pymel.core.context.manipScaleContext

manipScaleContext(*args, **kwargs)

This command can be used to create, edit, or query a scale manip context.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
activeHandle (ah)		int
	Sets the default active handle for the manip. That is, the handle which should be initially active when the tool is activated. Values can be: 0 - X axis handle is active1 - Y axis handle is active2 - Z axis handle is active3 - Center handle (all axes) is active (default)
alignAlong (aa)		float, float, float
	Aligns active handle along vector.
editPivotMode (epm)		bool
	Returns true manipulator is in edit pivot mode
editPivotPosition (epp)		bool
	Returns the current position of the edit pivot manipulator.
exists (ex)		bool
image1 (i1)		unicode
image2 (i2)		unicode
image3 (i3)		unicode
mode (m)		int
	Translate mode: 0 - Object Space1 - Local Space2 - World Space (default)3 - Move Along Vertex Normal4 - Move Along Rotation Axis5 - Move Along Live Object Axis6 - Custom Axis Orientation
orientAxes (oa)		float, float, float
	Orients manipulator rotating around axes by specified angles
orientTowards (ot)		float, float, float
	Orients active handle towards world point
position (p)		bool
	Returns the current position of the manipulator
postDragCommand (pod)		script, <type ‘unicode’>
	Specifies a command and a node type. The command will be executed at the end of a drag when a node of the specified type is in the selection.
preDragCommand (prd)		script, <type ‘unicode’>
	Specifies a command and a node type. The command will be executed at the start of a drag when a node of the specified type is in the selection.
preserveChildPosition (pcp)		bool
	When false, the children objects move when their parent is rotated. When true, the worldspace position of the children will be maintained as the parent is moved. Default is false.Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
preserveUV (puv)		bool
reflection (rfl)		bool
	This flag is obsolete. Reflection is now managed as part of selection itself using the symmetricModeling command.
reflectionAbout (rab)		int
	This flag is obsolete. Reflection is now managed as part of selection itself using the symmetricModeling command.
reflectionAxis (rfa)		int
	This flag is obsolete. Reflection is now managed as part of selection itself using the symmetricModeling command.
reflectionTolerance (rft)		float
	This flag is obsolete. Reflection is now managed as part of selection itself using the symmetricModeling command.
snap (s)		bool
snapRelative (sr)		bool
snapValue (sv)		float
useManipPivot (ump)		bool
useObjectPivot (uop)		bool

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.manipScaleContext

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

import maya.cmds as cmds

# To create a new scale context:
pm.manipScaleContext()
# Result: u'manipScaleContext1' #

# To query the active handle of an existing scale context:
pm.manipScaleContext( 'manipScaleContext1', q=True, ah=True )
# Result: 3 #

# To edit an exiting scale context so that it comes up with the X axis
# handle active by default:
pm.manipScaleContext( 'manipScaleContext1', e=True, ah=0 )
# Result: u'manipScaleContext1' #