pymel.core.windows.hyperShade

hyperShade(*args, **kwargs)

Commands for shader editing in the hypergraph

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
assign (a)		unicode
	Assign the specified shader node to renderable objects on the active list. The node can either be a shading group or the shader node attached to the shading group.
clearWorkArea (cwa)		bool
	Push the current work area on to the stack and create a clear work area
collapse (clp)		unicode
	Hide the upstream nodes from the specified node.
createNode (rcn)		unicode
	Create a node of the specified type. This is called when a new rendering node is created using drag and drop from the image browser or from the RMB context sensitve menu on nodes in the Visor Create folders.
dependGraphArea (dg)		bool
	When setting a work area, and the work area doesn’t already exist this flag inicates a new graph should be created that is either a depend graph or a folder view.
downStream (ds)		bool
	Show nodes downstream from the specified node
duplicate (dup)		bool
	Duplicate upstream nodes. If the node is a shader make sure duplicate include the shading group if there is one
fixRenderSize (fix)		bool
	If set to true dont rerender swatches when they change size as the user zooms
incremental (inc)		bool
	Enable or disable incremental layout when making new nodes or connections
listDownstreamNodes (ldn)		PyNode
	List all the downstream render nodes from the specified nodes.

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lds)** | PyNode | .. image:: /images/create.gif |

	List all the downstream shader nodes from the specified nodes.Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
listUpstreamNodes (lun)		PyNode
	List all the upstream render nodes from the specified nodes.
name (n)		unicode
	Name for the work area created by this command
networks (net)		bool
	Do an incremental layout on all of the nodes in the current selection list and that are in the current work area.
noSGShapes (nsg)		bool
	Display only shapes that are connected to nodes in the network other than a shading group.
noShapes (ns)		bool
	Display no shapes when graphing networks.
noTransforms (nt)		bool
	Display no transforms when graphing networks.
objects (o)		unicode
	Select the objects which are attached to the specified shader node. The shader node can be either the shading group or the shader attached to the shading group. When this flag’s argument is the empty string, we will use the currently selected shder node as the input.
renderCreateAndDrop (rcd)		unicode
	Create a render node of the specified type and put user into drag and drop mode to place or connect it.
reset (rst)		bool
	Reset the Hypershade panel to its initial state. In particular delete all the work areas.
resetGraph (rsg)		bool
	Reset the current graph. Typicly called prior to rebuilding a folder in a Hypershade view.
resetSwatch (rss)		bool
	For all selected nodes remove user defined swatches if the node has one
setAllowsRegraphing (sar)		bool
	For internal use only.
setWorkArea (swa)		unicode
	Set the work area to the existing named work ard
shaderNetwork (sn)		unicode
	Show the shader network for the specified material node. If the materials shading group has a displacement or volume map these will be shown. If not then the shading group wont be shown.
shaderNetworks (sns)		bool
	Show the shader network for all the objects on the selection list that have shaders.

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smn)** | bool | .. image:: /images/create.gif |

	Select the material nodes in the shader network for all the objects on the selection list that have shaders.
snapShot (snp)		bool
	Put hypergraph in snapshot mode. This is only for testing
uncollapse (ucl)		unicode
	Unhide the upstream nodes from the specified node.
upStream (ups)		bool
	Show nodes upstream from the specified node
userDefinedLayout (udl)		bool
	Enable or disable remembrance of user defined layouts. Default is disabled until this functionality is better tested.
workAreaAddCmd (waa)		unicode
	Set the MEL procedure called when a new work area is added to HyperShade
workAreaDeleteCmd (wad)		unicode
	Set the MEL procedure called when a work area is deleted in HyperShade
workAreaSelectCmd (was)		unicode
	Set the MEL procedure called when a work area is selected in HyperShade

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.hyperShade

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

import maya.cmds as cmds

pm.sphere()
# Result: [nt.Transform(u'nurbsSphere1'), nt.MakeNurbSphere(u'makeNurbSphere1')] #
pm.cone()
# Result: [nt.Transform(u'nurbsCone1'), nt.MakeNurbCone(u'makeNurbCone1')] #
myBlinn = pm.shadingNode('blinn', asShader=True)
pm.select( 'nurbsSphere1' )
pm.hyperShade( myBlinn, assign=True )
pm.select( cl=True )
pm.hyperShade( objects=myBlinn )
blinn = pm.createNode('blinn')
pm.select( 'lambert1', blinn )
pm.hyperShade( objects='' )