceship" to the all fields and emitters
# owned by "Moon".
cmds.connectDynamic( 'Spaceship', f='newtonField1' )
# Connects dynamic object "Spaceship" to "newtonField1" owned by "Moon".
cmds.connectDynamic( 'Moon', f='newtonField1' )
# If the selection list consists of "Spaceship", connects dynamic object
# "Spaceship" to "newtonField1" and all emitters owned by "Moon".
cmds.connectDynamic( 'Spaceship', d=True, f='Moon' )
# Deletes the field connection between all the fields owned by "Moon" and
# "Spaceship". Note that the command establishing the connection need not
# be in the undo queue.
cmds.connectDynamic( 'Spaceship', d=True, f='newtonField1' )
# Deletes the field connection between "newtonField1" owned by "Moon" and
# "Spaceship".