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Functions related to rendering

Functions

ambientLight The ambientLight command is used to edit the parameters of existing ambientLights, or to create new ones. The default
assignViewportFactories Sets viewport factories for displays as materials or textures.
batchRender The batchRender command is used to spawn off a separate rendering session of the current maya file. If no mayaFile is
binMembership Command to assign nodes to bins.
camera Create, edit, or query a camera with the specified properties.
cameraSet This command manages camera set nodes.
cameraView This command creates a preset view for a camera which is then independent of the camera.
checkDefaultRenderGlobals Command to check or set the “changed” mode for the defaultRenderGlobals node. In query mode, return type is based on
convertIffToPsd Converts iff file to PSD file of given size In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.
convertSolidTx Command to convert a texture on a surface to a file texture.
convertTessellation Command to translate the basic tessellation attributes to advanced.
createLayeredPsdFile Creates a layered PSD file with image names as input to individual layers
createRenderLayer Create a new render layer.
createSurfaceShader create a shader and shading group
defaultLightListCheckBox This command creates a checkBox that controls whether a shadingGroup is connected/disconnected from the
directionalLight The directionalLight command is used to edit the parameters of existing directionalLights, or to create new ones. The
displacementToPoly Command bakes geometry with displacement mapping into a polygonal object.
doBlur The doBlur command will invoke the blur2d, which is a Maya stand-alone application to do 2.5 motion blur given the color
dolly The dolly command moves a camera along the viewing direction in the world space.
editRenderLayerAdjustment This command is used to create, edit, and query adjustments to render layers.
editRenderLayerGlobals Edit the parameter values common to all render layers.
editRenderLayerMembers This command is used to query and edit memberships to render layers.
exclusiveLightCheckBox This command creates a checkBox that controls a light’s exclusive non-exclusive status. An exclusive light is one that
frameBufferName Returns the frame buffer name for a given renderPass renderLayer and camera combination. Optionally, this command can
getRenderDependencies Command to return dependencies of an image source.
getRenderTasks Command to return render tasks to render an image source.
glRender This command provides access to the Hardware Render Manager (HRM). There is one-and-only-one HRM in maya. The HRM
glRenderEditor Create a glRender view. This is a special view used for hardware rendering. This command is used to create and reparent
hwReflectionMap This command creates a hwReflectionMap node for having reflection on textured surfaces that currently have their boolean
hwRender Renders an image or a sequence using the hardware rendering engine
hwRenderLoad Empty command used to force the dynamic load of HR render
imagePlane The imagePlane command allows querying of various properties of an image plane and any movie in use by the image plane.
iprEngine Command to create or edit an iprEngine. A iprEngine is an object that watches for changes to shading networks and
layeredShaderPort This command creates a 3dPort that displays an image representing the layered shader node specified.
layeredTexturePort This command creates a 3dPort that displays an image representing the layered texture node specified.
lightList Add/Remove a relationship between an object and the current light. Soon to be replaced by the connect-attribute command.
lightlink This command is used to make, break and query light linking relationships between lights/sets of lights and objects/sets of objects.
listCameras Command to list all cameras.
lookThru This command sets a particular camera to look through in a view.
lsThroughFilter List all objects in the world that pass a given filter.
makebot The makebot command takes an image file and produces a block ordered texture (BOT) file, to be used for texture caching.
nodeIconButton This control supports up to 3 icon images and 4 different display styles.
nodePreset Command to save and load preset settings for a node.
ogsRender Renders an image or a sequence using the OGS rendering engine
orbit The orbit command revolves the camera(s) horizontally and/or vertically in the perspective window.
panZoom The panZoom command pans/zooms the 2D film. The panZoom command can be applied to either a perspective or an
pointLight The pointLight command is used to edit the parameters of existing pointLights, or to create new ones. The default
projectionManip Various commands to set the manipulator to interesting positions.
psdChannelOutliner Create a psdChannelOutliner control which is capable of displaying a tree structure upto one level.
psdEditTextureFile Edits the existing PSD file. Addition and deletion of the channels (layer sets) are supported.
psdExport Writes the Photoshop file layer set into different formats. The output file depth (bit per channel ) can be different
psdTextureFile Creates a Photoshop file with UVSnap shot image and the layer set names as the input.
rampColorPort This command creates a control that displays an image representing the ramp node specified, and supports editing of that node.
render The render command is used to start off a MayaSoftware rendering session of the currently active camera. If a rendering
renderGlobalsNode The renderGlobalsNode creates a render globals node and registers it with the model. The createNode command will not
renderInfo The renderInfo commands sets geometric properties of surfaces of the selected object. In query mode, return type is
renderLayerPostProcess Post process the results when rendering is done with.
renderManip This command creates manipulators for cameras or lights.
renderPartition Set or query the model’s current partition.
renderPassRegistry query information related with render passes.
renderQualityNode The renderQualityNode creates a render quality node and registers it with the model. The createNode command will not
renderSettings Query interface to the common tab of the render settings
renderThumbnailUpdate Toggle the updating of object thumbnails.
renderWindowEditor Create a editor window that can receive the result of the rendering process
renderer Command to register renders.
resolutionNode The resolutionNode creates a render resolution node and registers it with the model. The createNode command will not
roll The roll command rotates a camera about its viewing direction, a positive angle produces clockwise camera rotation, while a negative angle produces counter-clockwise camera rotation.
sampleImage The sampleImage command is used to control parameters of sample images, such as swatches in the multilister. The fast
setDefaultShadingGroup The setDefaultShadingGroup command is used to change which shading group is considered the current default shading
setRenderPassType This command will set the passID of a renderPass node and create the custom attributes specified by the corresponding
shadingConnection Sets the connection state of a connection between nodes that are used in shading.
shadingNetworkCompare This command allows you to compare two shading networks.
shadingNode The shadingNode command classifies any DG node as a shader, texture light, post process, or utility so that it can be
showShadingGroupAttrEditor The showShadingGroupAttrEditor command opens up the attribute editor for the current object’s shading-group information.
spotLight The spotLight command is used to edit the parameters of existing spotLights, or to create new ones. The default
spotLightPreviewPort This command creates a 3dPort that displays an image representing the illumination provided by the spotLight. It is a
surfaceSampler Maps surface detail from a source surface to a new texture map on a target surface.
surfaceShaderList Add/Remove a relationship between an object and the current shading group. In query mode, return type is based on
swatchRefresh The swatchRefreshcommand causes image source node swatches to be refreshed on screen. The purpose of this command is to
textureWindow This command is used to create a UV Texture Editor and to query or edit the texture editor settings. The UV Texture
track The track command translates a camera horizontally or vertically in the world space.
tumble The tumble command revolves the camera(s) by varying the azimuth and elevation angles in the perspective window.
uvLink This command is used to make, break and query UV linking relationships between UV sets on objects and textures that use
viewCamera The viewCamera command is used to position a camera to look directly at the side or top of another camera. This is
viewClipPlane The viewClipPlane command can be used to query or set a camera’s clip planes. If a camera is not specified, the camera
viewFit The viewFit command positions the specified camera so its point-of-view contains all selected objects other than itself.
viewHeadOn The viewHeadOn command positions the specified camera so it is looking “down” the normal of the live object, and fitted
viewLookAt The viewLookAt command positions the specified camera so it is looking at the centroid of all selected objects. If no
viewPlace This command positions the camera as specified.
viewSet This command positions the camera to one of the pre-defined positions.

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